The Collar360

Blacksmith

Other names

foundry patternmaker technician, patternmaking operator, sheet metal technician, artisan blacksmith, forgeworker, sheet metal apprentice, forge worker, heritage blacksmith, foundry moulding operator, patternmaking technician, craft blacksmith, horseshoe maker

Metalwork and welding

They heat metal in a fire, then shape it with a hammer, chisel and anvil to make things like horse shoes.

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  1. 1

    Heat metal, usually steel, in a forge.

  2. 2

    Shape hot metal with a hammer.

  3. 3

    Cut and shape metal with a chisel.

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

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In other languages

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forgeron/forgeronne
español
herrero/herrera
العربية
حداد / حدادة
português
Ferreiro/Ferreira
Deutsch
Schmied/Schmiedin
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fabbro maniscalco

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