Skills standards for the cultural and creative industry of bamboo handicraftsmen in Taiwan

The purpose of this study was to establish skills standards for handicraftsmen in the cultural and creative bamboo industry. In-depth interviews and Delphi techniques were employed in this study to achieve the goal. After three rounds of questionnaire surveys of 10 bamboo handicraft experts, the following conclusions were made: 1) 12 skill items and 63 skills standards can be recommended in this study. They are expected to be applicable to bamboo handicraftsmen training, development and assessment; 2) the bamboo expert-handicraftsmen stated that the most important skills standard should focus on hands-on skills instead of using cultural elements or exploring international trends; 3) the bamboo handicraftsmen prefer to make bamboo handicrafts by using handiwork carving instead of sandblast carving or laser carving.