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§ OCCUPATION · GLOBAL STANDARDS

land-based machinery operator

Land-based machinery operators operate specialised equipment and machinery for agricultural production and maintenance of landscape.

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Description

Land-based machinery operators operate specialised equipment and machinery for agricultural production and maintenance of landscape.

Theoretical Knowledge

ESSENTIALTheoretical knowledge required

herbicides pesticides road traffic laws plant disease control mechanical tools

OPTIONALAdjacent knowledge that strengthens fit

fertilisation principles environmental policy variety of botanicals fertiliser products agronomy

Practical Skills

ESSENTIALApplied skills & competences

handling chemical products for soil and plants operate agricultural machinery follow written instructions identify plants characteristics drive agricultural machines harvest crop tow a tractor implement using the power take-off work in a land-based team spread fertiliser

OPTIONALOptional competences

maintain mechanical equipment apply precision farming operate GPS systems load equipment use different communication channels address problems critically make independent operating decisions create solutions to problems communicate with customers irrigate soil prepare equipment for harvest operate landscaping equipment unload equipment perform loading and unloading operations

GLOBAL RESOURCE

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SKILLS OVERVIEW

33 total

14 essential · 19 optional

Data Source: Unified Global Standards (ISCED, ISCO, O*NET, ESCO)

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