Skills by Occupation
The skills each role needs — from the EU's official ESCO classification.
Software developer
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Network engineer
Database administrator
Accountant
Registered nurse
Electrician
Civil engineer
Graphic designer
bereavement counsellor
ESCO occupation · 46 essential, 1 optional skills. Click a skill to find jobs that mention it.
Essential skills
promote inclusion
provide social counselling
maintain the trust of service users
stages of bereavement
handle conflicts
build helping relationship with social service users
organise relapse prevention
maintain a non-emotional involvement
reflexion
encourage counselled clients to examine themselves
deliver social services in diverse cultural communities
relate empathetically
apply socially just working principles
communicate with social service users
communicate professionally with colleagues in other fields
help clients make decisions during counselling sessions
accept own accountability
promote social change
cognitive behavioural therapy
have emotional intelligence
cooperate at inter-professional level
listen actively
human psychological development
supervision of persons
refer social service users
legal requirements in the social sector
assess social service users' situation
manage social crisis
perform therapy sessions
social justice
maintain records of work with service users
undertake continuous professional development in social work
social sciences
client-centred counselling
manage stress in organisation
promote human rights
counselling methods
demonstrate leadership in social service cases
apply quality standards in social services
respond to individuals' extreme emotions
report on social development
help clients cope with grief
follow health and safety precautions in social care practices
behavioural therapy
psychological theories
psychology
Optional & specialised skills
Other matches: social counsellor · educational counsellor · marriage counsellor · drug and alcohol addiction counsellor · sexual violence counsellor
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.