technical ability · skill

You have to acquire real skills, not just superficial knowledge.

Seven months ago, chefs from a Lebanese social enterprise named Souk el Tayeb began teaching the women new cooking skills, including such traditional dishes as samke harra — fish stuffed with pine nuts, coriander and chili sauce — and ma'amoul cookies.

Fluency in English is a very marketable skill today.

To control a class calls for all your skills as a teacher.

I'm sure she has other skills.