Problem
Obsolete vocational skills
Other Names:
Outmoded work-study programmesObsolete employment training
Outdated job training
Vocational obsolescence in the face of overwhelming need
Nature:
There are increasing numbers of people unemployed or underemployed because, despite having skills which were once relevant, they lack appropriate and up-to-date occupational skills. They are, in fact, penalized by the progress of technology. Skilled workers can seldom utilize their full potential; others perform poorly because they do not have the necessary training. There are 'holes' in the job market and unmet needs among services for which the skills have not yet been determined.
Broader Problems:
Obsolete industriesDisparity between workers skills and job requirements Narrower Problems:
Decline of handicrafts and cottage industries Related Problems:
Lost knowledgeFailure to employ skills of home-bound educated women Aggravates:
Irrelevant institutionsLimited image of employabilityRestricted scope of local employmentLack of discipline in work Limited opportunities for significant workLimited means of marketing employable skillsOutmoded functional skills in rural communities Strategies:
Welcoming obsolescenceTraining for jobsProviding corrective possibilities for outmoded social skillsUpdating vocations Subject(s):
Cybernetics → Cybernetics Education → Training
Education → Vocational guidance
Social Activity → Employment
Social Activity → Human resources
Societal Problems → Obsolescence
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
D: Detailed problems Date of last update
24.06.2019 – 18:16 CEST