Professional knowledge: list by number of occupations
Areas of professional knowledge: principles, rules, methods, materials and technologies. The ones the most occupations require come first.
Items 1–100 of 3,052
- Quality standards
The national and international requirements, specifications and guidelines to ensure that products, services and processes are of good quality and fit for purpose.
knowledgeneeded in 305 occupations
- Mechanics
Theoretical and practical applications of the science studying the action of displacements and forces on physical bodies to the development of machinery and mechanical devices.
knowledgeneeded in 250 occupations
- Engineering principles
The engineering elements like functionality, replicability, and costs in relation to the design and how they are applied in the completion of engineering projects.
knowledgeneeded in 177 occupations
- Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of topics such as quantity, structure, space, and change.
knowledgeneeded in 161 occupations
- Electricity
The principles of electricity and electrical power circuits, as well as the associated risks.
knowledgeneeded in 161 occupations
- Scientific research methodology
The theoretical methodology used in scientific research involving doing background research, constructing an hypothesis, testing it, analysing data and concluding the results.
knowledgeneeded in 152 occupations
- Electronics
The functioning of electronic circuit boards, processors, chips, and computer hardware and software, including programming and applications.
knowledgeneeded in 137 occupations
- Product comprehension
The offered products, their functionalities, properties and legal and regulatory requirements.
knowledgeneeded in 136 occupations
- Technical drawings
Drawing software and the various symbols, perspectives, units of measurement, notation systems, visual styles and page layouts used in technical drawings.
knowledgeneeded in 136 occupations
- Curriculum objectives
The goals identified in curricula and defined learning outcomes.
knowledgeneeded in 134 occupations
- Company policies
The set of rules that govern the activity of a company.
knowledgeneeded in 123 occupations
- Learning difficulties
The learning disorders some students face in an academic context, especially Specific Learning Difficulties such as dyslexia, dyscalculia, and concentration deficit disorders.
knowledgeneeded in 123 occupations
- Project management
The discipline of project management, the activities which comprise this area and the variables implied in it, such as time, resources, requirements, deadlines, and responding to…
knowledgeneeded in 118 occupations
- Assessment processes
Various evaluation techniques, theories, and tools applicable in the assessment of students, participants in a programme, and employees.
knowledgeneeded in 112 occupations
- Statistics
The study of statistical theory, methods and practices such as collection, organisation, analysis, interpretation and presentation of data.
knowledgeneeded in 111 occupations
- Electrical engineering
The field of engineering that deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism.
knowledgeneeded in 110 occupations
- CAD software
The computer-aided design (CAD) software for creating, modifying, analysing or optimising a design.
knowledgeneeded in 105 occupations
- Customer service
Processes and principles related to the customer, client, service user and to personal services; these may include procedures to evaluate customer's or service user's satisfaction.
knowledgeneeded in 101 occupations
- Physics
The natural science involving the study of matter, motion, energy, force and related notions.
knowledgeneeded in 101 occupations
- Chemistry
The composition, structure, and properties of substances and the processes and transformations that they undergo; the uses of different chemicals and their interactions…
knowledgeneeded in 101 occupations
- Types of metal
Qualities, specifications, applications and reactions to different fabricating processes of various types of metal, such as steel, aluminium, brass, copper and others.
knowledgeneeded in 97 occupations
- Employment law
The law which mediates the relationship between employees and employers.
knowledgeneeded in 96 occupations
- Manufacturing processes
The steps required through which a material is transformed into a product, its development and full-scale manufacturing.
knowledgeneeded in 92 occupations
- Teamwork principles
The cooperation between people characterised by a unified commitment to achieving a given goal, participating equally, maintaining open communication, facilitating effective usage…
knowledgeneeded in 90 occupations
- International commercial transactions rules
Pre-defined commercial terms used in international commercial transactions which stipulate clear tasks, costs and risks associated with the delivery of goods and services.
knowledgeneeded in 88 occupations
- Copyright legislation
Legislation describing the protection of the rights of original authors over their work, and how others can use it.
knowledgeneeded in 88 occupations
- Mechanical engineering
Discipline that applies principles of physics, engineering and materials science to design, analyse, manufacture and maintain mechanical systems.
knowledgeneeded in 88 occupations
- Corporate social responsibility
The handling or managing of business processes in a responsible and ethical manner considering the economic responsibility towards shareholders as equally important as the…
knowledgeneeded in 86 occupations
- Characteristics of products
The tangible characteristics of a product such as its materials, properties and functions, as well as its different applications, features, use and support requirements.
knowledgeneeded in 82 occupations
- International import export regulations
The principles that govern the import and export of products and equipment, trade restrictions, health and safety measures, licenses, etc.
knowledgeneeded in 82 occupations
- Environmental legislation
The environmental policies and legislation applicable in a certain domain.
knowledgeneeded in 82 occupations
- Sales strategies
The principles concerning customer behaviour and target markets with the aim of promotion and sales of a product or a service.
knowledgeneeded in 81 occupations
- Ferrous metal processing
Various processing methods on iron and iron-containing alloys such as steel, stainless steel and pig iron.
