off-the-job

1.形容詞B2

釋義

done or happening away from your usual workplace, especially for training or learning

例句

Bilal signed up for an off-the-job training course in first aid.

collocation: off-the-job training

The company pays for off-the-job learning at the local college.

同義詞

external
broader — can describe anything from outside an organisation (external audit, external consultant), not limited to training
classroom-based
narrower — implies a physical classroom; off-the-job training can also be online or at a conference

反義詞

on-the-job
training or learning that happens while actually doing the work itself

off-the-job + training/learning/study/course

Almost always used before a noun describing education or development: training, learning, study, courses, or workshops. Rarely used as a predicate.

❌The training was off-the-job.

✅It was off-the-job training.

💡off-the-job is almost always used before a noun, not as a predicate.

❌off the job training

✅off-the-job training

💡the hyphens are required when the phrase appears before a noun.

off-the-job — adjective