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K - knowledge
00 - generic programmes and qualifications
01 - education
02 - arts and humanities
03 - social sciences, journalism and information
04 - business, administration and law
05 - natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
06 - information and communication technologies (icts)
061 - information and communication technologies (icts)
0610 - information and communication technologies (icts) not further defined
0611 - computer use
0612 - database and network design and administration
0613 - software and applications development and analysis
- ABAP
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- adobe creative suite
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- Aircrack (penetration testing tool)
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- Ajax Framework
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- Apache Tomcat
- APL
- application usability
- ASP.NET
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- Backbox (penetration testing tool)
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- blockchain design patterns
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- C#
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- CAD software
- CADD software
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- Cain and Abel (penetration testing tool)
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- hardware testing methods
- Haskell
- hazard analysis and critical control points
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- incremental development
- internet governance
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- Java (computer programming)
- JavaScript
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- ML (computer programming)
- mobile device software frameworks
- mobile operating systems
- N1QL
- Nessus
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- object-oriented modelling
- Objective-C
- Octopus Deploy
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- OpenEdge Advanced Business Language
- operating systems
- optical character recognition software
- Oracle Application Development Framework
- Oracle WebLogic
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- Pascal (computer programming)
- penetration testing tool
- Perl
- PHP
- Prolog (computer programming)
- Prototyping development
- Puppet (tools for software configuration management)
- Python (computer programming)
- quantum computing
- query languages
- R
- Rapid application development
- resource description framework query language
- Ruby (computer programming)
- Salt (tools for software configuration management)
- Samurai Web Testing Framework
- SAP R3
- SAS language
- Scala
- Scratch (computer programming)
- Smalltalk (computer programming)
- smart contract
- smart contract programming languages
- software anomalies
- software components libraries
- software components suppliers
- software design methodologies
- software frameworks
- software metrics
- software UI design patterns
- Solidity
- SPARK
- SPARQL
- Spiral development
- SQL
- STAF
- Swift (computer programming)
- system design
- systems theory
- systems thinking
- THC Hydra
- tools for ICT test automation
- tools for software configuration management
- TypeScript
- usability engineering
- Vagrant
- VBScript
- Visual Basic
- Vyper
- Waterfall development
- web programming
- web services
- WebCMS
- WhiteHat Sentinel
- WildFly
- Wireshark
- WordPress
- World Wide Web Consortium standards
- XQuery
0619 - information and communication technologies not elsewhere classified
068 - inter-disciplinary programmes and qualifications involving information and communication technologies (icts)
07 - engineering, manufacturing and construction
08 - agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
09 - health and welfare
10 - services
99 - field unknown
L - language skills and knowledge
S - skills
T - transversal skills and competences

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systems development life-cycle

knowledge

information and communication technologies (icts)

information and communication technologies (icts)

software and applications development and analysis

systems development life-cycle

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Description

The sequence of steps, such as planning, creating, testing and deploying and the models for the development and life-cycle management of a system.

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application development life-cycle

Skill type

knowledge

Skill reusability level

cross-sector 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)