Professional knowledge: list by number of occupationsPage 11 of 31
Areas of professional knowledge: principles, rules, methods, materials and technologies. The ones the most occupations require come first.
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- Electrical wire accessories
Electrical wire and cable products and accessories, such as electrical connectors, splices, and wire insulation.
knowledgeneeded in 9 occupations
- Footwear uppers pre-assembly
The equipment and techniques used for pre-assembling operations of uppers in the footwear industry.
knowledgeneeded in 9 occupations
- Solar products
The varieties and key features of solar products such as solar panels, solar water heaters or solar-powered chargers.
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- Spray finishing technology
Equipment, technologies and techniques for spray finishing of leather according to product specification.
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- Style sheet languages
The field of computer language that conveys the presentation of structured documents such as Cascading Style Sheets (CSS).
knowledgeneeded in 9 occupations
- Surgery
The essential procedures in surgical practice such as the principle of safe surgery, the pathophysiology of wound healing, knot tying, tissue handling, retraction and any other…
knowledgeneeded in 9 occupations
- Types of storage facilities
Different types of devices and facilities used to hold information and their quality criterias.
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- Food canning production line
Steps in the canning process line from washing, conditioning and weighing food products, washing and preparing cans, filling cans, as well as other operations in order to obtain…
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- Footwear stitching techniques
The technologies, equipment, machines and processes for closing the upper components of footwear by various seams such as closed, lapped, butted, welted, piped and moccasin.
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- Geothermal energy systems
Low temperature heating and high temperature cooling, generated by use of geothermal energy, and their contribution to energy performance.
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- Glassware products
The offered china glassware and other glassware products such as cups and vases, their functionalities, properties and legal and regulatory requirements.
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- Healthcare administration
The administration procedures of a healthcare facility to keep it operational.
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- Incidents and accidents recording
The methods to report and record incidents and accidents in the workplace.
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- Industrial paint
The various kinds of paint used as coating in manufacturing finishing processes, such as primers, intermediate coats, finish coats, stripe coats, and others.
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- Liquidity management
The theory and practices around the management of liquidity in a company with the aim of facilitating meeting obligations with thirds parties without compromising the smooth…
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- Meat and meat products
The offered meat and meat products, their properties and legal and regulatory requirements.
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- Multimodal transport logistics
The logistical supporting activities related to multimodal transport.
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- Musical notation
The systems used to visually represent music through the use of written symbols, including ancient or modern musical symbols.
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- Offshore constructions and facilities
Structures and facilities installed in a marine environment, usually for the production and transmission of electricity, oil, gas and other resources.
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- Political economy
The field that combines political and economic factors in the analysis of modern societies.
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- Quantum technology
The technology that works through principles of quantum mechanics such as quantum entanglement and quantum superposition.
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- Sawing techniques
Various sawing techniques for using manual as well as electric saws.
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- Software architecture models
The set of structures and models needed to understand or describe the software system, including the software elements, the relations between them and the properties of both…
knowledgeneeded in 9 occupations
- Adobe creative suite
The set of software applications that are used to create visual content for personal or business use.
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- Business analytics
The disciplines and technologies for solving business problems through employing quantitative methods such as data analysis and statistical models.
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- Food materials
Quality and range of raw materials, half finished products and end products of a specific food sector.
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- Foreign valuta
The currencies of different countries such as the euro, dollar or yen including their exchange rate and the methods of currency conversion.
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- Hazardous materials transportation
Regulations and safety procedures which are involved in the transportation of hazardous materials and products, such as hazardous waste, chemicals, explosives, and flammable…
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- Hydroelectricity
The generation of electrical power through the usage of hydropower, which uses gravitational force of moving water, and the benefits and negative aspects of using hydropower as a…
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- Instrumentation equipment
The equipment and instruments used for the monitoring and controlling of processes, such as valves, regulators, circuit breakers, and relays.
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- Neurophysiology
The medical specialty which is concerned with the study of the nervous system functionalities.
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- Archaeology
The study of the recovery and examination of material culture left behind from human activity in the past.
