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de-skilling, re-skilling, and up-skilling  

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  • Skill is a property, the capability to accomplish something, which requires practical knowledge and ability and is acquired with practice. De-skilling, re-skilling, and up-skilling are each processes through which the skill demanded of practitioners by specific activities, tasks, or situations is changed or redistributed. [Source: Encyclopedia of Consumer Culture; De-Skilling, Re-Skilling, and Up-Skilling]

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