Skills starting with APage 5 of 14
1,324 skills in alphabetical order. Click a name for the full description and the occupations that need it.
Items 401–500 of 1,324
- Advocate for consumer matters in production plants
Conduct regulatory oversight activities inside production plants concerning consumer matters, e.g. misbranding, consumer protection, etc.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Advocate for healthcare users' needs
Promote patient and family needs in different settings such as inpatient, outpatient, at home, and in the community.
practical skillneeded in 2 occupations
- Advocate for others
Deliver arguments in favour of something, such as a cause, idea, or policy, to benefit another person.
practical skillneeded in 8 occupations
- Advocate for social service users
Speak for and on behalf of service users, using communicative skills and knowledge of relevant fields to assist those less advantaged.
practical skillneeded in 52 occupations
- Advocate health
Advocate for health promotion, well-being and disease or injury prevention on behalf of clients and the profession to enhance community, public and population health.
practical skillneeded in 5 occupations
- Aerodynamics
The scientific field that deals with the way gases interact with moving bodies.
knowledgeneeded in 13 occupations
- Aeronomy
Branch of atmospheric physics dealing with the parts of the atmosphere where reactions of ionization and dissociation are predominant, and with the atmosphere of other planets.
knowledgeneeded in 2 occupations
- Aeroponics
The cultivation of plants without the use of an aggregate medium such as soil.
knowledgeneeded in 5 occupations
- Aerospace engineering
The engineering discipline that combines various technologies and engineering disciplines such as avionics, materials science and aerodynamics in order to design, develop and…
knowledgeneeded in 8 occupations
- Aesthetics
Set of principles based on which something is appealing and beautiful.
knowledgeneeded in 18 occupations
- Affix memorial plaques
Attach memorial plaques to the right gravestones as requested by the deceased person's will or by their relatives.
practical skillneeded in 1 occupation
- African studies
Academic field dealing with interdisciplinary studies of the African continent from an historical, social, legal, political, economic, or cultural approach.
knowledgeneeded in 5 occupations
- Age alcoholic beverages in vats
Follow adequate procedures to place certain alcoholic beverages (e.g. wine, spirits, vermouth) in vats and age them for the required period.
practical skillneeded in 5 occupations
- Age furniture artificially
Use various techniques such as sanding, denting, painting and others to make new furniture look distressed and aged.
practical skillneeded in 7 occupations
- Agile development
The agile development model is a methodology to design software systems and applications.
knowledgeneeded in 10 occupations
- Agile project management
The agile project management approach is a methodology for planning, managing and overseeing of ICT resources in order to meet specific goals and using project management ICT…
knowledgeneeded in 33 occupations
- Agree on repair arrangements
Make an agreement with the customer about product repair and perform appropriate actions to ensure repair.
practical skillneeded in 3 occupations
- Agricultural chemicals
The production and characteristics of agricultural chemicals such as fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides or insecticides.
knowledgeneeded in 5 occupations
- Agricultural equipment
The offered agricultural machinery and equipment products, their functionalities, properties and legal and regulatory requirements.
knowledgeneeded in 19 occupations
- Agricultural raw materials, seeds and animal feed products
The offered agricultural raw materials, seeds and animal feed products, their functionalities, properties and legal and regulatory requirements.
knowledgeneeded in 11 occupations
- Agricultural sector policies
The public administration and regulatory aspects of the agricultural sector, and requirements necessary to create policies.
knowledgeneeded in 1 occupation
- Agritourism
Aspects of agritourism involving agriculturally based activities to bring visitors to a farm.
knowledgeneeded in 13 occupations
- Agroecology
The study and application of ecological and agronomic concepts and principles to agricultural production systems.
knowledgeneeded in 11 occupations
- Agroforestry
The application of land management systems and technologies that integrate trees and other woody perennials with traditional cropland farming in order to sustain agricultural…
knowledgeneeded in 10 occupations
- Agronomical production principles
The techniques, methods and principles of conventional agronomical production.
