ESCO handbook – European skills, competences, qualifications and occupations

The ESCO handbook gives a general overview of the different aspects of the classification and is divided in four parts: – I. What is ESCO?: ESCO is a common classification language designed to connect people to jobs. – II. Developing ESCO: In this chapter, you will find information about the process that led to the publication of ESCO v1 including the actors involved, the governance structure and the different steps in the development of the classification. – III. Using ESCO: ESCO terminology can be used to support job matching, job searching, career management or labour market analysis. – IV. Keeping ESCO up-to-date.
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