HR & People Jargon · Associate level

"Professional development"

"Professional development" refers to training, courses, or experiences offered by employers to help employees build new skills.

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How "Professional development" shows up at work

HR frames Professional development as a benefit at hiring and then underfunds the budget by March. Associates discover this when they try to expense a conference and are told the annual learning stipend was already allocated to a leadership retreat for the senior team.

Buzzword

We offer a generous Professional development budget for all full-time employees.

Plain English

We offer a generous training budget for all full-time employees.

Corporate Rank: Associate · Category: HR & People Jargon

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