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K - knowledge
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S1 - communication, collaboration and creativity
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S6.0 - handling and moving
S6.1 - sorting and packaging goods and materials
S6.1.0 - sorting and packaging goods and materials
S6.1.1 - sorting materials or products
- allocate numbers to clients' belongings
- assess waste type
- carry out cross merchandising
- carry out stock rotation
- check stability of materials
- classify audio-visual products
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- collect broken appliances
- collect items for laundry service
- control pyrotechnics stock
- differentiate between airfield lighting
- differentiate honey depending on the origin
- differentiate types of packages
- grade candles
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- identify sanding grits
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- operate voice picking systems
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- select adequate ingredients
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- select gems for jewellery
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- select unshelled almonds
- select well equipment
- send faulty equipment back to assembly line
- separate by-products of pressed cocoa
- sort cut parts of carcasses inside cooling compartments
- sort textile items
- sort tobacco leaves
- sort waste
S6.1.2 - marking materials or objects for identification
S6.1.3 - packaging objects
S6.2 - moving and lifting
S6.3 - transforming and blending materials
S6.4 - tending plants and crops
S6.5 - assembling and fabricating products
S6.6 - making moulds, casts, models and patterns
S6.7 - using hand tools
S6.9 - handling animals
S6.11 - cleaning
S6.12 - washing and maintaining textiles and clothing
S6.13 - handling and disposing of waste and hazardous materials
S7 - constructing
S8 - working with machinery and specialised equipment
T - transversal skills and competences

distinguish lumber categories

skills

handling and moving

sorting and packaging goods and materials

sorting materials or products

distinguish lumber categories

Description

Description

Distinguish grade marks for each piece of lumber. These are based on its several possible strengths and defects. It allows grouping lumber into different size categories.

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determine lumber categories

discern lumber categories

distinguishing lumber categories

identify lumber categories

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skill

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cross-sector skills and competences

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ESCO is a Europe 2020 initiative.

DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion of the European Commission developed ESCO in collaboration with stakeholders and with the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop).

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Current version: ESCO v1.2 (Last update 15/05/2024)