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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
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
S6.5 - assembling and fabricating products
S6.6 - making moulds, casts, models and patterns
S6.7 - using hand tools
S6.9 - handling animals
S6.11 - cleaning
S6.11.0 - cleaning
S6.11.1 - cleaning tools, equipment, workpieces and vehicles
S6.11.2 - cleaning interior and exterior of buildings
- clean building facade
- clean building floors
- clean confined spaces
- clean furniture
- clean glass surfaces
- clean particular areas manually
- clean public areas
- clean rooms
- clean ships
- clean spa work areas
- clean toilet facilities
- clean train interiors
- clean upholstered furniture
- clean warehouse
- conduct cleaning in place
- ensure sanitation
- groom carpets
- handover the food preparation area
- handover the service area
- maintain animal accommodation hygienic
- maintain bar cleanliness
- maintain check-out area cleanliness
- maintain cleanliness in the cloak room
- maintain game area
- maintain manufacturing rooms
- maintain storage facilities
- maintain store cleanliness
- maintain the greenhouse
- maintain waterbased aquaculture facilities
- maintain work area cleanliness
- make the beds
- operate floor cleaning equipment
- operate pressure washer
- prepare cleaning materials for window cleaning
- remove dust
- restock toilet facilities' supplies
- sanitise winery area
- service rooms
- use a water-fed pole system
- vacuum surfaces
S6.11.3 - cleaning outdoor spaces
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

This concept is obsolete

clean surfaces

skills

handling and moving

cleaning

cleaning interior and exterior of buildings

clean surfaces

clean surfaces

Concept overview

Description

Disinfect surfaces in accordance with sanitary standards.

Scope note

Including walls, floors, tables, kitchen and service equipment

Alternative Labels

clean floors

clean surface

clean tables

clean the surfaces

clean walls

clean worktops

clear tables

Skill type

skill

Skill reusability level

cross-sector skills and competences

Relationships

Broader concepts

Narrower skills

Essential for

Optional for

Concept status

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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)