on-the-job

See also: on the job

English

Etymology

Attributive form of on the job.

Adjective

on-the-job (not comparable)

1. (of training, attributive) obtained whilst working

   on-the-job training

   on-the-job learning

   • 2024 April 3, Richard Foster, “Training the next generation of engineers”, in RAIL, number 1006, page 48:

     Of course, such training facilities do exist, and they perform a vital role, but there's no substitute for on-the-job training and gaining experience from a real railway system.

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: työpaikka-
• French: sur le tas (fr)
• Hungarian: munkahelyi (hu), munka közbeni, gyakorlati (hu)
• Polish: stanowiskowy

Further reading

• “on-the-job”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “on-the-job”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.