preservice

adjective

pre·​ser·​vice ˌprē-ˈsər-vəs 

variants or pre-service

: of, relating to, or taking place during a period of time preceding active civil or military service

preservice teachers

A wiser path of reform is pre-service and in-service training that would equip federal workers with skills for the jobs they actually do.

—John J. DiIulio Jr.

Word History

First Known Use

1918, in the meaning defined above