Professional knowledge: list by number of occupationsPage 21 of 31
Areas of professional knowledge: principles, rules, methods, materials and technologies. The ones the most occupations require come first.
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- Market participants
The businesses, relations and opportunities of different participants in the market.
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- Materials in porcelain manufacturing
Characteristics and properties of the different raw materials such as china clay, ball clay, alumina, flint and feldspar used for the production of household ware and decorative…
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- Mechanical requirements for vehicles in urban areas
The legal requirements that vehicles must meet in order to operate in urban areas, including aspects related to the safety of vehicle, reliability, and driving comfort.
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- Medical device test procedures
The methods of testing the quality, accuracy, and performance of medical devices and their materials and components before, during, and after the building of the systems.
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- Milk production process
The different phases of milk production in production plants such as pasteurising, separating, evaporating, drying, cooling, storing and so on.
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- Modern power signalling systems
The modern signalling systems and the application of digital technologies to improve the functioning of signalling equipment.
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- National road network
The national road transport network with its routes, restrictions, congestion areas, and regulations.
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- Natural language processing
The technologies which enable ICT devices to understand and interact with users through human language.
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- Neonatology
The branch of paediatric medicine concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of the new-born.
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- Nutrition of healthy persons
The type of nutrition needed for healthy individuals of all ages.
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- Organism taxonomy
Science of classifying organisms.
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- Orthopaedic treatment alternatives
The appropriate available non-operative and operative treatment alternatives for common orthopaedic conditions and injuries, the benefits and limitations of each type of treatment…
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- Parking regulations
The up-to-date regulations and enforcement procedures in parking activities.
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- Petroleum
The various facets of oil: its extraction, processing, constituents, uses, environmental issues, etc.
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- Philanthropy
The private activities supporting social causes on a large scale, often by donating large sums of money.
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- Photographic lenses
The types of lenses used for photographic purposes, such as telephoto lenses, with a larger focal length and shallower angles of refraction for a magnified view, and landscape…
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- Plant care products
The variety of products used to treat and invigorate plants such as fertilizers, sprayers, etc.
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- Polygraphy
Production branch that handles reproduction of text and images by printing.
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- Principles of landscape construction
Principles and techniques to prepare ground or site for construction of wooden and brick terraces, fences and ground surfaces.
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- Project management methodology (PM²)
An open project management methodology developed and endorsed by the European Commission and used by the majority of the European Institutions as well as by public and private…
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- Prosthetic devices
The various artificial replacements of body parts or limbs, which were lost during a trauma, disease or an accident.
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- Protection from natural elements
Forces of nature, such as weather patterns and seasonal conditions, their characteristics and any means of protection against them.
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- Quality criteria for livestock feed production
Quality assurance approaches, procedures and systems to allow for analysis of feeds and feed ingredients and determine their nutritional value.
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- Roofing techniques
Techniques used to form the upper covering of a building according to specific materials such as ceramic tiles, wood shingles, slate, metal, concrete of plant stalks.
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- Rope lashing
The process of attaching several objects, such as poles, together by use of rope, wire, or webbing often to secure or create a rigid structure, such as a self-fashioned table…
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- Sanitation measures for aquaculture hatchery production
Standards of sanitation and cleanliness essential to effective control of fungi and other parasites under intensive culture conditions.
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- Security regulations
The body of regulations, legal procedures and policies regarding security and safety management.
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- Social pedagogy
Discipline combining the theory and practice of both education and care, seen from a holistic perspective.
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- Speech techniques
The history and the characteristics of breathing, voice and speaking techniques.
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- Technical equipment for crop production
Methods for service, maintaining and adjusting of technical equipment, machines and instatallations used for crop production.
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- Telemarketing
Principles and techniques of soliciting potential customers over the phone to perform direct marketing of products or services.
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- Traffic signs
The signals and road signs used in traffic, their meaning and what to do or not to do when you come across them.
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- Travel bookings processes
The various steps that constitute a booking made for travelling purposes, its execution, and any additional relevant actions.
