Problem
Underutilization of locally available skills
Other Names:
Uncatalogued community skillsUntapped local talents
Unused local skills
Unrecognized income skills
Overlooked personal skills
Unknown existing skills
Unidentified local interests
Nature:
Many local people possess skills and abilities which could be exchanged or shared, whether in repair, construction and traditional crafts, or in teaching and other forms of creative leadership. The use of such local skills and wisdom to small communities is often overlooked, and the creation of methods for sharing these skills does not keep pace with the need.
Incidence:
Buildings deteriorate even though local skills could easily refurbish them. Older residents' handicraft skills are basically overlooked as contributions to the cultural life of the community, as there are few situations where they can be displayed or utilized, although the skills of many are hobby-oriented and self-fulfilling. Many older skilled tradesmen and businessmen have no apprentice positions to enable them to pass on wisdom to the next generation, while at the same time young people are often underemployed and do not see possibilities for contributing to the community's future.
Broader Problems:
Fragmented community imageUnvalued indigenous resourcesUnderutilization of human resourcesUnderutilization of potential in local communities Narrower Problems:
Unreleased creativity of the elderlyFailure to employ skills of home-bound educated women Related Problems:
Outmoded functional skills in rural communities Aggravates:
Unperceived career opportunitiesLack of skilled manpower in rural areasUnprofitable scope of rural industrial operations Strategies:
Utilizing effective farming skillsRecognizing communal interestsUsing available local skillsUsing local mechanical skillsUtilizing human resourcesRecognizing income skillsFocusing on personal skillsUtilizing locally available skillsReducing underemploymentUncovering skillsInvesting in skills of local people Subject(s):
Economics → Resource utilizationEducation → Educational level
Social Activity → Human resources
Social Activity → Income
Society → Communities
Society → Local
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems Date of last update
28.10.2020 – 14:50 CET