English teaching in secondary vocational schools aims at basic proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing, and stresses the importance of communicative competence.
Certainly, when people are laid off during a boom, the loss of income is much smaller, presumably because it is easier for them to find a comparable job before their skills start to be lost.
Du started attending public events and workshops at a university when she was five years old, and so she picked up the engineering skills necessary to build her ROV.
The topic of the nature of skill—and the differences between beginners and experts—has been one of considerable discussion in cognitive science and philosophy.
In law firms, investment Banks, and other companies that employ highly-skilled workers, the decision to lay off an experienced professional is not taken lightly.