knowledgeneeded in 78 occupations
- Characteristics of services
The characteristics of a service that might include having acquired information about its application, function, features, use and support requirements.
knowledgeneeded in 77 occupations
- Types of metal manufacturing processes
Metal processes linked to the different types of metal, such as casting processes, heat treatment processes, repair processes and other metal manufacturing processes.
knowledgeneeded in 76 occupations
- CAE software
The software to perform computer-aided engineering (CAE) analysis tasks such as Finite Element Analysis and Computional Fluid Dynamics.
knowledgeneeded in 75 occupations
- Electromechanics
The engineering processes that combine electrical and mechanical engineering in the application of electromechanics in devices that need electricity to create mechanical movement…
knowledgeneeded in 73 occupations
- Embargo regulations
The national, international and foreign sanctions and embargo regulations, e.g.
knowledgeneeded in 72 occupations
- Biology
Tissues, cells, and functions of plant and animal organisms and their interdependencies and interactions with each other and the environment.
knowledgeneeded in 72 occupations
- Human anatomy
The dynamic relationship of human structure and function and the muscosceletal, cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, endocrine, urinary, reproductive, integumentary and nervous…
knowledgeneeded in 71 occupations
- Quality assurance methodologies
Quality assurance principles, standard requirements, and the set of processes and activities used for measuring, controlling and ensuring the quality of products and processes.
knowledgeneeded in 71 occupations
- Cost management
The process of planning, monitoring and adjusting the expenses and revenues of a business in order to achieve cost efficiency and capability.
knowledgeneeded in 71 occupations
- Instructional strategies
The techniques that instructors use to deliver lessons.
knowledgeneeded in 70 occupations
- Design drawings
The drawings detailing the design of products, tools, and engineering systems.
knowledgeneeded in 70 occupations
- Health, safety and hygiene legislation
The set of health, safety and hygiene standards and items of legislation applicable in a specific sector.
knowledgeneeded in 69 occupations
- Animal welfare legislation
The legal boundaries, codes of professional conduct, national and EU regulatory frameworks and legal procedures of working with animals and living organisms, ensuring their…
knowledgeneeded in 66 occupations
- Accounting techniques
The techniques of recording and summarising business and financial transactions and analysing, verifying, and reporting the results.
knowledgeneeded in 66 occupations
- Sales argumentation
Techniques and sales methods used in order to present a product or service to customers in a persuasive manner and to meet their expectations and needs.
knowledgeneeded in 65 occupations
- Properties of textile materials
The characteristics and properties of different textile and fabric materials.
knowledgeneeded in 65 occupations
- Supply chain management
The flow of goods in the supply chain, movement and storage of raw materials, work-in-process inventory, and finished goods from point of origin to point of consumption.
knowledgeneeded in 64 occupations
- Automation technology
Set of technologies that make a process, system, or apparatus operate automatically through the use of control systems.
knowledgeneeded in 64 occupations
- Funding methods
The financial possibilities for funding projects such as the traditional ones, namely loans, venture capital, public or private grants up to alternative methods such as…
knowledgeneeded in 64 occupations
- E-commerce systems
Basic digital architecture and commercial transactions for trading products or services conducted via Internet, e-mail, mobile devices, social media, etc.
knowledgeneeded in 63 occupations
- Laboratory techniques
Techniques applied in the different fields of natural science in order to obtain experimental data such as gravimetric analysis, gas chromatography, electronic or thermic methods.
knowledgeneeded in 63 occupations
- First aid
The emergency treatment given to a sick or injured person in the case of circulatory and/or respiratory failure, unconsciousness, wounds, bleeding, shock or poisoning.
knowledgeneeded in 63 occupations
- Pollution prevention
The processes used to prevent pollution: precautions to pollution of the environment, procedures to counter pollution and associated equipment, and possible measures to protect…
knowledgeneeded in 63 occupations
- Social justice
The development and principles of human rights and social justice and the way they should be applied on a case by case basis.
knowledgeneeded in 61 occupations
- Types of wood
Types of wood, such as birch, pine, poplar, mahogany, maple and tulipwood.
knowledgeneeded in 61 occupations
- Social sciences
The development and characteristics of sociological, anthropological, psychological, political, and social policy theories.
knowledgeneeded in 60 occupations
- Sales activities
The supply of goods, sale of goods and the related financial aspects.
knowledgeneeded in 60 occupations
- Labour legislation
Legislation, on a national or international level, that governs labour conditions in various fields between labour parties such as the government, employees, employers, and trade…
knowledgeneeded in 60 occupations
- Legal requirements in the social sector
The prescribed legislative and regulatory requirements in the social sector.
knowledgeneeded in 59 occupations
- Economics
Economic principles and practices, financial and commodity markets, banking and the analysis of financial data.
knowledgeneeded in 58 occupations
- Design principles
The elements used in design such as unity, scale, proportion, balance, symmetry, space, form, texture, colour, light, shade and congruence and their application into practice.
