Cross-sector skills: list by number of occupationsPage 16 of 37
Knowledge and skills that the European ESCO classification marks as useful across many industries. They carry over more easily when you change jobs or sectors.
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- Local geography
The range of physical and geographical properties and descriptions of a local area, by street names and not only.
knowledgeneeded in 10 occupations
- Meteorology
The scientific field of study that examines the atmosphere, atmospheric phenomena, and atmospheric effects on our weather.
knowledgeneeded in 10 occupations
- Monitor contractor performance
Manage contractor performance and assess whether they are meeting the agreed standard and correct underperformance if needed.
practical skillneeded in 10 occupations
- Monitor equipment condition
Monitor the correct functioning of gauges, dials, or display screens to make sure a machine is working.
practical skillneeded in 10 occupations
- Monitor work site
Regularly ensure that working conditions on site meet health and safety requirements; ensure that the proposed work will not pose a threat to the physical integrity of others.
practical skillneeded in 10 occupations
- Organise training
Make the necessary preparations to conduct a training session.
practical skillneeded in 10 occupations
- Supervise worker safety
Ensure safety of site personnel; supervise correct use of protective equipment and clothing; understand and implement safety procedures.
practical skillneeded in 10 occupations
- Survey techniques
Techniques on how to identify a target audience, choose the right survey method and analyse the data.
knowledgeneeded in 10 occupations
- Visual flight rules
Types of flight rules which are a compilation of regulations that allow pilots to fly aircrafts in clear as well as unclear weather conditions whereby it is declared that outside…
knowledgeneeded in 10 occupations
- Water pressure
Physical laws, qualities and applications of liquid or water pressure.
knowledgeneeded in 10 occupations
- Demonstrate professional attitude to clients
Demonstrate responsibility and professional duty of care to clients which will include communication skills and a focus of customer care orientation.
practical skillneeded in 10 occupations
- Identify necessary human resources
Determine the number of employees needed for the realisation of a project and their allocation in the creation, production, communication or administration team.
practical skillneeded in 10 occupations
- Monitor work for special events
Oversee activities during special events taking into account specific objectives, schedule, timetable, agenda, cultural limitations, account rules and legislation.
practical skillneeded in 10 occupations
- Optimise financial performance
Direct and coordinate the organisation's financial operations and budget activities, in order to optimise financial performance.
practical skillneeded in 10 occupations
- Precious metals
Types of rare metal that occur naturally and have a high economic value.
knowledgeneeded in 10 occupations
- Prepare transportation routes
Prepare routes through the addition or subtraction of routes, making changes to route frequency, and changing the service span of routes.
practical skillneeded in 10 occupations
- Process collected survey data
Analyse and interpret survey data acquired from a wide variety of sources e.g. satellite surveys, aerial photography and laser measurement systems.
practical skillneeded in 10 occupations
- Provide information
Ensure quality and correctness of provided information, depending on the type of audience and context.
practical skillneeded in 10 occupations
- Resuscitation
The emergency procedure applied to individuals with no pulse to restore them to consciousness.
knowledgeneeded in 10 occupations
- Send samples to laboratory
Forward collected samples to the concerned laboratory, following strict procedures related to the labeling and tracking of the information on the samples.
practical skillneeded in 10 occupations
- Smooth glass surface
Smooth glass or lens surfaces of optical instruments with grinding and polishing tools, such as diamond tools.
practical skillneeded in 10 occupations
- Teach languages
Instruct students in the theory and practice of a language.
practical skillneeded in 10 occupations
- Test electrical equipment
Test electrical systems, machines, and components and check electrical properties, such as voltage, current, resistance, capacitance, and inductance, using electrical testing and…
practical skillneeded in 10 occupations
- Train military troops
Train military troops or people in training to join the force in drill, combat techniques, weaponry, regulations, operation procedures, camouflage, and other military practices.
practical skillneeded in 10 occupations
- Use ICT systems
Select and use ICT systems for a variety of complex tasks in order to meet a variety of needs.
practical skillneeded in 10 occupations
- Use rigging tools
Employ rigging tools such as cables, ropes, pulleys and winches to safely secure high structures.
practical skillneeded in 10 occupations
- Waste transport legislation
Regulations and legislation concerning the safe transportation of hazardous and non-hazardous waste materials, products, and appliances.
knowledgeneeded in 10 occupations
- Advise on environmental risk management systems
Evaluate requirements and advise on systems for environmental risk management.
practical skillneeded in 10 occupations
- Apply massage therapy
Apply massage therapy to relieve patient's pain by using various specialised techniques.
practical skillneeded in 10 occupations
- Geodesy
The scientific discipline that combines applied mathematics and earth sciences in order to measure and represent the Earth.
knowledgeneeded in 10 occupations
- Industrial software
The selection of software that aids in estimating, managing and scheduling industrial processes such as design, work flow and production improvement.
knowledgeneeded in 10 occupations
- Inform on government funding
Give information to customers related to the grants and financing programmes attributed by the government for small and large scale projects in various fields such as the…
practical skillneeded in 10 occupations
- Maintain medical devices
Ensure all medical devices and appliances are properly stored and taken care of so they maintain their functionality and appearance.
