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- verb Present participle of
retrain . - noun New or different
training , or training in a new field
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- noun training for a new occupation
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Examples
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While I support community colleges and everything they do in retraining American workers, I question why the president has to spend more tax payer dollars to travel to a community college to deliver this message.
Obama: Community colleges can help boost ailing economy 2009
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Our rather bureaucratic government has no comparative advantage in retraining displaced labor.
Debating Outsourcing, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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People in my office got it delivered when I Was away this week – they thought it was terrible … I am not sure any amount of retraining is going to fix this place.
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They advocate "investments in retraining and rebuilding," "far more career-transition assistance," and "perhaps more government funding" for health care.
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They advocate "investments in retraining and rebuilding," "far more career-transition assistance," and "perhaps more government funding" for health care.
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Beginning July 1, 1995, eligible workers who have exhausted UI benefits, who have a minimum level of tenure with their previous employer, and who are enrolled in long-term retraining will be eligible to receive extended income support.
Fact Sheet On Reemployment Act Of ITY National Archives 1994
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And I am not sure that retraining is by any means a complete answer either.
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That's a problem that only long-term retraining efforts can likely fix.
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If the state doesn’t get help, it will probably have to close one of its two universities, just at a time when applications are up because jobs are scarce and retraining is needed. brookside Says:
Matthew Yglesias » Senator Ensign Thinks States Can Cut Back Without Cutting Anything Back 2009
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When we accept the idea of retraining workers, we accept the framework of discussion about the economic system that is being imposed on workers here and abroad.
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