# Competences — horticulture production manager

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/d36b66f8-c08a-4416-953b-62c271ca7509).

## Essential

- **budgetary principles** (knowledge)
- **coordinate greenhouse environment** (skill/competence)
- **create soil and plant improvement programmes** (skill/competence)
- **crop production principles** (knowledge)
- **develop agricultural production plans** (skill/competence)
- **ensure soil fertility** (skill/competence)
- **environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry** (knowledge)
- **execute disease and pest control activities** (skill/competence)
- **fertilisation principles** (knowledge)
- **greenhouse types** (knowledge)
- **grow plants** (skill/competence)
- **harvest crop** (skill/competence)
- **health and safety regulations** (knowledge)
- **horticulture principles** (knowledge)
- **leadership principles** (knowledge)
- **maintain plant health** (skill/competence)
- **maintain plant soil nutrition** (skill/competence)
- **maintain storage facilities** (skill/competence)
- **make independent operating decisions** (skill/competence)
- **manage crop production** (skill/competence)
- **manage production enterprise** (skill/competence)
- **monitor fields** (skill/competence)
- **operate horticulture equipment** (skill/competence)
- **optimise production** (skill/competence)
- **pest control in plants** (knowledge)
- **plant disease control** (knowledge)
- **plant harvest methods** (knowledge)
- **plant propagation** (knowledge)
- **plant species** (knowledge)
- **project management principles** (knowledge)
- **propagate plants** (skill/competence)
- **prune plants** (skill/competence)
- **pruning techniques** (knowledge)
- **pruning types** (knowledge)
- **quality criteria for storage facilities** (knowledge)
- **soil structure** (knowledge)
- **store crops** (skill/competence)
- **store products** (skill/competence)
- **supervise hygiene procedures in agricultural settings** (skill/competence)
- **types of storage facilities** (knowledge)
- **use agricultural information systems and databases** (skill/competence)
- **watering principles** (knowledge)

## Optional

- advise customers on types of flowers (skill/competence)
- advise on plant fertilizer (skill/competence)
- agricultural business management (knowledge)
- agritourism (knowledge)
- agronomical production principles (knowledge)
- agronomy (knowledge)
- apply sustainable tillage techniques (skill/competence)
- assign duties to agriculture workers (skill/competence)
- create flower arrangements (skill/competence)
- customer relationship management (knowledge)
- direct the preparation of food (skill/competence)
- drive agricultural machines (skill/competence)
- e-agriculture (knowledge)
- ecology (knowledge)
- ensure quality control in packaging (skill/competence)
- execute fertilisation (skill/competence)
- food legislation (knowledge)
- food plant design (skill/competence)
- food safety principles (knowledge)
- food safety standards (knowledge)
- handle veterinary emergencies (skill/competence)
- implement landscaping projects (skill/competence)
- keep task records (skill/competence)
- maintain technical equipment (skill/competence)
- manage agricultural staff (skill/competence)
- manage agritourism activities (skill/competence)
- negotiate sales contracts (skill/competence)
- organic farming (knowledge)
- perform on-farm product processing (skill/competence)
- pick orders of agricultural products (skill/competence)
- place orders for flower products (skill/competence)
- prepare flower arrangements (skill/competence)
- prepare planting area (skill/competence)
- present the farm facilities (skill/competence)
- promote farm products (skill/competence)
- provide agri-touristic services (skill/competence)
- recruit personnel (skill/competence)
- select adequate packaging for food products (skill/competence)
- sell flowers (skill/competence)
- use gardening equipment (skill/competence)