practical skillneeded in 10 occupations
- Manage payroll
Manage and be responsible for employees receiving their wages, review salaries and benefit plans and advise management on payroll and other employment conditions.
practical skillneeded in 10 occupations
- Medical studies
The basics and terminology of medical studies.
knowledgeneeded in 10 occupations
- Monitor military equipment use
Monitor the use by military staff of specific military equipment to ensure that no unauthorised personnel gains access to specific types of equipment, that everyone handles the…
practical skillneeded in 10 occupations
- Motion graphics
The techniques and software for creating the illusion of motion such as keyframing, Adobe After Effects, and Nuke.
knowledgeneeded in 10 occupations
- Motivate employees
Communicate with employees in order to ensure that their personal ambitions are in line with the business goals, and that they work to meet them.
practical skillneeded in 10 occupations
- Operate drill press
Operate a semi-automated, semi-manual drill press to drill holes in a work piece, safely and according to regulations.
practical skillneeded in 10 occupations
- Persuade clients with alternatives
Describe, detail, and compare possible alternatives that clients could take about products and services to persuade them to take a decision that benefits both the company and the…
practical skillneeded in 10 occupations
- Pharmaceutical technology
Pharmaceutical technology is the branch of pharmaceutics which deals with the technological design, development, manufacture, and evaluation of drugs and medicinal products.
knowledgeneeded in 10 occupations
- Provide information on solar panels
Provide organisations and individuals searching for alternative methods to provide facilities and residences with energy on the costs, benefits, and negative aspects of the…
practical skillneeded in 10 occupations
- Sports competition information
The information regarding latest results, competitions and events in the sporting industry.
knowledgeneeded in 10 occupations
- Types of packaging materials
Properties of materials that make them suitable for packaging.
knowledgeneeded in 10 occupations
- Work in cold environments
Work in cold storage and deep freeze facilities.
practical skillneeded in 10 occupations
- Analyse energy market trends
Analyse data influencing the movement of the energy market, and liaise with the important stakeholders in the energy field in order to make accurate predictions and perform the…
practical skillneeded in 10 occupations
- Communicable diseases
Communicable diseases is a medical specialty mentioned in the EU Directive 2005/36/EC.
knowledgeneeded in 10 occupations
- Design electromechanical systems
Draft sketches and design electromechanical systems, products, and components using Computer Aided Design (CAD) software and equipment.
practical skillneeded in 10 occupations
- Draft press releases
Collect information and write press releases adjusting the register to the target audience and ensuring that the message is well conveyed.
practical skillneeded in 10 occupations
- Industrial design
The practice of designing products to be manufactured through techniques of mass production.
knowledgeneeded in 10 occupations
- Marketing analytics
The set of processes for employing data to improve the effectiveness of marketing activities.
knowledgeneeded in 10 occupations
- Operational research
The application of scientific methods to provide solutions to administrative and management issues of organised systems as industrial, commercial, or governmental processes.
knowledgeneeded in 10 occupations
- Perform cost accounting activities
Execute the cost related activities and operations within the accounting activities such as standard cost development, average pricing analysis, margin and cost ratio analysis…
practical skillneeded in 10 occupations
- Perform customer management
Identify and understand the customer's needs.
practical skillneeded in 10 occupations
- Sport games rules
The rules and regulations of sport games such as football, soccer, tennis, and others.
knowledgeneeded in 10 occupations
- Think proactively
Take initiatives to come up with improvements.
practical skillneeded in 10 occupations
- Use diagnostic tools for electronic repairs
Use diagnostic equipment to measure current, resistance and voltage.
practical skillneeded in 10 occupations
- Address public health issues
Promote healthy practices and behaviours to ensure that populations stay healthy.
practical skillneeded in 10 occupations
- Adjust temperature gauges
Operate temperature gauges to maintain food and drink items at appropriate temperatures.
practical skillneeded in 10 occupations
- Analyse foreign affairs policies
Analyse the existing policies for the handling of foreign affairs within a government or public organisation in order to evaluate them and search for improvements.
practical skillneeded in 10 occupations
- Demography
The scientific field of study that deals with studying the size, structure, and distribution of the human population, and its geographical and temporal changes.
knowledgeneeded in 10 occupations
- Detect drug abuse
Identify people under excessive use of alcohol and drugs inside a facility, effectively deal with these people and supervise customers own safety while applying relevant…
practical skillneeded in 10 occupations
- Family law
The legal rules that govern family-related disputes between individuals such as marriages, child adoption, civil unions, etc.
knowledgeneeded in 10 occupations
- Footwear industry
Major brands, manufacturers and products available on the footwear market including the different types of shoes, components and materials used.
knowledgeneeded in 10 occupations
- Handle linen in stock
Manage laundered items and store them in safe and hygienic conditions.
practical skillneeded in 10 occupations
- Identify technological needs
Assess needs and identify digital tools and possible technological responses to address them.
practical skillneeded in 10 occupations
- Inspect machinery
Check machine equipment for proper performance and detect faults and malfunctions.
