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S1 - communication, collaboration and creativity
S2 - information skills
S3 - assisting and caring
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S6.0 - handling and moving
S6.1 - sorting and packaging goods and materials
S6.2 - moving and lifting
S6.3 - transforming and blending materials
S6.4 - tending plants and crops
S6.4.0 - tending plants and crops
S6.4.1 - cultivating land and crops
S6.4.2 - planting, pruning and harvesting trees, crops and other plants
- care for the wildlife
- de-limb trees
- extract coppice
- fell trees
- harvest crop
- harvest grapes
- harvest timber
- identify trees to fell
- improve timber stands
- operate hand pruning equipment
- organise tree plantations
- plant green plants
- plant trees
- plant vine yards
- process arisings from treework operations
- propagate plants
- prune hedges and trees
- prune plants
- seed the ground
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

perform tree thinning

skills

information skills

analysing and evaluating information and data

analysing and evaluating information and data

minimize risks in tree operations

perform tree thinning

perform tree thinning

Description

Description

Removing some trees from a stand in order to improve tree health, timber value and production.

Alternative Labels

performing thinning of tree stand

performing tree thinning

perform thinning of tree stand

tree thinning performing

tree thinning undertaking

undertake thinning of tree stand

undertake tree thinning

undertaking thinning of tree stand

undertaking tree thinning

Skill type

skill

Skill reusability level

sector specific 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)