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- Combined heat and power generation
Technology that generates electricity and captures the heat that would otherwise be wasted to provide steam or hot water, that can be used for space heating, cooling, domestic hot…
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- Crowdsourcing strategy
The high level planning for managing and optimising business processes, ideas or content by gathering contributions from a big community of people, including on-line groups.
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- Hearing disability
Impairment of the ability to discern and process sounds naturally.
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- Hot forging
The metalworking process of forging whilst the hot metal is right above its recrystallisation temperature after casting and being solidified.
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- Irrigation systems
The methods and systems management in irrigation.
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- Jewellery product categories
Categories in which various types of jewellery can be found such as diamond fashion jewellery or diamond bridal jewellery.
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- Leather colour chemistry
Colour chemistry is the application and behaviour of dyes and colouring materials in relation to leather.
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- Optoelectronic devices
Electronic devices, systems, and components that possess optical features.
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- Trigonometry
The subdiscipline of mathematics which explores relationships among angles and lengths of triangles.
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- Asbestos removal regulations
The legislation and regulations surrounding the removal of asbestos contamination from buildings or structures, the safe removal of contaminated materials and the regulations to…
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- Electromagnetic spectrum
The different electromagnetic wavelenghts or frequencies that are situated on the electromagnetic spectrum.
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- Image recognition
A process designed to detect and identify a feature or object in an image or video.
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- Prototyping development
The prototyping development model is a methodology to design software systems and applications.
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- Public housing legislation
The regulations and legislation concerning the construction, maintenance and allocation of public housing facilities.
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- Sporting events
Possess an understanding of different sporting events and conditions that can affect a result.
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- Types of bleach
The range of bleach and others chemicals used to remove the colour from materials in a steam cooking process, adjusting the brightness and colour of the materials.
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- Zero-energy building design
The design and building principle whereby the net amount of energy used by the building equals the amount of renewable energy created by the building itself.
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- Abrasive machining processes
The various machining principles and processes employing abrasives, (mineral) materials that can shape a workpiece by eroding excessive parts of it, such as grinding, honing…
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- CA Datacom/DB
The computer program CA Datacom/DB is a tool for creating, updating and managing databases, currently developed by the software company CA Technologies.
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- Concurrent estate
The concept in property law which stipulates the rights and duties of two parties co-owning a property, and the various ways in which co-tenancy is possible.
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- CSS
The computer language CSS is a style sheet language that conveys the presentation of structured documents.
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- Cultured pearls
The process of creating pearls by inserting a piece of tissue in the centre of the oyster to help create pearls under controlled conditions, instead of the accidentally occurring…
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- Filemaker (database management systems)
The computer program FileMaker is a tool for creating, updating and managing databases, developed by the software company FileMaker Inc.
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- IBM Informix
The computer program IBM Informix is a tool for creating, updating and managing databases, developed by the software company IBM.
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- JSSS
The computer language JSSS is a style sheet language that conveys the presentation of structured documents.
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- MySQL
The computer program MySQL is a tool for creating, updating and managing databases, currently developed by the software company Oracle.
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- ObjectStore
The computer program ObjectStore is a tool for creating, updating and managing databases, developed by the software company Object Design, Incorporated.
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- OpenEdge Database
The computer program OpenEdge Database is a tool for creating, updating and managing databases, developed by the software company Progress Software Corporation.
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- PostgreSQL
The computer program PostgreSQL is a free and open-source software tool for creating, updating and managing databases, developed by the PostgreSQL Global Development Group.
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- SQL Server
The computer program SQL Server is a tool for creating, updating and managing databases, developed by the software company Microsoft.
knowledgeneeded in 9 occupations
- Job market offers
Job opportunities available on the labour market, depending on the economic field concerned.
knowledgeneeded in 8 occupations
- Types of electronics
The different categories of electronics, such as consumer electronics, medical devices, microelectronics, computers, information and communication equipment, and measuring…
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- Upholstery tools
Set of tools used for upholstering furniture, walls and floors such as staple gun, foam cutter, staple remover.
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- Accounting entries
The financial transactions recorded in accounting systems or books of a company together with the metadata linked to the entry such as the date, the amount, the accounts affected…
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- Building systems monitoring technology
Computer-based control systems that monitor mechanical and electrical equipment in a building such as HVAC, security and lighting systems.
