The International standard classification of occupations (ISCO-88) defines two dimensions of skill:
- the skill level which is a function of the complexity and range of the tasks and duties involved; and
- the skill specialisation defined by the field of knowledge required, the tools and machinery used, the materials worked on or with, as well as the kinds of goods and services produced.
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Source
- OECD/Eurostat, "The measurement of scientific and technological activities; manual on the measurement of human resources devoted to S&T; Canberra Manual", OECD, Paris, 1995 -pdf