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Hard skills
Parent term: Skills
2 child terms
 The technical and analytical competencies and know-how that allow the worker to perform the mechanical aspects of a job Source: OECD/KRIVET 2012, South Korea
Child terms
Generic hard skillsTechnical and job-specific abilities, which can be applied effectively in almost all jobs in a majority of companies, occupations and sectors and in personal life and which are thus perceived as highly transferable. Source: EU commission (Progress) 2011, Europe
| Organisation: | European Union Commission , Europe |
| Source: | Transferability of Skills across Economic Sectors (2011) |
| Description: | The project analysed the role and importance of transferable skills with regard to the employability, adaptability and occupationamobility of people on the labour market. This analysis is based in the first instance on existing experience and available information, including the findings of 18 sector studies (see European Commission 2009a) to identify future skills.p. 7 (Executive summary)  |
Specific hard skillsSpecific hard skills are technical and job-specific abilities that are applicable in a small number of companies, occupationsand sectors. They describe special attributes for performing an occupation in practice Source: EU commission (Progress) 2011, Europe
| Organisation: | European Union Commission , Europe |
| Source: | Transferability of Skills across Economic Sectors (2011) |
| Description: | The project analysed the role and importance of transferable skills with regard to the employability, adaptability and occupationamobility of people on the labour market. This analysis is based in the first instance on existing experience and available information, including the findings of 18 sector studies (see European Commission 2009a) to identify future skills.p. 7 (Executive summary)  |
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