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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
S5.0 - working with computers
S5.1 - programming computer systems
S5.1.0 - programming computer systems
- analyse software specifications
- apply reverse engineering
- build recommender systems
- conduct ICT code review
- create game testing software
- customise software for drive system
- debug software
- design component interfaces
- design interaction model
- develop code exploits
- develop computer vision system
- develop ICT device driver
- develop reporting software
- develop software prototype
- develop statistical software
- develop translation memory software
- develop virtual game engine
- develop with cloud services
- do cloud refactoring
- execute software tests
- explain distributed ledger technologies principles
- implement ICT coding conventions
- operate open source software
- perform dimensionality reduction
- perform software recovery testing
- perform software unit testing
- program firmware
- use automatic programming
- use concurrent programming
- use functional programming
- use interface description language
- use logic programming
- use markup languages
- use object-oriented programming
- use query languages
- use scripting programming
- utilise computer-aided software engineering tools
- utilise machine learning
- utilise regular expressions
S5.2 - setting up and protecting computer systems
S5.5 - accessing and analysing digital data
S5.6 - using digital tools for collaboration, content creation and problem solving
S5.7 - using digital tools to control machinery
S6 - handling and moving
S7 - constructing
S8 - working with machinery and specialised equipment
T - transversal skills and competences

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develop data processing applications

skills

working with computers

programming computer systems

programming computer systems

develop data processing applications

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Description

Create a customised software for processing data by selecting and using the appropriate computer programming language in order for an ICT system to produce demanded output based on expected input.

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occupation 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)