practical skillneeded in 10 occupations
- Knowledge base
An online library that contains information about a product or service to help customers finding answers to their queries.
knowledgeneeded in 10 occupations
- Manage human resources
Conduct employee recruitment, helping employees to develop their personal and organisational skills, knowledge, and competencies as well as providing feedback and performance…
practical skillneeded in 10 occupations
- Micromechanics
The design and production of micromechanisms.
knowledgeneeded in 10 occupations
- National generally accepted accounting principles
The accounting standard accepted in a region or country specifying the rules and procedures to disclose financial data.
knowledgeneeded in 10 occupations
- Operate grinding hand tools
Operate a variety of hand tools designed for grinding production materials, such as angle grinders, die grinders, grindstones, bench grinders, and others.
practical skillneeded in 10 occupations
- Operate metal polishing equipment
Operate equipment designed to buff and polish metal workpieces, such as diamond solutions, silicon-made polishing pads, or working wheels with a leather polishing strop, and…
practical skillneeded in 10 occupations
- Packaging engineering
The processes of packaging or protecting products for distribution, storage and sale.
knowledgeneeded in 10 occupations
- Perform cleaning activities in an environmentally friendly way
Undertake all cleaning duties in a manner which minimises environmental damage, follow methods that lessen pollution and wastage of resources.
practical skillneeded in 10 occupations
- Perform diving interventions
Perform hyperbaric interventions at a maximum pressure of 4 atmospheres.
practical skillneeded in 10 occupations
- Perform packing of footwear and leather goods
Perform packing and expedition of footwear and leather goods.
practical skillneeded in 10 occupations
- Present legal arguments
Present legal arguments during a court hearing or during negotiations, or in written form after a trial concerning its outcome and sentence, in order to ensure the best possible…
practical skillneeded in 10 occupations
- Test chemical auxiliaries
Conduct analysis to characterise the content of the mixtures of chemical auxiliaries.
practical skillneeded in 10 occupations
- Trends in fashion
New developments and trends in the world of fashion.
knowledgeneeded in 10 occupations
- Web analytics
The characteristics, tools and techniques for measurement, collection, analysis and reporting of web data to get information on the users' behaviour and to improve the performance…
knowledgeneeded in 10 occupations
- Adapt production levels
Adapt current production levels and strive to improve the current production rates looking for economic gains and margins.
practical skillneeded in 10 occupations
- Calculate production costs
Calculate the costs for every production stage and department.
practical skillneeded in 10 occupations
- Carry out tendering
Place the request for a quotation to the organisation requesting a tender, then perform the work or supply the goods agreed with them during the tendering process.
practical skillneeded in 10 occupations
- Carry out waste water treatment
Perform waste water treatment according to regulations checking for biological waste and chemical waste.
practical skillneeded in 10 occupations
- Cold forging
The metalworking process of forging whilst hot metal is right below its recrystallisation temperature, being cooled and solidified after casting.
knowledgeneeded in 10 occupations
- Conduct ecological research
Conduct ecological and biological research in a field, under controlled conditions and using scientific methods and equipment.
practical skillneeded in 10 occupations
- Decorate furniture
Use techniques such as gilding, silver-plating, framing or engraving to add specific decorations in the material of the furniture.
practical skillneeded in 10 occupations
- Election law
The regulations concerning the procedures during elections, such as voting regulations, campaign regulations, which procedures candidates must follow, how votes are counted, and…
knowledgeneeded in 10 occupations
- Lean manufacturing
Lean manufacturing is a methodology that focuses on minimizing waste within manufacturing systems while simultaneously maximizing productivity.
knowledgeneeded in 10 occupations
- Mix paint
Thoroughly mix different types of paint manually or mechanically.
practical skillneeded in 10 occupations
- Provide mentorship
Guide and support less knowledgeable or less experienced colleagues.
practical skillneeded in 10 occupations
- Remove paint
Remove paint by using chemical strippers, a heat gun, sanding or scraping the surface.
practical skillneeded in 10 occupations
- Sell products
Encourage sales by identifying the customer’s buying needs and by promoting benefits and features of the organisation’s products.
practical skillneeded in 10 occupations
- Soil science
The field of science that studies soil as a natural resource, its characteristics, formation, and classification.
knowledgeneeded in 10 occupations
- Use analytics for commercial purposes
Understand, extract and make use of patterns found in data.
practical skillneeded in 10 occupations
- Write stress-strain analysis reports
Write down a report with all your findings encountered during the stress analysis.
practical skillneeded in 10 occupations
- Advise on public finance
Advise public organisations such as governmental organisations on their financial operations and procedures, to ensure optimal efficiency.
practical skillneeded in 10 occupations
- Coordinate humanitarian aid missions
Coordinate the deployment of troops and resources to areas where humanitarian aid is required, and the operation in the area itself to ensure that the area is safe, the people…
practical skillneeded in 10 occupations
- Design questionnaires
Study the objectives of the research and imprint those aims into the design and development of questionnaires.
practical skillneeded in 10 occupations
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