For some 30 years now, many of us in the arts have prided ourselves on our skills as conmen.
The fact is that we women are marvellously accomplished and capable of passing on our skills to the next generation seamlessly and effortlessly, whatever our age.
We are industry professionals who want to pass on our skills so that students are equipped for the workplace when they graduate.
"At least a third of our work is for customers overseas, so our ability to export depends on our skills here – but textile skills have vanished from the UK and gone to the Far East," says MD Christopher Nieper.
The data on our skills, job titles, achievements and projects is fragmented across a handful of sites, platforms and profiles.
We have access based on our skills and experience as journalists and drunks, but that's about the extent of it.
"This underlines the government's commitment to education, learning and research and will allow us to further grow student numbers in HE and deliver on our commitments in skills and training.
However, no one supposes that our skill on bikes indicates a "bicycling organ".
But it may be that we're losing something too like the ability to be truly alone with our own thoughts, in touch with our immediate surroundings, and reliant on our own skill and nerve.
"I thought we defended really strong and we created enough chances on attack, but our skill was just poor.
