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The most researched job profiles have been identified in 6 countries. For every profile, the related skills have been listed.

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NAME OF THE JOB PROFILE:
Driver of trucks and heavy vehicles
Description of the job profile
Workers included in this job profile group drive trucks and heavy goods vehicles for the transport of goods, supervise the operations of loading and unloading, provide refueling, act in accordance with mechanical characteristics, road conditions and current legislation.
Economical sector
Primary, Secondary
Country
Italy
Qualifications required
Diploma di Istruzione Superiore Secondaria
Secondary School Education - high school
Knowledge
Knowledge Description Level
Customer care Knowledge of the principles and procedures to provide services to customers and people. It includes evaluation of customer needs, achievement of standard of quality and evaluation of customer satisfaction. Level 2
Knowledge of materials/goods and techniques/procedures Knowledge of principles and methods for transporting people or goods by aircraft, rail, sea or road; it includes the knowledge to calculate the costs and benefits of transport. Level 2
Knowledge of materials/goods and techniques/procedures Knowledge of principles and methods for transporting people or goods by aircraft, rail, sea or road; it includes the knowledge to calculate the costs and benefits of transport. Level 2
Languages Knowledge of linguistic structures, meanings and pronunciation of words. Level 2
Languages Knowledge of grammar rules. Level 2
Law Knowledge of the Highway Code, legislation on goods in particular on agricultural products, perishable goods and special or hazardous goods. Level 2
Maintaining/Constracting structures Knowledge of machines and equipment, including their design, use, repair and maintenance. Level 2
Skills
Skill Description Level
Ability to work under pressure To drive under stress and for long time. Level 2
Back-office To take instructions, fill in and check documents. Level 2
Communication skills To pay full attention to what people say, focusing on the essential in order to ask question in appropriate ways, avoiding interruptions. Level 2
Languages To speak clearly in order to give information effectively. Level 2
Using of technical tools To deal with the use of appropriate equipment, tools and materials needed to work. Level 2
Using of technical tools To know parking maneuvers, docking and undocking trailers. Level 2
Maintaining-Constracting structures Perform routine maintenance on equipment and determine when and what kind of maintenance is needed Level 2
Management of goods and procedures To check the status of the mean of transport (fuel, oil, filters, tires, etc.). Level 2
Competences
Competence Description Level
Initiative/entrepreneurship Management of a plurality of tasks (administrative, accounting, etc.). Level 2
Organisational competences Planning of transport and delivery operations. Level 2
Personal/behavioural competences Sense of responsibility. Level 2
Problem solving Problem solving. Level 2
Time management Time management. Level 2
Personal Attitude
- Attitude to evaluate between several objects which is closer or farther away or to assess the distance between itself and an object.
- Attitude to see details at a distance.
- Attitude to see objects or movements of objects on one side while looking ahead.
- Attitude to understand that something is wrong or that it will go wrong (this refers to the attitude to recognize problems not to solve them).
- Ability to locate your position in relation to the environment or to identify how other objects are positioned relative to each other

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