Professional knowledge: list by number of occupationsPage 18 of 31
Areas of professional knowledge: principles, rules, methods, materials and technologies. The ones the most occupations require come first.
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- Microsystem test procedures
The methods of testing the quality, accuracy, and performance of microsystems and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and their materials and components before, during, and…
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- Navy operations
The operational procedures and regulations of military naval organisations, on base and on ships during missions.
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- Nutrients of confectionery
Components and nutrients of confectionery products required to identify possible allergens.
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- Pathologies treated by acupuncture
The types and range of conditions such as physical pain, head aches, back pain, allergies, addictions, digestive problems or cold, which are treated by acupuncture.
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- Prepared animal feeds contamination hazards
Contamination and spoilage hazards related to animal feeds.
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- Products coding system
Packaging codes and markings required to implement proper handling procedures for goods.
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- Psychological treatment measures
The psychological treatment measures for persons of all ages and groups, with the aim of improving treatment skills and the provisions of trans-cultural and gender aspects.
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- Signal processing
The algorithms, applications and implementations that deal with the processing and transferring of information through analog or digital frequencies.
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- Software metrics
The metrics that measure a characteristic of the software system in order to determine the development of the software and evaluate it.
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- Soil mechanics
Thoroughly understand the characteristics of soil in relation to analysing the deformations of fluids within soil that supports man-made structures.
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- Surgical asepsis
The way to keep equipment and surfaces sterile to prevent infections during medical care.
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- Technology education
The educational branch that aims at providing students with the relevant knowledge skills about technology and its uses and applications.
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- Telecommunication industry
The major players on the telecommunications market such as organisations manufacturing and distributing telephone terminal equipment, mobile devices, accessibility, and network…
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- Traditional Chinese medicine
Theories of traditional Chinese medical practices that put emphasis on various mind and body practices, as well as herbal medicine to treat or prevent various health problems.
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- Train operating procedures
The different practices, routines, and procedures regarding the safe operation of trains in order to prevent collisions, derailments, or unplanned exceeding of speed limits.
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- Tree preservation and conservation
Environmental requirements for tree preservation and conservation.
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- Types of containers
The manufacturing process of different types of containers, such as boilers and pressure vessels, and what they are used for.
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- Types of spring
Types of metal springs such as leaf, coil, torsion, clock, tension and extension spring.
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- Types of strings
Vibrating elements that generate sounds in string instruments.
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- Types of tyres
Different types of rubber coverings and inflated tubes used for specific vehicles and weather conditions such as winter and summer tyres, performance tyres, truck or tractor tyres.
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- Variety of grapes
Varieties of grapes and the types of wine that can be produced with them.
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- Viticulture
Understanding of vine growth and principles of viticulture.
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- Well testing operations
Testing procedures, such as volumetric flow testing and pressure testing, which describe the ability of the well to produce oil.
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- Wine characteristics
The origins and characteristics of international wines.
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- Work trains
The composition and functions of a work train, a train composed of automatic machines that remove, inspect, adjust and lay railway ballast, sleepers and rails.
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- Aquatic species
The care and maintenance of aquatic biological species.
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- Automated analysers in the medical laboratory
The methods used to introduce samples into the laboratory instrument that analyses biological samples for diagnosis purpose.
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- Biometrics
The science that statistically analyses human characteristics such as retina, voice or DNA for identification purposes.
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- Blockchain openness
The different levels of openness of a blockchain, their differences, and their advantages and disadvantages.
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- Blockchain platforms
The different integrated infrastructures, each with their own characteristics, that allow the development of blockchain applications.
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- Business knowledge
A firm's functions, the processes and tasks which are employed to accomplish those functions and the relationship of those functions, processes and tasks to each of the functions…
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- Call routing
The technique of placing calls from one point to another in the fastest possible way to avoid tolls and congestion.
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- Centrifugal force
Apparent force that draws a rotating body away from the centre of rotation.
