artisan
Let an agent handle artisans by craft, skills, qualifications, products and safety, and support traditional crafts.
Research draft, second pass
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Purpose and description
Let an agent handle artisans by craft, skills, qualifications, products and safety, and support traditional crafts.
A skilled manual worker who makes or repairs things by hand or with tools, such as a craftsperson or tradesperson in textiles, wood, metal or construction.
What it is for: Making and repairing goods with skill.
It can be commission their work; train as an apprentice; verify qualifications and trade membership; protect traditional crafts.
Distinguishing features
Skilled manual work
Often learned through apprenticeship
Craft and trade overlap
Traditional crafts may be heritage
What it looks like
Workshops with tools and materials; handmade products.
How it is recognised
Workshop and tools
Makers marks
Guild or trade body membership
Related models
is a kind of - trade
makes - products
uses - means
is confused with - art focus
In practice
Families and kinds
textile workers
woodworkers and plane makers
metalworkers
construction trades such as insulation workers
traditional craftspeople
Identifiers
trade qualification national certificates credentials
Standards and regulation
Apprenticeship law
Trade licensing where required
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage for traditional crafts
Failure modes and hazards
Workplace injuries
Unqualified trades for regulated work
Loss of traditional skills
Also called
+189
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.artisan
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Craft Which trade.
Craft defines skills.
Kind
Trade.
Craft
The craft.
- Which craft or trade? definition
- What products? definition
Skills
Techniques.
Skills
Skills.
- Which techniques are used? definition
- How are they learned? action
Credentials Qualifications.
Some trades are regulated.
Qualification
Certificates.
Qualification
Qualifications.
- Which qualifications does the artisan hold? provenance
- Is the work regulated? boundary
Membership
Guilds.
Membership
Trade bodies.
- Is the artisan a member of a trade body? provenance
- What does that guarantee? boundary
Work Commissions.
Commissions need clear terms.
Commission
Ordering work.
Commission
Commission terms.
- How is work commissioned? action
- What are price and timeline? measurement
Quality
Standards.
Quality
Quality standards.
- Which quality standards apply? provenance
- Is there a guarantee? boundary
Safety and heritage Work safety and tradition.
Crafts carry risks and heritage value.
Safety
Tools and materials.
Safety
Safety.
- What hazards does the craft involve? boundary
- How are they controlled? action
Heritage
Traditional crafts.
Heritage
Heritage status.
- Is the craft recognised as heritage? provenance
- How is it being passed on? definition
What the second pass must settle
- Should crafts be separate entries?
- How should qualifications be compared?
- The registry entry has merged aliases such as construction manager; should they be split off?