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K - knowledge
L - language skills and knowledge
S - skills
S1 - communication, collaboration and creativity
S2 - information skills
S2.0 - information skills
S2.1 - conducting studies, investigations and examinations
S2.2 - documenting and recording information
S2.3 - managing information
S2.4 - processing information
S2.5 - measuring physical properties
S2.6 - calculating and estimating
S2.6.0 - calculating and estimating
S2.6.1 - performing calculations
S2.6.2 - determining values of goods or services
S2.6.3 - estimating resource needs
- analyse the need for technical resources
- assess operating cost
- assess project resource needs
- calculate costs for animal embryo transfer
- calculate costs of repair operations
- calculate design costs
- calculate needs for construction supplies
- calculate quotations for security devices services
- decide quantity of explosives required
- develop artistic project budgets
- employ assessment techniques to anticipate translation efforts
- estimate amount of paint
- estimate budget for interior design plans
- estimate cost of building materials
- estimate cost of jewellery and watches' maintenance
- estimate costs in farm
- estimate costs of installing telecommunication devices
- estimate costs of required supplies
- estimate damage
- estimate duration of work
- estimate harvest costs
- estimate needs of artistic production
- estimate profitability
- estimate repair priority
- estimate restoration costs
- estimate restoration costs of antique items
- forecast production quantities
- identify energy needs
- perform resource planning
- prepare cost-plus pricing models
- select restoration activities
- tally lumber
S2.7 - analysing and evaluating information and data
S2.8 - monitoring, inspecting and testing
S2.9 - monitoring developments in area of expertise
S3 - assisting and caring
S4 - management skills
S5 - working with computers
S6 - handling and moving
S7 - constructing
S8 - working with machinery and specialised equipment
T - transversal skills and competences

accurately estimate work hours

skills

management skills

organising, planning and scheduling work and activities

organising, planning and scheduling work and activities

organise labour

accurately estimate work hours

accurately estimate work hours

Description

Description

Assess the necessary work hours, equipment, and skills required to successfully complete a task.

Alternative Labels

accurately estimate labour hours

accurately estimate man hours

assess human resources required to successfully complete a task

assess work hours required to successfully complete a task

estimate labour hours accurately

estimate man hours accurately

estimate required human resources to complete a task

estimate work hours accurately

make an estimate of work hours required to successfully complete a task

predict work hours required to successfully complete a task

Skill type

skill

Skill reusability level

cross-sector 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 v1.2 (Last update 15/05/2024)