What is the correct difference between upskilling and reskilling?

Correct answer: Upskilling improves in current field and reskilling prepares for a new field

The direct answer is option B: upskilling improves or extends skills in the current field, while reskilling prepares a person for a different role or field. Start with the worker’s present occupation. If the worker learns an advanced software feature, a higher-level technique, or a new method that strengthens the same occupation, that is upskilling. If the worker learns a substantially different set of skills to move into another occupation, that is reskilling. Both are forms of learning and can improve employability, but their direction differs. Option A is wrong because both concepts are directly connected with learning. Option B is correct because it accurately gives the current-field versus new-field distinction. Option C is wrong because taking leave is not learning a new occupational skill. Option D is wrong because upskilling normally adds or improves capability; it does not always reduce skills. Example: an accountant learning advanced data analysis is upskilling; an accountant training to become a web designer is reskilling. Memory cue: upskill upward in the same field; reskill to a new field.