European Commission European Skills, CompetencesQualifications and Occupations (ESCO)

Information
Domain: 
Map of Family/Children Support International Organizations/Agencies (on skills standards)
Sector: 
Public
Level of Organization: 
International / EU
Organization's Role: 
Public Policy Maker, Co-legislator
Link: 
https://ec.europa.eu/esco/portal/home
Skills (if listed on the website): 

Classification provides hierarchy:

Occupations (1 of 9 group - relevant for Family support workforce)

-Professions

  • Legal, social and cultural professionals
  • Social and religious professionals
  • Social work and counselling professionals
  • Narrower occupations
  • Social counsellor
  • Social pedagogue
  • Social worker

I. Social worker  and

I.a. Family social worker

I.b. Social care/ Family support worker

Summary of Essential skills:

-Critical thinking

-Advocacy

-Decision making

-Organisation

-Problem solving

-Rapport/ helping relationship building

-Communication skills with clients and colleagues

-Active listening

-Negotiation

-Counselling

-Leadership

-Documentation and recording

-Empathy

-Conflict resolution

(Essential Knowledge and Optional Skills and Competences are somewhat different)

Target beneficiaries: 

States, stakeholders Interested professionals

Comments: 

http://data.europa.eu/esco/isco/C2635

http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/95d0a616-a4a9-4f56-a8fb-4de43cdb4c82

http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/4c89c65c-4e35-44e3-8fa0-5d73e9e15325

The European classification of Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations (ESCO) is one concrete implementation of the digital labour market policies put in place by the European Commission at European level.

ESCO works as a dictionary, describing, identifying and classifying professional occupations, skills, and qualifications.

The ESCO skills pillar distinguishes between i) skill/competence concepts and ii) knowledge concepts by indicating the skill type.