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- Childbirth
The process of delivering a baby, the symptoms and signs of labour, the expulsion of the baby and all the related steps and procedures, including the ones related to complications…
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- Commodities in maritime transportation
Knowledge of the most important commodities in maritime transportation, i.e. oil, grain, ore, coal and fertilisers, and their characteristics and subdivisions.
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- Dermatology
Dermatology is a medical specialty mentioned in the EU Directive 2005/36/EC.
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- Diagnostic methods in medical laboratory
The various types of diagnostic methods in the medical laboratory such as clinical-chemical methods, haematological methods, immune-haematological methods, histological methods…
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- Dock operations
The different operations that take place in docks, primarily those concerned with the incoming and outgoing of cargo shipments, and the logistics activities relating to cranes…
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- E-learning software infrastructure
The infrastructure properties and specifications required to set up the e-learning environment which provides learning experiences to the audience.
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- Emergency surgery
The characteristics and methods of a surgical intervention performed in emergency cases.
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- Escapee contingency plans
The procedures to follow in case there are escapees from cage systems.
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- European food safety policy
Assurance of a high level of food safety within the EU through coherent farm-to-table measures and adequate monitoring, while ensuring an effective internal market.
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- European vehicle type-approval legislation
The EU framework for the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.
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- Gas contaminant removal processes
The processes used to remove contaminants such as mercury, nitrogen and helium from natural gas; the techniques such as activated carbon and molecular sieves and the recovery of…
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- Gel permeation chromatography
Polymer analysis technique which separates the analytes on the basis of their weight.
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- Geological mapping
The technique used to create maps that clearly illustrate the geological features and rock layers of an area that may be useful for mining projects and geological explorations.
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- Glass tempering
Technique of treating glass with high temperatures to increase its durability and safety.
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- Health psychology
The development, implementations and evaluation of health psychological concepts.
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- Launching of satellites into orbit
The different procedures, phases, and requirements for launching satellites into orbit.
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- Legal studies
The study of law; the situations and causes that elicit responses from institutions in the form of laws and regulations.
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- Logging
The process of felling, cutting trees and transforming them into timber, including mechanical felling and processing.
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- Manufacture of electrical wire products
The assembly processes and manufacturing steps taken to fabricate insulated electrical wire and cable, made from steel, copper, or aluminium.
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- Media formats
The various formats in which media can be made available to the audience, such as paper books, e-books, tapes, and analogue signal.
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- Metal bending techniques
The different techniques for the bending of metal sheets and their link with activities such as assembly, design, and maintenance.
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- Mobile marketing
The study of marketing which uses mobile devices as a communication channel.
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- Motor vehicle parts drawings
The various types of technical drawings used in relation to motor vehicles parts.
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- Natural areas maintenance
The methods to maintain the assets (both natural and constructed) of natural areas, including program development and implementation.
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- Natural gas liquids recovery processes
Be aware of common processes used to separate heavier hydrocarbons such as ethane, propane and butane from the methane, which is the finished product of the gas processing plant.
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- Nuclear legislation
Be familiar with European, national and international legislation regarding the practice of nuclear activities.
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- Obstetrics and gynaecology
Obstetrics and gynaecology is a medical specialty mentioned in the EU Directive 2005/36/EC.
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- Offset printing
Technological printing process where the ink is spread onto a plate with etched images, then to a rubber blanket, and finally onto the target medium, usually paper.
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- Orthopaedic conditions
The physiology, pathophysiology, pathology, and natural history of common orthopaedic conditions and injuries.
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- Pharmacovigilance legislation
Regulations used to control and monitor adverse drug reactions at EU level.
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- Photographic processing techniques
The different techniques to develop photographic film such as chromogenic positive, Kodachrome and autotype.
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- Photonics
The science and technology of generating, controlling and detecting particles of light.
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- Political ideologies
The various political ideologies that represent a set of ethical ideas, principles, symbols, myths and doctrines, followed by individuals, groups, classes or institutions and…
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- Print stripping
Printing technique in which the printed pages are arranged into specific patterns in order to create efficient printing plates.
