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K - knowledge
L - language skills and knowledge
S - skills
S1 - communication, collaboration and creativity
S2 - information skills
S3 - assisting and caring
S4 - management skills
S5 - working with computers
S6 - handling and moving
S7 - constructing
S8 - working with machinery and specialised equipment
S8.0 - working with machinery and specialised equipment
S8.1 - operating mobile plant
S8.1.0 - operating mobile plant
S8.1.1 - operating earthmoving equipment
S8.1.2 - operating agricultural or forestry equipment
- apply precision farming
- clear woodland
- drive agricultural machines
- drive timber machine
- execute fertilisation
- load timber onto a skidder
- maintain aquaculture cage equipment
- maintain forestry equipment
- manage grain storage
- minimise environmental impact on the surrounding area
- operate farm equipment
- operate fish capture equipment
- operate fishing equipment
- operate forestry equipment
- operate forestry machinery
- operate horticulture equipment
- operate landscaping equipment
- operate turf management equipment
- operate various kinds of grass maintenance equipment
- prepare equipment for harvest
- set up fish harvesting equipment
- tow a tractor implement using the power take-off
S8.1.3 - operating lifting or moving equipment
S8.2 - driving vehicles
S8.3 - operating watercraft
S8.4 - operating machinery for the extraction and processing of raw materials
S8.5 - operating machinery for the manufacture of products
S8.6 - using precision instrumentation and equipment
S8.7 - installing, maintaining and repairing mechanical equipment
S8.8 - installing, maintaining and repairing electrical, electronic and precision equipment
S8.9 - operating aircraft
T - transversal skills and competences

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operate agricultural machinery

skills

working with machinery and specialised equipment

operating mobile plant

operating agricultural or forestry equipment

operate farm equipment

operate agricultural machinery

operate agricultural machinery

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Description

Operate motorised agricultural equipment including tractors, balers, sprayers, ploughs, mowers, combines, earthmoving equipment, trucks, and irrigation equipment.

Alternative Labels

agricultural machinery operating

farm machinery operating

motorised agricultural machinery operating

motorised farm machinery operating

operate farm machinery

operate motorised agricultural machinery

operating farm machinery

operating motorised agricultural machinery

operating motorised farm machinery

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skill

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sector specific skills and competences

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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)