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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
- accurately estimate work hours
- 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 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

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calculate design costs

skills

information skills

calculating and estimating

estimating resource needs

calculate design costs

transversal skills and competences

core skills and competences

working with numbers and measures

carry out calculations

calculate design costs

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Calculate design costs to make sure the project is financially viable.

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calculate costs of design

calculate designing costs

estimate design costs

estimate project costs

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skill

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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)