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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
S3.0 - assisting and caring
S3.1 - counselling
S3.2 - providing health care or medical treatments
S3.2.0 - providing health care or medical treatments
S3.2.1 - providing medical, dental and nursing care
S3.2.2 - performing surgical procedures
S3.2.3 - providing physical therapies
S3.2.4 - providing psychological and occupational therapies
S3.2.5 - prescribing and ordering medical tests, treatments or devices
S3.2.6 - fitting assistive devices
- adjust cochlear implants
- apply foot casts
- apply supports for spinal adjustment
- fit contact lenses
- fit low vision aids
- handle contact lenses
- perform a prosthetic examination of the patient
- stretch belts
- support service users to use technological aids
- tailor orthopaedic footwear
- test prosthetic-orthotic devices
- use orthodontic tools
S3.3 - protecting and enforcing
S3.4 - providing information and support to the public and clients
S3.5 - preparing and serving food and drinks
S3.6 - providing general personal care
S4 - management skills
S5 - working with computers
S6 - handling and moving
S7 - constructing
S8 - working with machinery and specialised equipment
T - transversal skills and competences

provide assistive technology

transversal skills and competences

social and communication skills and competences

supporting others

advise others

provide assistive technology

skills

assisting and caring

providing health care or medical treatments

fitting assistive devices

provide assistive technology

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Description

Provide persons with assistive technology to enable them to perform activities more functionally.

Alternative Labels

enable persons in need of assistive technology to use them

offer assistive technology

provide assistive-technlogy

provide assistive technologies

provide assistive technology

Skill type

skill

Skill reusability level

occupation 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 v1.1.2 (Last update 22/02/2024)