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- Types of brushes
Tools with bristles used for a wide variety of purposes such as cleaning, painting, putting on make up and grooming hair.
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- Types of lathe tools
Types of tools used for the lathe machining process such as high-speed steel tools, carbide-tipped tools and carbide insert tools.
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- Types of moulded fibres
Field of information which distinguishes different kinds of moulded fibres such as thickwall, transfer moulded, thermoformed, and processed fibre types.
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- Types of spa
Field of information which distinguishes different kinds of spa such as thermal, hammam, medical, ayurvedic, relaxation, destination and traditional spas.
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- Types of staining
The different kinds of stains on fabrics such as invisible, perspirative, and oxidation stains.
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- Types of steam engines
The different types of heat engines which use steam as working fluid and are used to produce motion, such as steam turbines and stationary steam engines, and their various…
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- Types of trams
Different types of trams and their technical operating requirements.
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- Validation of learning acquired through volunteering
The processes and procedures relevant for the four stages of validation of skills acquired whilst volunteering: identification, documentation, assessment and certification of…
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- Wine fermentation process
Process of fermentation of wine, which involves the different steps to be followed, the time lapses in the process and the parameters of the product.
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- Algebra
The subdiscipline of mathematics that uses formulae, symbols, and equations to represent and manipulate numbers and quantities.
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- Allergology
Allergology is a medical specialty mentioned in the EU Directive 2005/36/EC.
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- Applied music therapy
The manifestations, symptoms and causes of illnesses and how they can be treated through music therapy.
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- Aquaculture industry
The characteristics and business models of the aquaculture industry, its designs and installations.
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- Blood type classification
The classification of blood types such as group A, B, AB, 0 and their characteristics.
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- Characteristics of faces
The various typologies and forms of faces in order to advise customers on the most suitable types of glasses.
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- Clinical microbiology
The science of identifying and isolating organisms that cause infectious diseases.
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- Colour ranges of roasting
Different colour codes and ranges, usually depicted in colour charts, to define their roast color levels.
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- Components of oil seeds
Chemical constituents of oil seeds, hull content, oil content and the effect of planting and harvesting at the right time for oil extraction.
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- Computational fluid dynamics
The principles of computer-manipulated fluid mechanics, which determines the behaviour of fluids in motion.
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- Control objectives for information and related technology
The risk and controls framework such as Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology (COBIT), which supports decision makers to resolve the gap between business…
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- Cosmetic dental procedures
The dental restoration procedures and treatments that enhance the appearance of patients` teeth such as bleaching, enamel recontouring and adhesive dentistry, porcelain veneers…
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- Deburring processes
The various types of processes removing burrs from fabricated workpieces, such as grinding, media blasting, sanding, mass-finishing, spindle finishing, electrochemical deburring…
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- Discharge of collected waste
The procedures to be followed to discharge the collected waste safely and in the designated place for doing this.
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- Dressmaking
The craft of sewing clothes and dresses by following a pattern.
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- Electric clocks
Clocks and watches that use electrical power to measure the passing of time, such as electric, electronic, digital or quartz clocks and watches.
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- Electromagnets
Magnets in which magnetic fields are produced by electric current.
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- Energy sector policies
The public administration and regulatory aspects of the energy sector, and requirements necessary to create policies.
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- Environmental impact of tourism
The study of the environmental impact of travel and tourist activities on tour destinations.
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- Exercise physiology
The effect of exercise on pathology and how the exercise can mitigate or reverse disease progression.
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- Fine-needle aspiration
The type of biopsy through which a thin needle is inserted into an area of body tissue and analysed in the laboratory to determine whether the tissue is benign or malignant.
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- Fire protection engineering
Application of engineering principles for the design and production of fire detection, prevention and suppression systems that range from the conception of fire alarms to space…
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- Floral composition techniques
The different ways of combining flowers and plants, according to ornamental techniques.
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- Fossil-fuel power plant operations
The different steps in the production of electricity using fossil fuels and the function of all the components of the required equipment such as boilers, turbines and generators.
