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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
S6.4.0 - tending plants and crops
S6.4.1 - cultivating land and crops
S6.4.2 - planting, pruning and harvesting trees, crops and other plants
- care for the wildlife
- de-limb trees
- extract coppice
- fell trees
- harvest grapes
- harvest timber
- identify trees to fell
- improve timber stands
- operate hand pruning equipment
- organise tree plantations
- perform tree thinning
- plant green plants
- plant trees
- plant vine yards
- process arisings from treework operations
- propagate plants
- prune hedges and trees
- prune plants
- seed the ground
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
S6.12 - 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

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harvest crop

skills

handling and moving

tending plants and crops

cultivating land and crops

manage crop production

harvest crop

Concept overview

Description

Mow, pick or cut agricultural crop products manually or using appropriate tools and machinery. Taking into account the relevant quality criteria of products, hygiene prescriptions and using the appropriate methods.

Alternative Labels

cover crop harvesting

cover crops harvesting

cover crop sowing and harvesting

crop gathering

crop harvesting

crops gathering

crops harvesting

gather crop

gathering of crop

harvest cover crops

harvest crop

harvesting of crop

sow and harvest cover crops

Skill type

skill

Skill reusability level

sector 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)