întreinere

Întreinere is a Romanian neologism that is sometimes used to denote the act of retraining or refreshing professional skills. It is not a standard term in the Romanian language and does not appear in most authorities’ dictionaries. When it appears, it is typically in informal or internal organizational contexts and is meant to indicate training designed to update competencies without changing one’s occupation or career path.

Origins and usage notes. The word appears to have been formed by analogy with related terms describing training or preparation, such as antrenare or reînvățare, but it remains nonstandard. In formal writing, it is commonly viewed as a nontraditional coinage, and writers may treat it as a misspelling or a confusion with similarly sounding words like întreținere (maintenance) or other established expressions for skill upgrading. Because of its uncertain status, its meaning can vary between contexts.

Context and alternatives. In education, human resources, and public discourse, more accepted expressions for the same idea include recalificare (requalification), reconversie profesională (professional reconversion), reînvățare (relearning), and programe de formare sau de instruire (training or instruction programs). When a precise, formal sense is required, these alternatives are preferred to avoid ambiguity stemming from the nonstandard nature of întreinere.

See also. recalificare; reconversie profesională; reînvățare; instruire; formare profesională; îngrijire.