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One father, David from London, whose wife was retraining to be an occupational therapist, told the BBC last year that he was devastated after realising they didn't qualify because she wasn't earning at the time.

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2025

Nadeem Halal Meat & Grocery apologised and said it was retraining staff.

From BBC • Oct. 7, 2024

The company says it was retraining many of its employees to work in its e-commerce and health care businesses or even helping them prepare for jobs outside Walmart.

From New York Times • Feb. 26, 2020

When he announced he was stepping down from politics in November, he also revealed he was retraining as a gym instructor.

From The Guardian • Jan. 9, 2020

He had recently mustered out of the Army Signal Corps and was retraining his artistic abilities from mapmaking to designing children’s coloring books.

From Washington Post • Apr. 5, 2019