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S6.1 - sorting and packaging goods and materials
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S6.3 - transforming and blending materials
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S6.4.2 - planting, pruning and harvesting trees, crops and other plants
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- extract coppice
- fell trees
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S6.11 - cleaning
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prune plants

skills

handling and moving

tending plants and crops

planting, pruning and harvesting trees, crops and other plants

prune plants

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Description

Carry out pruning with relevant tools, related to the different purposes like maintenance pruning, pruning for growth, pruning for fruiting, debudding and volume reduction.

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carrying out pruning

carry out pruning

plant pruning

plants pruning

prune plants

pruning plants

use pruning tools

using pruning tools

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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).

CONTACT ESCO
Current version: ESCO v1.1.2 (Last update 22/02/2024)