100 Other Words for “Training”

No.	Term	Definition
1.	Acculturation	Adapting to a new culture
2.	Acquaintance	Becoming familiar through experience
3.	Acquisition	Gaining knowledge or a skill
4.	Adaptation	Adjusting through learning and practice
5.	Apprenticeship	Learning a trade under a mentor
6.	Basic instruction	Foundational teaching of essentials
7.	Boot camp	Intensive, disciplined instruction
8.	Briefing	Short, focused information session
9.	Capacity building	Developing ability to perform better
10.	Certification prep	Preparation for a credential exam
11.	Classwork	Learning activities done in class
12.	Coaching	Guided improvement through feedback
13.	Competency building	Developing measurable job skills
14.	Coursework	Assigned learning within a course
15.	Cross-training	Learning skills outside one’s main role
16.	Cultivation	Nurturing growth of skills
17.	Demonstration	Showing how to do something
18.	Development	Progressive improvement of abilities
19.	Drill	Repetitive practice for mastery
20.	Education	Structured learning and knowledge building
21.	Enculturation	Learning norms of a group
22.	Enrichment	Adding depth to knowledge
23.	Exercise	Practice activity to improve performance
24.	Experiential learning	Learning by doing and reflecting
25.	Familiarization	Getting used to tools or tasks
26.	Field instruction	Teaching conducted on site
27.	Fieldwork	Practical learning in real settings
28.	Fluency building	Improving smoothness and competence
29.	Formation	Shaping skills and character over time
30.	Foundational learning	Building core understanding and skills
31.	Game-based learning	Learning through games and challenges
32.	Guidance	Direction and advice for learning
33.	Hands-on learning	Practical learning by direct work
34.	Human capital development	Improving workforce skills and value
35.	Immersion	Deep exposure to learn quickly
36.	In-service learning	Learning while employed in a role
37.	Indoctrination	Instilling beliefs through instruction
38.	Induction	Introducing newcomers to a role
39.	Instruction	Teaching how to do something
40.	Internship	Supervised practical work experience
41.	Job preparation	Readiness building for employment
42.	Job shadowing	Learning by observing a worker
43.	Knowledge transfer	Passing expertise to others
44.	Learning	Gaining understanding through study
45.	Lesson	A unit of teaching content
46.	Lesson plan	Structured outline for instruction
47.	Lifelong learning	Ongoing learning across life
48.	Mentoring	Guidance from an experienced person
49.	Microlearning	Short, focused learning segments
50.	Military instruction	Training for military duties
51.	Mock practice	Simulated practice before real tasks
52.	Modeling	Learning by observing exemplars
53.	On-the-job learning	Learning while performing work
54.	Onboarding	Integrating and teaching new hires
55.	Orientation	Introductory overview of a setting
56.	Outreach education	Teaching delivered to communities
57.	Pedagogy	Methods and practice of teaching
58.	Performance coaching	Coaching to improve results
59.	Personal development	Improving skills and self-management
60.	Practice	Repeated doing to improve skill
61.	Practicum	Supervised practical course component
62.	Preparation	Getting ready through learning
63.	Professional development	Skill growth for one’s career
64.	Qualification	Meeting required skill standards
65.	Readiness training	Preparation to perform effectively
66.	Rehearsal	Practicing for a performance or task
67.	Remediation	Correcting gaps in knowledge
68.	Reskilling	Learning new skills for new work
69.	Retraining	Learning again for a new role
70.	Review session	Revisiting material to reinforce learning
71.	Role-play	Practice through acted scenarios
72.	Safety instruction	Teaching safe procedures and rules
73.	Schooling	Education in a school setting
74.	Self-study	Independent learning without instruction
75.	Seminar	Group session for study and discussion
76.	Simulation	Practice in a realistic imitation
77.	Skill building	Developing specific abilities
78.	Skill development	Improving skills over time
79.	Skills workshop	Hands-on session to build skills
80.	Staff development	Improving employees’ capabilities
81.	Study	Focused learning by reading or practice
82.	Supervision	Guided oversight while learning tasks
83.	Teaching	Helping others learn knowledge or skills
84.	Team coaching	Coaching to improve team performance
85.	Technical instruction	Teaching specialized technical skills
86.	Toolkit orientation	Learning tools and how to use them
87.	Tutoring	One-on-one academic help
88.	Upskilling	Improving current job skills
89.	User education	Teaching people to use a product
90.	Validation practice	Practice to confirm competence
91.	Vocational education	Education for a specific trade
92.	Vocational preparation	Getting ready for skilled work
93.	Work-study	Learning combined with paid work
94.	Workforce development	Building skills across a labor force
95.	Workplace learning	Learning that occurs at work
96.	Workshop	Interactive session to learn skills
97.	Written instruction	Learning from documented directions
98.	Yield improvement	Learning to increase output efficiency
99.	Youth development	Building skills in young people
100.	Zero-based learning	Starting from basics with no assumptions