Deskill Definition
dē-skĭl
deskills
verb
To cause (a person) to become less multifaceted or proficient in skill, as by redefining a job or by being out of the workforce.
American Heritage
To cause (an occupation or industry) to require less skill, as from the introduction of technology or from a redefinition of responsibilities.
American Heritage
To redesign (a job) so that less skill is required to carry it out, for example through the introduction of new technology.
The impact on workers is fairly obvious but I believe that managerial jobs have also been deskilled by the adoption of controlling systems and procedures.
Wiktionary
To change the role of (workers) so that they are no longer required or able to use the skills that they have acquired.
Tragic, too, is the gradual deskilling of teachers, loss of excitement about the profession, and loss of gifted teachers to other pursuits.
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