In some cases they haven't kept their skills current".
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That way, she said, they can keep their skills current, stay abreast of trends in their field and maintain contacts they can draw on when they are ready to return to full-time work.
Under the new, merit-based visas, the legislation would gradually shift the emphasis from granting them based on family ties, toward visa approvals based on points awarded for an immigrant's work skills, current employment, education and length of time in the United States.
"Now it's not about keeping my income competitive or my skills current, it's about paying my mortgage".
Firms must practice ongoing training to keep skills current; competitive advantage is volatile and requires constant reinforcement.
"When we launched, we said that Flexperience was a way to keep your skills current, your network active and your income competitive," says Thornton.
The resulting model stresses that farmer attributes (objectives, personality, education, skills, current information management processes, learning style) are associated with the use of computerised information systems.
Pursue certifications, degrees, technical training and leadership development that will keep your skills current and help you identify career opportunities.
The hard part is that employees have to take the onus to keep their skills current; they must keep reinventing themselves.
