human resource development

noun [U] (abbreviation HRD)

Definition

› HR, MANAGEMENT the job of helping employees develop their skills and knowledge, especially by training them: They aim to improve labour productivity through human resource development.

(Definition of human resource development noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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