knowledgeneeded in 58 occupations
- Disability types
The nature and types of disabilities affecting the human beings such as physical, cognitive, mental, sensory, emotional or developmental and the specific needs and access…
knowledgeneeded in 58 occupations
- Health and safety regulations
Necessary health, safety, hygiene and environmental standards and legislation rules in the sector of particular activity.
knowledgeneeded in 57 occupations
- Hydraulics
The power transmission systems that use the force of flowing liquids to transmit power.
knowledgeneeded in 57 occupations
- Budgetary principles
Principles of estimating and planning of forecasts for business activity, compile regular budget and reports.
knowledgeneeded in 57 occupations
- Government policy implementation
The procedures related to the application of government policies at all levels of public administration.
knowledgeneeded in 56 occupations
- Computer programming
The techniques and principles of software development, such as analysis, algorithms, coding, testing and compiling of programming paradigms (e.g. object oriented programming…
knowledgeneeded in 56 occupations
- Geology
Solid earth, rock types, structures and the processes by which they are altered.
knowledgeneeded in 54 occupations
- Banking activities
The broad and continuously growing banking activities and financial products managed by banks ranging from personal banking, corporate banking, investment banking, private…
knowledgeneeded in 54 occupations
- JavaScript
The techniques and principles of software development, such as analysis, algorithms, coding, testing and compiling of programming paradigms in JavaScript.
knowledgeneeded in 54 occupations
- Quality assurance procedures
The procedures to inspect a product or system to ensure that it is according to specifications and requirements.
knowledgeneeded in 53 occupations
- Financial management
The field of finance that concerns the practical process analysis and tools for designating financial resources.
knowledgeneeded in 53 occupations
- Pedagogy
The discipline that concerns the theory and practice of education including the various instructional methods for educating individuals or groups.
knowledgeneeded in 53 occupations
- Quality and cycle time optimisation
The most optimal rotation or cycle time and over-all quality of a tool or a machine's processes.
knowledgeneeded in 52 occupations
- Project management principles
Different elements and phases of project management.
knowledgeneeded in 52 occupations
- Geographic information systems
The tools involved in geographical mapping and positioning, such as GPS (global positioning systems), GIS (geographical information systems), and RS (remote sensing).
knowledgeneeded in 51 occupations
- Tax legislation
Tax legislation applicable to a specific area of specialisation, such as import tax, government tax, etc.
knowledgeneeded in 51 occupations
- SAS language
The techniques and principles of software development, such as analysis, algorithms, coding, testing and compiling of programming paradigms in SAS language.
knowledgeneeded in 51 occupations
- Financial statements
The set of financial records disclosing the financial position of a company at the end of a set period or of the accounting year.
knowledgeneeded in 50 occupations
- PHP
The techniques and principles of software development, such as analysis, algorithms, coding, testing and compiling of programming paradigms in PHP.
knowledgeneeded in 50 occupations
- Psychology
The human behaviour and performance with individual differences in ability, personality, interests, learning, and motivation.
knowledgeneeded in 49 occupations
- Art history
The history of art and artists, the artistic trends throughout centuries and their contemporary evolutions.
knowledgeneeded in 49 occupations
- Multimedia systems
The methods, procedures and techniques pertaining to the operation of multimedia systems, usually a combination of software and hardware, presenting various types of media such as…
knowledgeneeded in 49 occupations
- Python (computer programming)
The techniques and principles of software development, such as analysis, algorithms, coding, testing and compiling of programming paradigms in Python.
knowledgeneeded in 49 occupations
- 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
- Freight transport methods
The different modalities of freight transport such as air, sea, or intermodal freight transport, including the details and procedures specific to them.
knowledgeneeded in 48 occupations
- Human physiology
The science that studies the human organs and its interactions and mechanisms.
knowledgeneeded in 48 occupations
- Electrical wiring plans
Pictorial representation of an electrical circuit.
knowledgeneeded in 48 occupations
- International business
The processes related to production or distribution of goods and services across borders.
knowledgeneeded in 48 occupations
- Scientific literature
The medium of informing the scientific community, including academic researchers, about the results of scientific research.
knowledgeneeded in 47 occupations
- Business management principles
Principles governing business management methods such as strategy planning, methods of efficient production, people and resources coordination.
knowledgeneeded in 47 occupations
- Energy performance of buildings
Factors that contribute to lower energy consumption of buildings.
knowledgeneeded in 47 occupations
- Java (computer programming)
The techniques and principles of software development, such as analysis, algorithms, coding, testing and compiling of programming paradigms in Java.
knowledgeneeded in 47 occupations
- C++
The techniques and principles of software development, such as analysis, algorithms, coding, testing and compiling of programming paradigms in C++.
knowledgeneeded in 47 occupations
- Securities
The financial instruments traded in financial markets representing both the right of property over the owner and at the same time, the obligation of payment over the issuer.
knowledgeneeded in 46 occupations
- Cloud technologies
The technologies which enable access to hardware, software, data and services through remote servers and software networks irrespective of their location and architecture.
knowledgeneeded in 46 occupations
- Mechatronics
Multidisciplinary field of engineering that combines principles of electrical engineering, telecommunications engineering, control engineering, computer engineering, and…
knowledgeneeded in 46 occupations
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