In-service

adj, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To train or educate (someone) while they are working; to give on-the-job training to. transitive

    "She spends most of her time in-servicing teachers in helping struggling students."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Taking place when one is an employee. British, not-comparable

    "To sensitize their staffs, ASOs can offer in-service trainings about incest and its impact on unsafe sex and other high-risk behavior, both to professionals and to peer-educators."

  2. 2
    Relating to or being a full-time employee. not-comparable

    "We offer both in-service and full-time employee training."

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"To sensitize their staffs, ASOs can offer in-service trainings about incest and its impact on unsafe sex and other high-risk behavior, both to professionals and to peer-educators."

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