ASSETs+ has contributed to the new version of the European classification of Skills, Competences, Occupations and Qualifications (ESCO)
The European Commission has published the new version of the European classification of Skills, Competences, Occupations and Qualifications (ESCO). ASSETs+ is one of the organisations who supported the update of ESCO and the release of ESCO 1.2.
This update cycle of ESCO v1.2 was focused on the green and digital transition, and on skills and occupations linked to the emerging technologies. ESCO v1.2 is one of the many initiatives under the European Year of Skills.
The Commission developed ESCO v1.2 based on a data-driven approach which combines human expertise and AI techniques for content creation and quality improvement. This includes leveraging AI to extract information on occupation and skills terms used in online job advertisements, courses and qualifications, national and international classifications of skills and occupations, sectoral publications and analyse them by using customized AI models to identify links with existing ESCO terms.
What has changed?
ESCO v1.2 includes:
35 occupations, 42 new skills and 196 new knowledge concepts have been added to the classification; 677 alternative labels are added to new or previous ESCO concepts, together with 96 hidden terms; 18 quality improvements tasks were performed. Over 12000 concepts have been updated. Improvements range from removing duplicate terms, correction of orphan skills, reallocation of skills and knowledges in the skills hierarchy; improvements on existing translations in 8 languages and inclusion of national sign languages.
How to access ESCO v1.2?
The occupations, skills and competences in the updated classification inall ESCO languages are available in theESCO portal, in the Download Section, andvia API.
