{"id":61282,"date":"2020-12-15T05:00:33","date_gmt":"2020-12-15T10:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trainingindustry.com\/?post_type=glossary&#038;p=61282"},"modified":"2023-01-04T14:50:41","modified_gmt":"2023-01-04T19:50:41","slug":"professional-development","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/trainingindustry.com\/glossary\/professional-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Professional Development"},"template":"","class_list":["post-61282","glossary","type-glossary","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"main_content":"<strong>Professional development<\/strong> refers to an individual\u2019s continued training and education in the workplace. 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