1.   A critical task is to upgrade the skills of people in work.

2.   Admittedly, these subordinates had to show some personal initiative to upgrade their skills.

3.   Knowledge of their applications is vital to upgrade managerial skills and to enhance advancement opportunities.

4.   They were offered Saturday courses, combined with distance learning materials, to upgrade their skills.

5.   Mr Brown argued for changes to the tax system so that it assisted people who undertook training, and for new incentives for companies which upgraded staff skills.

6.   Mothers should be urged to upgrade skills through the family support system.

7.   An assessment program to measure the skill levels of welfare recipients, and training programs to upgrade those skills.

8.   And Hartje is concerned about upgrading his skills to stay in step with market demand.

9.   -- The passage of a GI Bill for American workers to provide training and education to upgrade skills for the post-industrial economy.

10.   Bridge is a mentoring and tutoring program aimed at black students who need to upgrade basic skills.