knowledgeneeded in 13 occupations
- Agronomy
The study of combining agriculture production and protection and regeneration of natural environment.
knowledgeneeded in 29 occupations
- Aid archive users with their enquiries
Provide reference services and overall assistance for researchers and visitors in their search for archival materials.
practical skillneeded in 1 occupation
- Air-cure tobacco
Air-cure tobacco by hanging the tobacco in a well-ventilated barn and allow it to dry over a period of four to eight weeks.
practical skillneeded in 2 occupations
- Air force operations
The operations, procedures and compliant behaviour of a military air force, and of a specific air force base.
knowledgeneeded in 6 occupations
- Air passenger behaviour
The study and analysis of the expectations of air passengers in order to predict air passenger behaviour and generate appropriate responses.
knowledgeneeded in 1 occupation
- Air traffic control operations
The procedures for organising air traffic, preventing collisions and ensuring smooth operations during flights, and the tasks performed by air traffic controllers, including…
knowledgeneeded in 14 occupations
- Air traffic management
Thoroughly understand the major activities in air traffic management, such as air traffic control, air traffic flow management, and aeronautic information services.
knowledgeneeded in 5 occupations
- Air transport law
The rules and regulations governing air transport, including international law.
knowledgeneeded in 20 occupations
- Aircrack (penetration testing tool)
The computer program Aircrack is a cracking program which recovers 802.11 WEP and WPA-PSK keys by making several network attacks such as FMS, KoreK and PTW attacks.
knowledgeneeded in 2 occupations
- Aircraft cargo capacity
The capacity and the limits of the commissioned aircraft in terms of weight, type of cargo it can handle, and other cargo loading specifications.
knowledgeneeded in 2 occupations
- Aircraft flight control systems
The setting, features and operation of aircraft flight control systems such as flight control surfaces, cockpit controls, connections, and operating mechanisms required to control…
knowledgeneeded in 24 occupations
- Aircraft marshalling signals
The arm and hand gestures used to guide aircraft according to official marshalling procedures.
knowledgeneeded in 1 occupation
- Aircraft mechanics
Technicalities over mechanics in aircrafts and related topics in order to perform a wide range of repais in aircrafts.
knowledgeneeded in 23 occupations
- Airport electrical systems
The different elements that comprise airport electrical systems, such as air navigation equipment, electronic landing aids, radars, and meteorological services, and the function…
knowledgeneeded in 5 occupations
- Airport environmental regulations
The official regulations for environmental standards in airports as dictated by national codes for planning airport facilities and related developments.
knowledgeneeded in 8 occupations
- Airport operating environment
Thoroughly understand the airport operating environment, the operational characteristics, services, activities, and procedures of a general aviation airport service area, as well…
knowledgeneeded in 7 occupations
- Airport safety regulations
The applicable airport safety regulations and instructions.
knowledgeneeded in 13 occupations
- Airport terminal standards
Rules and minimum requirements concerning the structure of airport terminals and the organisation of passenger information.
knowledgeneeded in 1 occupation
- Airspace system block upgrades
An Airspace System Block Upgrade (ASBU) designates a set of measures that can be implemented to improve the functionality of the ATM system.
knowledgeneeded in 1 occupation
- Airtight construction
Airtight construction makes sure that there are no unintended gaps in the building envelope that allow air to leak in or out of the building and contributes to energy performance.
knowledgeneeded in 4 occupations
- Airtight storage
Airtight storage techniques to prevent the entrance or escape of air or gas and to discourage moisture and vermin intrusion.
knowledgeneeded in 2 occupations
- Airworthiness directives
A document issued or adopted by the responsible regulatory body, which mandates actions to be performed on an aircraft to restore an acceptable level of safety, when evidence…
knowledgeneeded in 1 occupation
- AJAX
The techniques and principles of software development, such as analysis, algorithms, coding, testing and compiling of programming paradigms in AJAX.
