tradesperson
Let an agent explain tradespeople and the trades, describe training, licensing and career paths, support finding and working with tradespeople in general terms, and describe the social and economic role of the trades.
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Understand Who tradespeople are.
Concept
Concept and trades.
Concept
Concept.
- What is a tradesperson, and what trades are commonly recognised? definition
- Which trade is meant? boundary
Training
Training and licensing.
Training
Training.
- How are tradespeople trained through apprenticeship, and which trades require licensing? provenance
- Which entry fits apprenticeships? action
Engage Working with tradespeople.
Find
Finding a tradesperson.
Find
Finding.
- How can a qualified tradesperson be found and verified, in general terms? action
- Is safety-critical work involved that requires a licensed trade? boundary
Contracts
Quotes and contracts.
Contracts
Contracts.
- What should quotes, contracts and consumer protections cover when hiring trades? provenance
- Which entry fits consumer protection? action
Economy Trades in the economy.
Shortages
Skills and shortages.
Shortages
Shortages.
- What do labour bodies say about trade skills shortages and pay? provenance
- Is personal career advice being sought? boundary
Debates
Debates.
Debates
Debates.
- What debates exist about vocational versus academic education, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
Learn History and teaching.
History
History.
History
History.
- How did the trades develop from guilds and craft apprenticeships to modern vocational systems? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Teach
Teaching.
Teach
Teaching.
- How can trade skills be taught and promoted? action
- Which misconceptions arise? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Society, people and institutions
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- SOC
- Domain
- SOC.PER
- Other names and narrower kinds
- sports official, starting judge, fruit seller, greengrocer, gasfitter, steeplejack, timber merchant, cottoner, gold leather-maker, spear maker, hay seller, installer
What it is Filled
A skilled manual worker in a particular trade or craft, typically trained through apprenticeship and certification, such as electricians, plumbers, gasfitters, carpenters, bricklayers, steeplejacks, mechanics and other construction, maintenance and craft workers, and by extension skilled workers in trades such as retail and food supply; tradespeople are licensed in many jurisdictions for safety-critical work and form the backbone of construction, maintenance and manufacturing.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent explain tradespeople and the trades, describe training, licensing and career paths, support finding and working with tradespeople in general terms, and describe the social and economic role of the trades.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Skilled manual work
- Apprenticeship
- Licensing for safety
- Trade identity
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Encourage unlicensed people to do regulated work such as gas or electrical installation.
- Present a tradesperson as licensed, insured or certified without checking.
- Post unverified accusations that damage a tradesperson's livelihood.
- Share a tradesperson's personal contact or home details beyond their business listing.
Only with a human decision
- Hiring, paying or dismissing a tradesperson.
- Signing off work as safe or compliant.
May
- Explain the trades, apprenticeship routes and licensing in general terms.
- Help a person check a tradesperson's licence or registration in a public register.
- Help prepare a clear job description and request quotes on a person's behalf.
Moral aspects Filled
- Safety-critical trades protect homes and lives; poor or unlicensed work can kill.
- Manual trades are often undervalued; describing them with respect matters for recruitment and dignity.
Who is affected
- Tradespeople and apprentices
- Customers and occupants
- Neighbours of building work
Owners Filled
Steward
The person in the trade; licensing bodies and trade associations hold registration and certification.
Master systems
- Trade licensing and registration registers
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q1391344 - registry parent class
- Q327055 - registry parent class
- Q33394058 - registry parent class
- Q3704253 - registry parent class
related
- worker - category
- specialist - category
- mechanic - a trade
- blacksmith - a traditional trade
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.tradesperson
- Wikidata: Q2588761 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2588761)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane SOC: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Skilled worker in a trade or craft
- Electricians, plumbers, carpenters, mechanics and others
- Labourers are unskilled or semi-skilled; professionals hold academic qualifications; artisans emphasise craft
- Not physical; an occupational category.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain the trades
- describe training and licensing
- support engaging tradespeople
- describe social role
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Unlicensed safety-critical work
- Skills shortages
- Undervaluing the trades
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Trade licensing and certification
- Apprenticeship frameworks
- Occupational health and safety rules
Context of use required Filled
- Skilled manual trade workers.
- construction trades
- mechanical and electrical trades
- craft trades
- maintenance and service trades
- retail and food trades
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q2588761: tradesperson - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Tradesperson - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should each trade be a separate entry?
- How should licensing registers be linked?
- How should apprenticeship resources be linked?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q2588761/spec.json