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Skill is defined as the ability to carry out the tasks and duties of a given job. For the purposes of ISCO-08, two dimensions of skill are used to arrange occupations into groups. These are skill level and skill specialization.
Ability to apply knowledge and use know-how to complete tasks and solve problems.
Source: Cedefop, 2014; European Parliament and Council of the European Union, 2008
Ability to carry out mental or manual activity, acquired through learning and practice, where skill is an overarching term which includes knowledge, competency and experience as well as the ability to apply these in order to complete tasks and solve work-related problems.