The phrase "a lack of professional knowledge" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a deficiency in expertise or understanding in a professional context.
Example: "The project's failure was largely attributed to a lack of professional knowledge among the team members."
Alternatives: "insufficient professional expertise" or "deficiency in professional understanding."
3) The Finnish nuclear regulator has attacked Areva for fielding experts in the reactor-building programme who have a "lack of professional knowledge".
Important barriers were lack of time, overload with administrative work, and a lack of professional knowledge.
Often, when visiting health professionals, the women's physical and/or emotional sexual dissatisfaction was not properly addressed because of a lack of professional knowledge, stereotypical approaches, judgment towards clients, refusal to accept the clients' husbands in the process, or only providing help to men: " I went to the counselor.
The high prevalence of lower back complaints among younger physical therapists could be associated with a lack of professional experience, knowledge and skills [ 1, 4].
STUK, the Finnish government's Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority, says that "evident errors" have not been corrected more than a year after it raised its concerns and condemns the "lack of professional knowledge" of people working for the firm responsible for its design and construction.
Others were more specific in identifying lack of professional knowledge or training about depression as a problem: "The person was not trained, or aware of the nature of depression.
Some of the problems originate in the lack of professional knowledge (e.g. design of an office building or energy efficient facade) and in general to the lack of experience and knowledge in collaborative planning.
In December, the authority warned Anne Lauvergeon, the chief executive of Areva, that "the attitude or lack of professional knowledge of some persons" at Areva was holding up work on safety systems.
He said he first raised the issue in the spring of 2008, but "we have not seen expected progress in the work on the Areva side" adding that "the attitude or lack of professional knowledge" of some of the people representing the firm in expert meetings on the issue "prevents progress in resolving the concerns.
The lack of professional knowledge especially at the level of general practitioners, as first medical contacts, is considered to be a problem that impacts early detection, leads to misdiagnosis and inappropriate treatment and results in poor management of health resources [9, 10, 12 17].
The Finns have also cited Areva for "the attitude or lack of professional knowledge of some persons".
