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S1 - communication, collaboration and creativity
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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
- apply alternate wetting and drying techniques
- apply prescribed herbicides
- apply sustainable tillage techniques
- control tree diseases
- create garden areas
- cultivate crops for biomass
- cultivate hops
- cultivate plankton
- enhance landscapes
- ensure soil fertility
- establish vertical gardens
- grow plants
- integrated food-energy systems
- irrigate soil
- maintain ground
- maintain landscape site
- maintain plant health
- maintain plants' growth
- maintain turf and grass
- manage canopy
- manage crop production
- manage crop rotation
- manage pest and weed control
- monitor crops
- monitor fields
- monitor forage grazing plans
- monitor grapes
- monitor tree health
- nurse plants
- nurse trees
- organise irrigation
- oversee vineyard floor activities
- participate in vine maintenance
- perform weed control operations
- prepare planting area
- prepare sites for planting of grass
- prepare the ground
- provide lawn care
- set up drip irrigation system
- spray pesticides
- spread fertiliser
- tend vines
- vegetation control
S6.4.2 - planting, pruning and harvesting trees, crops and other plants
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

maintain plant soil nutrition

skills

handling and moving

tending plants and crops

cultivating land and crops

maintain plant soil nutrition

Description

Description

Manage and support overall soil nutrition. Practice sustainable gardening techniques and integrated pest management in gardens both outdoor and indoor.

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ensure nutrition of plant soil

ensure plant soil nutrition

ensuring nutrition of plant soil

ensuring plant soil nutrition

maintaining nutrition of plant soil

maintaining plant soil nutrition

maintain nutrition of plant soil

plant soil nutrition ensuring

plant soil nutrition maintaining

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skill

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