knowledgeneeded in 49 occupations
- Ajax Framework
The Ajax software development environments which provide specific features and components that support and guide web applications development.
knowledgeneeded in 4 occupations
- Alarm systems
Security systems in buildings and on properties automatically alarming security companies or producing acoustic or audio-visual signals when break-in, theft or damage of property…
knowledgeneeded in 3 occupations
- Alcohol fuels
The alcohols such as ethanol and methanol used for improving power performance of engines by injecting them into the air intake of forced induction internal combustion engines.
knowledgeneeded in 1 occupation
- Alcoholic beverage products
The origin and composition of alcoholic beverages and cocktails, the way to match them with food and the way they have to be poured.
knowledgeneeded in 5 occupations
- Algebra
The subdiscipline of mathematics that uses formulae, symbols, and equations to represent and manipulate numbers and quantities.
knowledgeneeded in 3 occupations
- Algorithms
The self-contained step-by-step sets of operations that carry out calculations, data processing and automated reasoning, usually to solve problems.
knowledgeneeded in 10 occupations
- Align antennae with receiving dishes
Align antennae with receiving dishes to obtain the clearest signal for transmission of broadcasts from field locations.
practical skillneeded in 1 occupation
- Align components
Align and lay out components in order to put them together correctly according to blueprints and technical plans.
practical skillneeded in 52 occupations
- Align content with form
Align form and content to make sure they fit together.
practical skillneeded in 6 occupations
- Align efforts towards business development
Synchronise the efforts, plans, strategies, and actions carried out in departments of companies towards the growth of business and its turnover.
practical skillneeded in 26 occupations
- Align software with system architectures
Put system design and technical specifications in line with software architecture in order to ensure the integration and interoperability between components of the system.
practical skillneeded in 8 occupations
- Alkali stages of refining processes for edible oils
Stages of the alkali refining process for edible oils which include heating, conditioning, neutralising, re-refining, washing of oils.
knowledgeneeded in 4 occupations
- Alkylation
The process of moving an alkyl group from one molecule to another.
knowledgeneeded in 2 occupations
- Allergic cosmetics reactions
Potential allergies and adverse reactions to substances or ingredients contained in cosmetic products.
knowledgeneeded in 4 occupations
- Allergies
Changes in an organism's response to a pathogen when that organism has been previously affected by the same pathogen.
knowledgeneeded in 3 occupations
- Allergology
Allergology is a medical specialty mentioned in the EU Directive 2005/36/EC.
knowledgeneeded in 3 occupations
- Allocate bills
Prepare and issue bills to clients and debtors taken from the accounts receivable of the financial statements.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Allocate keys
Assign keys to visitors or occupants or replace lost keys for clients.
practical skillneeded in 1 occupation
- Allocate locker space
Provide clients with locker rooms and locker keys to secure their belongings in the facility, keeping track of the available space left.
practical skillneeded in 3 occupations
- Allocate numbers to clients' belongings
Receive clients' coats, bags and other personal belongings, deposit them safely and allocate the clients with the corresponding number of their belongings for proper…
practical skillneeded in 1 occupation
- Alloys of precious metals
Types of material that consist of two or more metals or non-metals.
knowledgeneeded in 7 occupations
- Alter wearing apparel
Alter wearing apparel repairing or adjusting it to the clients/manufacturing specifications.
practical skillneeded in 12 occupations
- Alternative energy
Sources of energy that do not originate from fossil fuels and have few greenhouse emissions.
knowledgeneeded in 13 occupations
- Alternative fuels
Fuels or power sources that serve, at least partly, as a substitute in the traditional energy supply to transport such as oil and fossil sources.
knowledgeneeded in 8 occupations
- Alumina ceramic
Aluminium oxide, also called alumina, is a ceramic material made of oxygen and aluminium which has many properties suitable for insulation purposes such as hardness, low…
knowledgeneeded in 4 occupations
- Aluminium alloys
The specific characteristics and applications of alloys with aluminium as the predominant metal.
