Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Acquired or learned while working at a job.
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- adjective of training
obtained whilstworking
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- adjective relating to or associated with a job or employment
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Examples
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The payments were made related to "seven events, so-called on-the-job training" between 2000 and 2007, the prosecutor's office said.
Prosecutors Probe Tognum Christoph Rauwald 2011
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In a 2010 report on employment trends, the International Labor Organization notes that comprehensive training, as well as programs that include classroom and on-the-job training, technical and non-technical assistance, financial support for the employer and employee, and job placement services have all been shown to have the most success in advancing youth employment.
Dedrick Muhammad: London's Calling, But Are We Listening? Dedrick Muhammad 2011
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It proves even more difficult to explain why it is priced at six-figures when it might be more appropriately offered as a certificate course or on-the-job training.
Tom Silva: The Other Debt Crisis Tom Silva 2011
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It proves even more difficult to explain why it is priced at six-figures when it might be more appropriately offered as a certificate course or on-the-job training.
Tom Silva: The Other Debt Crisis Tom Silva 2011
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In a 2010 report on employment trends, the International Labor Organization notes that comprehensive training, as well as programs that include classroom and on-the-job training, technical and non-technical assistance, financial support for the employer and employee, and job placement services have all been shown to have the most success in advancing youth employment.
Dedrick Muhammad: London's Calling, But Are We Listening? Dedrick Muhammad 2011
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In a 2010 report on employment trends, the International Labor Organization notes that comprehensive training, as well as programs that include classroom and on-the-job training, technical and non-technical assistance, financial support for the employer and employee, and job placement services have all been shown to have the most success in advancing youth employment.
Dedrick Muhammad: London's Calling, But Are We Listening? Dedrick Muhammad 2011
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"It's been kind of on-the-job training, assisted by the sheriffs," he said.
Medical Examiners In America: A Dysfunctional System ProPublica 2011
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In a 2010 report on employment trends, the International Labor Organization notes that comprehensive training, as well as programs that include classroom and on-the-job training, technical and non-technical assistance, financial support for the employer and employee, and job placement services have all been shown to have the most success in advancing youth employment.
Dedrick Muhammad: London's Calling, But Are We Listening? Dedrick Muhammad 2011
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If we look at it from a jobs perspective, 70 percent of United States jobs require only on-the-job training, 10 percent require technical training, and 20 percent require a college education.
Test scores and economic competitiveness Valerie Strauss 2011
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In a 2010 report on employment trends, the International Labor Organization notes that comprehensive training, as well as programs that include classroom and on-the-job training, technical and non-technical assistance, financial support for the employer and employee, and job placement services have all been shown to have the most success in advancing youth employment.
Dedrick Muhammad: London's Calling, But Are We Listening? Dedrick Muhammad 2011
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