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K - knowledge
L - language skills and knowledge
S - skills
S1 - communication, collaboration and creativity
S1.0 - communication, collaboration and creativity
S1.1 - negotiating
S1.2 - liaising and networking
S1.2.0 - liaising and networking
S1.2.1 - communicating with colleagues and clients
S1.2.3 - developing professional relationships or networks
S1.2.4 - advocating for individual or community needs
- advocate for consumer matters in production plants
- advocate for healthcare users' needs
- advocate for others
- advocate for social service users
- advocate health
- analyse community needs
- apply case management
- apply knowledge of human behaviour
- assist community
- build community relations
- conserve water resource
- create advocacy material
- defend human rights
- facilitate physical activity in the community
- foster dialogue in society
- influence legislators
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- influence voting behaviour
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- present arguments persuasively
- prevent communicable diseases' outbreaks
- promote equality in sport activities
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- promote human rights implementation
- promote service users' rights
- promote social awareness
- promote the safeguarding of young people
- promote youth work in the local community
- protect client interests
- protect employee rights
- raise awareness on local community's priorities
- represent national interests
- represent special-interest groups' members
- work effectively with animal-related organisations
S1.2.5 - collaborating and liaising
S1.3 - teaching and training
S1.4 - presenting information
S1.5 - advising and consulting
S1.6 - promoting, selling and purchasing
S1.7 - obtaining information verbally
S1.8 - working with others
S1.9 - solving problems
S1.11 - designing systems and products
S1.12 - creating artistic, visual or instructive materials
S1.13 - writing and composing
S1.14 - performing and entertaining
S1.15 - using more than one language
S2 - information skills
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

empower social service users

skills

communication, collaboration and creativity

liaising and networking

advocating for individual or community needs

empower social service users

Description

Description

Enable individuals, families, groups and communities to gain more control over their lives and environment, either by themselves or with the help of others.

Alternative Labels

empower a social service user

empower social service user

empower social service users

enable social service users

help social service users to gain control over their lives

promote social service user empowerment

Skill type

skill

Skill reusability level

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).

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