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- Genetic engineering
Manipulation of the genetic material of an organism using methods that insert new DNA into or remove heritable material from the genome.
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- Genetic selection programme
The methods used to plan and carry out a genetic selection programme for selected species of fish, molluscs, crustaceans and others.
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- Hair removal techniques
The various methods used for removing unwanted hair either by depilation, including shaving and trimming, or by epilation, such as waxing, sugaring, lasering, plucking etc.
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- Heat transfer processes
Field of information which distinguishes three types of heat transfers, such as conduction, convection and radiation.
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- Herbicides sprayers
Types of equipment used to spray herbicides on a surface, used both manually and mechanically.
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- Horse anatomy
The study of the anatomical structure and parts of a horse and how they interact.
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- International human rights law
The aspect of international law which deals with the promotion and protection of human rights, the related treaties and agreements between nations, the binding legal effects, and…
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- International taxation of transfer prices
The requirements and regulations of the transfer prices of goods and services between legal entities, especially in an international setting.
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- Marine biology
The study of marine living organisms and ecosystems and their interaction underwater.
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- Mechanics of trolley buses
The mechanics of trolley buses.
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- Medical mycology
The medical, biochemical and molecular studies of fungi; aspects of pathogenesis, immunology and epidemiology, clinical and laboratory approaches to diagnosis, antifungal therapy…
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- Mobility as a service
The provision of mobility services through digital technologies enabling customers to plan, book and pay for their trip.
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- Museology
The study of the evolution of museums within societies overtime.
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- Natural gas liquids fractionation processes
The processes used to separate natural gas liquids or NGLs into its constituents, including ethand, propane, butane, and heavier hydrocarbons.
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- Obesity
The causes, pathophysiology and effects on health of the excess of body fat.
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- Outdoor advertising
Types and characteristics of advertising performed in the public domain such as on street furniture, public transportation vehicles, stations and airports and on billboards.
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- Paper production processes
The different steps in the manufacturing of paper and paperboard products, such as pulp production, bleaching, and pressing.
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- Pathological anatomy
Pathological anatomy is a medical specialty mentioned in the EU Directive 2005/36/EC.
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- Peer group methods
The techniques relevant for peer group education, where each member is encouraged to express or exchange a particular type of behaviour or piece of information.
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- Phenomenology
The study of the experience from a philosophical approach.
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- Preparation for child delivery
The procedures to follow for delivering babies and the needed technical equipment in obstetrics.
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- Preventive medicine
The measures taken for disease prevention in a specific area or a group of people.
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- Process from cacao to chocolate
Process to transform cacao to chocolate where the seeds of the cacao tree are fermented to develop the flavour.
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- Program management
The management of programs that are mapped to business objectives for improving organizational performance.
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- Proxy servers
The proxy tools which act as an intermediary for requests from users searching for resources e.g. files and web pages from other servers such as Burp, WebScarab, Charles or…
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- Psychosomatics
Interdisciplinary medical specialty addressing the connection between the social, psychological, and behavioral attitudes and their impact on human processes.
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- Quantum mechanics
The field of research concerning the study of atoms and photons in order to quantize these particles.
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- Quantum optics
The field of physics combining quantum field theory and physical optics.
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- Radiotherapy
Radiotherapy is a medical specialty mentioned in the EU Directive 2005/36/EC.
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- Rail construction engineering
Thoroughly understand the nature of rail construction engineering; understand safety requirements and related security standards and procedures, to ensure that designs optimise…
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- Salon management
The managing aspects of running a cosmetology-related business, such as leadership, organisation, and communication.
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- Seafood processing
Process of all marine finfish, crustaceans, molluscs and other forms of aquatic life (including squid, sea turtle, jellyfish, sea cucumber, and sea urchin and the roe of such…
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- Search engines
The methods and techniques to navigate search engines and find information quickly.
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- Security panels
The internal logic of the security panel, where security sensors send their data for processing.
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