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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
S3.0 - assisting and caring
S3.1 - counselling
S3.2 - providing health care or medical treatments
S3.3 - protecting and enforcing
S3.4 - providing information and support to the public and clients
S3.5 - preparing and serving food and drinks
S3.6 - providing general personal care
S3.6.0 - providing personal care
S3.6.1 - assisting people with mobility
S3.6.2 - assisting with personal needs
S3.6.3 - caring for children
- assist children in developing personal skills
- assist children with homework
- attend to children's basic physical needs
- care for the new-born infant
- conduct foster care visits
- contribute to the safeguarding of children
- determine child welfare
- handle children's problems
- implement care programmes for children
- provide after school care
- provide chaperone for children on set
- supervise children
- support children's wellbeing
- support traumatised children
S3.6.4 - styling hair and providing beauty treatments
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

This concept is obsolete

play with children

skills

assisting and caring

providing general personal care

caring for children

play with children

Concept overview

Description

Engage in activities for enjoyment, tailored to children of a certain age. Be creative and improvise to amuse children with activities such as tinkering, sports or board games.

Alternative Labels

do sport with children

play around with children

playing with children

play with child

Skill type

skill

Skill reusability level

cross-sector skills and competences

Relationships

Broader concepts

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Optional for

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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)