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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
S4.0 - management skills
S4.1 - developing objectives and strategies
S4.2 - organising, planning and scheduling work and activities
S4.3 - allocating and controlling resources
S4.4 - performing administrative activities
S4.5 - leading and motivating
S4.6 - building and developing teams
S4.7 - recruiting and hiring
S4.8 - supervising people
S4.8.0 - supervising people
S4.8.1 - supervising a team or group
S4.8.2 - assigning work to others
S4.8.3 - monitoring and evaluating the performance of individuals
- analyse data about clients
- analyse own performance
- analyse personal fitness information
- analyse processes influencing health care delivery
- analyse the original actor's way of speaking
- analyse your fight discipline expertise
- apply music therapy assessment methods
- assess carriers
- assess character
- assess employees' capability levels
- assess ICT knowledge
- assess performance in sport events
- assess progress with the artistic team
- assess social service users' situation
- assess social work students
- assess students
- assess students' preliminary learning experiences
- assess the compatibility of individuals and animals to work together
- assess the development of youth
- assess the work during the performance
- assess users' interaction with ICT applications
- assess your competencies in leading community arts
- assess candidates
- attend to sophrology clients
- conclude the psychotherapeutic relationship
- conduct flight proficiency checks
- conduct performance measurement
- consider social impact of actions on service users
- correct fitness customers
- empathise with outdoor groups
- enforce chimney sweeping quality standards
- evaluate cultural venue visitor needs
- evaluate employees
- evaluate employees work
- evaluate older adults' ability to take care of themselves
- evaluate own dance abilities
- evaluate performance of organisational collaborators
- evaluate staff performance in social work
- evaluate supporting team in community arts program
- guide analysis of a recorded performance
- identify education needs
- identify skills gaps
- identify training needs
- identify undetected organisational needs
- implement evaluation methods in music therapy
- inspect staff
- involve service users and carers in care planning
- judge sport performances
- maintain personal development in psychotherapy
- maintain students' discipline
- manage online communications
- manage truck drivers
- match needs of target community with your skills
- monitor assessment
- monitor cashiers
- monitor contractor performance
- monitor crew members operating engines
- monitor customer service
- monitor drivers
- monitor performers
- monitor recommendation follow-up
- monitor student's behaviour
- organise staff assessment
- oversee rehabilitation process
- perform classroom management
- perform educational testing
- perform occupation analyses
- personalise sports programme
- prepare the assessment of prior learning
- profile people
- recognise indicators of gifted student
- recognise indicators of problem betting
S4.9 - making decisions
S5 - working with computers
S6 - handling and moving
S7 - constructing
S8 - working with machinery and specialised equipment
T - transversal skills and competences

This concept is obsolete

assess prior learning

skills

management skills

supervising people

monitoring and evaluating the performance of individuals

assess prior learning

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Evaluate the candidates’ vocational competences, skills and knowledge through tests, interviews, simulations, and evidence of prior learning according to a pre-defined standard or procedure. Formulate summative statements of the displayed competences in comparison to set expectations.

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assess prior knowledge and skills

evaluate prior knowledge and skills

evaluate prior learning

Skill type

skill

Skill reusability level

occupation specific skills and competences

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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)