Skills by Occupation
The skills each role needs — from the EU's official ESCO classification.
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Electrician
Civil engineer
Graphic designer
early years teaching assistant
ESCO occupation · 20 essential, 15 optional skills. Click a skill to find jobs that mention it.
Essential skills
perform playground surveillance
maintain students' discipline
implement care programmes for children
encourage students to acknowledge their achievements
children's physical development
workplace sanitation
provide lesson materials
give constructive feedback
observe student's progress
attend to children's basic physical needs
assist students in their learning
guarantee students' safety
support children's wellbeing
provide teacher support
assess the development of youth
manage children's problems
assist students with equipment
support the positiveness of youths
assist in children's development of basic personal skills
kindergarten school procedures
Optional & specialised skills
learning difficulties
perform classroom management
organise creative performance
prepare lesson content
maintain relations with children's parents
common children's diseases
escort students on a field trip
curriculum objectives
teamwork principles
provide after school care
facilitate teamwork between students
liaise with educational support staff
teach kindergarten class content
promote the safeguarding of young people
first aid
Other matches: early years special educational needs teacher · university teaching assistant · Montessori school teacher · early years teacher · secondary school teaching assistant
Coming next: live skill demand and trends — how often each skill
actually appears in job ads — arrive with the EURES / Cedefop integration. The skills above
are the canonical requirements for the role from the EU ESCO taxonomy.