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European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations (ESCO)

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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
040 - business, administration and law not further defined
041 - business and administration
- operational research
0410 - business and administration not further defined
0411 - accounting and taxation
0412 - finance, banking and insurance
- asset management
- banking activities
- budgetary principles
- business loans
- business valuation techniques
- claims procedures
- credit card payments
- credit control processes
- crowdsourcing strategy
- cryptocurrency
- debt classification
- debt collection techniques
- debt systems
- financial analysis
- financial capability
- financial department processes
- financial engineering
- financial forecasting
- financial jurisdiction
- financial markets
- financial products
- financial statements
- foreign valuta
- fundamental analysis
- funding methods
- global standards for sustainability reporting
- green bonds
- impact investing
- insurance market
- international financial reporting standards
- investment analysis
- investment banking
- microfinance
- modern portfolio theory
- mortgage loans
- principles of insurance
- public offering
- rail project financing
- reinsurance
- risk transfer
- securities
- social bonds
- stock market
- student financial aid programmes
- sustainable finance
- types of insurance
0413 - management and administration
0414 - marketing and advertising
0415 - secretarial and office work
0416 - wholesale and retail sales
0417 - work skills
0419 - business and administration not elsewhere classified
042 - law
048 - inter-disciplinary programmes and qualifications involving business, administration and law
049 - business, administration and law not elsewhere classified
05 - natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
06 - information and communication technologies (icts)
07 - engineering, manufacturing and construction
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

This concept is obsolete

public finance

knowledge

business, administration and law

business and administration

finance, banking and insurance

public finance

Concept overview

Description

The economic influence of the government, and the workings of government revenue and expenditures.

Alternative Labels

government taxations

public income

public money

government money

government revenues

government income

public revenues

public taxations

Skill type

knowledge

Skill reusability level

cross-sector skills and competences

Relationships

Broader concepts

Narrower skills

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Optional for

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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)