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- Product packaging requirements
The packaging requirements for different types of products and the related materials.
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- Proofing methods
Various proofing methods are needed for certain kinds of products.
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- Sex education
Programs targeting human sexual reproduction, emotional relations between sexual partners, birth control and human sexuality in general.
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- Smart city features
The use of big data technologies in the context of smart cities in order to develop novel software ecosystems upon which advanced mobility functionalities can be created.
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- Smart contract
A software program in which the terms of a contract or transaction are directly coded.
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- Stenography
Capture of spoken words in its entirety, especially meanings and relevant details into written form.
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- Sustainable building materials
The types of building material which minimize the negative impact of the building on the external environment, throughout their whole life cycle.
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- Thermoplastic materials
Types of materials of which the physical state changes when exposed to heat, as well as the specific manner in which the materials react to heat exposure.
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- Tobacco brands
Different brands of tobacco products on the market.
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- Tufting technology
The application of tufting technology to the production of pile fabrics such as carpets.
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- Types of chocolate
Types of chocolate such as milk chocolate, white chocolate, dark chocolate, unsweetened chocolate and raw chocolate.
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- Types of photovoltaic panels
Different types of photovoltaic cells and panels, with different efficiencies in different types of weather, costs, durability and lifespan ratings, and mounting possibilities.
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- Types of satellites
The different types of satellites used for communications, streaming services, surveillance, and scientific research.
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- Types of written press
The various types, ranges, styles and subject matter of the written press such as magazines, journals and newspapers.
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- Zoonotic diseases
Zoonoses are infectious diseases of animals that can naturally be transmitted to humans.
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- Advanced driver assistant systems
Vehicle-based intelligent safety systems which could improve road safety in terms of crash avoidance, crash severity mitigation and protection, and automatic post-crash…
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- 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.
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- Allergic cosmetics reactions
Potential allergies and adverse reactions to substances or ingredients contained in cosmetic products.
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- Animal biology
The structure, evolution and classification of animals and how they interact with their ecosystems.
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- Animal hunting
The techniques, procedures and legislations concerning the hunting of animals such as wildlife and birds for the purpose of gaining food and animal products, recreation, trade and…
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- Animal transportation vehicles
The types of vehicles for the transportation of animals and their features, the selection of appropriate vehicles and their safe use, according to national and international…
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- Biological haematology
Biological haematology is a medical specialty mentioned in the EU Directive 2005/36/EC.
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- Blood transfusion
The procedures involved in blood transfusions, including compatibility and disease testing, by means of which blood is transferred into blood vessels, taken from donors with the…
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- Bridge engineering
Thoroughly understand principles and characteristics of bridge management, bridge deck loading, bridge durability, steel and composite bridge design, long span bridges, etc.
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- Clinical psychological treatment
Treatment methods and intervention strategies used in clinical psychology, such as the treatment of persons with mental illnesses and disorders in different settings, with…
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- Commercial photography
The techniques and methods used in photography with the aim of engaging in a commercial activity.
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- Components of air conditioning systems
The different components that constitute air conditioning systems such as condensers, compressors, evaporators and sensors.
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- Condiment manufacturing processes
The manufacturing processes and technologies for producing condiments, spices, and seasonings.
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- Cosmetic pedicure
Treatment of the feet and toenails for cosmetic and embellishment purposes.
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- Curdling of cheese
Process of curdling: the separation of the milk into solid curds and liquid whey.
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- Dependency on drugs
Dependency on substances such as alcohol, prescribed medication or cocaine and their impact on the brain and human body.
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- Dietary regimes
The field of food habits and dietary regimes, including those inspired by religious beliefs.
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- Dip-coating process
The various steps in the process of dipping a workpiece in a coating material solution, including immersion, start-up, deposition, drainage, and, possibly, evaporation.
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