Current media is saturated with articles on ‘the future of work’ or, to be more specific, ‘the future with no work’. Reports (exampled by Frey, Osborne, & Holmes, 2016) predict almost half of present occupations will cease to exist in the near future. The challenges to the world of work as presently constituted include the more pervasive use of robots and artificial intelligences to replace humans (Frey et al., 2016). Workers are exhorted to ensure their skill and knowledge base keep up with the rapidly changing world of work. However, many occupations in the trades are deemed to be ‘durable’ by virtue of their inherent complexity, necessity for fine and controlled manual dexterity, constant diversity and variability and requirements to be continually innovative to meet changes wrought by digital technologies and consumer trends (Frey et al., 2016). © Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd 2020.
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