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K - knowledge
00 - generic programmes and qualifications
01 - education
02 - arts and humanities
03 - social sciences, journalism and information
04 - business, administration and law
05 - natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
06 - information and communication technologies (icts)
07 - engineering, manufacturing and construction
070 - engineering, manufacturing and construction not further defined
071 - engineering and engineering trades
- security engineering
0710 - engineering and engineering trades not further defined
0711 - chemical engineering and processes
- alcohol fuels
- alkylation
- batch tank types
- blanching machine process
- chemical processes
- coating machine parts
- cold vulcanisation
- cold winding
- compression moulding machine parts
- cutting technologies
- fertiliser catalysts
- free fatty acid elimination processes
- fuel inventory methods
- gas chromatography
- gas contaminant removal processes
- gas dehydration processes
- good laboratory practice
- green chemistry
- handling of dangerous goods
- hydrocarbon cracking techniques
- lab scale fermentation
- laser marking processes
- laser types
- lasers
- lathe machine parts
- machinery load capacity
- manufacturing plant equipment
- natural gas liquids fractionation processes
- natural gas liquids recovery processes
- packaging engineering
- packaging processes
- pesticides sprayers
- petroleum
- pultrusion process
- solid phase microextraction
- spectroscopy
- sulphur recovery processes
- synthetic fertilisers
- test procedures
- types of cylindrical grinding processes
- types of drill press oils
- types of stamping press
- typesetting machines
- well testing operations
0712 - environmental protection technology
0713 - electricity and energy
0714 - electronics and automation
0715 - mechanics and metal trades
0716 - motor vehicles, ships and aircraft
0719 - engineering and engineering trades not elsewhere classified
072 - manufacturing and processing
073 - architecture and construction
078 - inter-disciplinary programmes and qualifications involving engineering, manufacturing and construction
079 - engineering, manufacturing and construction not elsewhere classified
08 - agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
09 - health and welfare
10 - services
99 - field unknown
L - language skills and knowledge
S - skills
T - transversal skills and competences

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laboratory-based sciences

knowledge

engineering, manufacturing and construction

engineering and engineering trades

chemical engineering and processes

laboratory-based sciences

Concept overview

Description

Laboratory based sciences such as biology, chemistry, physics, integrated science or advanced laboratory science.

Alternative Labels

laboratory-based learning

laboratory-based skills

a laboratory-based science

laboratory-based techniques

laboratory-based systems

laboratory-based science

Skill type

knowledge

Skill reusability level

cross-sector skills and competences

Relationships

Broader concepts

Narrower skills

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Optional for

Concept status

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DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion of the European Commission developed ESCO in collaboration with stakeholders.

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Current version: ESCO v1.2.1 (Last update 10/12/2025)