knowledgeneeded in 1 occupation
- Amusement park emergency procedures
Shutdown and emergency evacuation procedures for amusement parks.
knowledgeneeded in 4 occupations
- Anaesthetics
Anaesthetics is a medical specialty mentioned in the EU Directive 2005/36/EC.
knowledgeneeded in 11 occupations
- Analgesics
The types of medication used to relief pain in various medical cases.
knowledgeneeded in 2 occupations
- Analog electronics theory
The theory based on analogue circuits in which volumes (voltage or current) continuously vary over time.
knowledgeneeded in 4 occupations
- Analyse a script
Break down a script by analysing the dramaturgy, form, themes and structure of a script.
practical skillneeded in 41 occupations
- Analyse animal locomotion
Analyse animal locomotion either by eye or using instrumentation for measuring body movements, body mechanics, and muscle activity.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Analyse apple juice for cider production
Analyse apple juice before fermentation and the cider during and afterwards.
practical skillneeded in 3 occupations
- Analyse bestsellers
Analyse every aspect of best-selling products; develop strategies to ensure that bestsellers reach their full sales potential.
practical skillneeded in 2 occupations
- Analyse big data
Collect and evaluate numerical data in large quantities, especially for the purpose of identifying patterns between the data.
practical skillneeded in 34 occupations
- Analyse blockchain use cases
Analyse blockchain use cases in different sectors against their needs in terms of blockchain technology and architecture.
practical skillneeded in 1 occupation
- Analyse blood patterns
Analyse the patterns of blood splatters and remains on a crime scene in order to document them, and formulate conclusions as to the causes and the events which have occurred on…
practical skillneeded in 1 occupation
- Analyse blood samples
Analyse blood samples using computer-aided and manual techniques, looking for white or red blood cell abnormalities and other risk factors.
practical skillneeded in 12 occupations
- Analyse body fluids
Test samples from human bodily fluids like blood and urine for enzymes, hormones, and other constituents, identifying blood types and determining whether donor blood is compatible…
practical skillneeded in 2 occupations
- Analyse booking patterns
Study, understand and predict recurring patterns and behaviours in booking.
practical skillneeded in 1 occupation
- Analyse business plans
Analyse the formal statements from businesses which outline their business goals and the strategies they set in place to meet them, in order to assess the feasibility of the plan…
practical skillneeded in 46 occupations
- Analyse business processes
Study the contribution of the work processes to the business goals and monitor their efficiency and productivity.
practical skillneeded in 22 occupations
- Analyse business requirements
Study clients' needs and expectations for a product or service in order to identify and resolve inconsistencies and possible disagreements of involved stakeholders.
practical skillneeded in 27 occupations
- Analyse call centre activities
Research data such as call time, waiting time for customers and review company targets to seek measures to improve service level and customer satisfaction.
practical skillneeded in 3 occupations
- Analyse call performance trends
Analyse call quality and performance trends.
practical skillneeded in 7 occupations
- Analyse cell cultures
Analyse cell cultures grown from tissue samples, performing also screening of the cervical smear to detect fertility issues.
practical skillneeded in 16 occupations
- Analyse characteristics of food products at reception
Analyse characteristics, composition, and other properties of food products at reception.
practical skillneeded in 22 occupations
- Analyse chemical substances
Study and test chemical sustances to analyse their composition and characteristics.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Analyse clothing 3d prototypes
Analyse the prototype in order to adjust the pattern of clothing elements on the 3D avatar.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Analyse community needs
Identify and respond to specific social problems in a community, delineating the extent of the problem and outline the level of resources required to address it and identifying…
practical skillneeded in 26 occupations
- Analyse consumer buying trends
Analyse buying habits or currently prevalent customer behaviour.
practical skillneeded in 27 occupations
- Analyse costume sketches
Determine which materials to buy to make or finish costumes by studying the costume sketches.
practical skillneeded in 2 occupations
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