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- Energy micro-generation technologies
The technologies which allow the small-scale generation process of harvesting low carbon sources such as the sun, wind, or water flow, to produce heat or electricity.
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- Fish grading
The method of how fish are graded according to their different characteristics: specification, size, quality and condition.
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- ICT network routing
The processes and techniques for choosing the best paths within an ICT network through which a packet can travel.
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- Machine learning
The principles, methods and algorithms of machine learning, a subfield of artificial intelligence.
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- Marine energy
The energy generated from the natural movement of water such as ocean waves, tides, currents as well as from water temperature differences as thermal energy of deep cold water.
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- Operating systems
The features, restrictions, architectures and other characteristics of operating systems such Linux, Windows, MacOS, etc.
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- Oxidation
Oxidation and reduction are chemical processes characterised in terms of oxygen, hydrogen or electrons transfer that occurs during a reaction between a molecule, atom or ion.
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- Quality control systems
Understanding of and experience with product development quality systems or tools such as FMEA, DOE, PPAP and APQP.
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- Railway framework legislation
The legislative framework governing the different aspects of railway transport, including licensing of railway undertakings, railway infrastructure capacity, railway safety and…
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- Vertical markets
A vertical market is a market in which vendors offer goods and services specific to a particular industry, trade, profession, or other group of customers with specialised needs.
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- Authoring software
The software that provides pre-programmed elements which allow the development of interactive multimedia applications in order to edit, structure and lay out content intended for…
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- Domestic cooling systems
The modern and traditional cooling systems such as air conditioning, ventilation, or radiant cooling, and their energy saving principles.
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- Green automotive technologies
Technologies that allow the development of sustainable practices within the automotive industry.
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- Morality
The principles and beliefs derived from a code of conduct, accepted by a large group of people, that make the distinction between what is right and wrong behaviour.
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- Test procedures
The methods for producing results in science or engineering, such as physical tests, chemical tests, or statistical tests.
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- Behavioural science
The investigation and analysis of subject behaviour through regulated and lifelike observations and disciplined scientific experiments.
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- Bioeconomy
The production of renewable biological resources and the conversion of these resources and waste streams into value added products, such as food, feed, bio-based products and…
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- Body language
Notice and interpret the non-verbal signals that people send out with their body, including yourself.
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- Characteristics of plants
The varieties, characteristics and structural and functional features of plants, depending on their habitat.
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- Cognitive behavioural therapy
The solution-focused approach to treating mental disorders oriented towards solving problems by teaching new information-processing skills and coping mechanisms.
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- Debt classification
The different classifications of debt such as public and publicly guaranteed debt, private non-guaranteed credits, central bank deposits, etc.
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- Debt collection techniques
The techniques and principles used to collect overdue debt from customers.
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- Electric heating systems
Electric heating systems contribute to indoor comfort and energy saving under the right conditions (low frequency use, or very highly insulated buildings).
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- Ethical hacking principles
The set of actions that are carried out to detect vulnerabilities within a computerised system in order to improve security within an organisation.
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- Impact of social contexts on health
The social and cultural contexts of individuals` behaviours, and the impact on their health within their social and cultural context.
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- Maritime meteorology
The scientific field of study that interprets meteorological information and applies it to ensure the safety of marine traffic.
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- Medical devices materials
The different materials used to create medical devices such as polymer materials, thermoplastic and thermosetting materials, metal alloys and leather.
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- Mobile operating systems
The features, restrictions, architectures and other characteristics of operating systems designed to run on mobile devices, such as Android or iOS.
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- Plumbing tools
A variety of common plumbing tools and their usage cases, limitations and risks.
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- Rigging terminology
Terms for lifting equipment, lifting accessories, slings, shackles, wires, ropes, chains, cables and nets.
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- Surveillance radars
Types of surveillance radars such as Mode A/C Secondary Surveillance Radar stations, which continuously interrogate all aircraft within their range, and Mode S Secondary…
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- Web based collaborative platforms
Online tools which facilitate communication and collaboration among Internet users in real time.
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- 3D body scanning technologies
The principles and usage of technologies for 3D body scanning used to capture the size and shape of the human body.
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