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Land-based machinery technician

Other names

land-based machinery technicians, landbased machinery technician, land-based machinery mechanic

Farm machines and processing

They maintain and repair farm machines like tractors, take them apart, fix them, clean and oil parts, and test them.

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The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Reassemble machines and equipment following repair, testing operation and making adjustments, as necessary.

  2. 2

    Maintain, repair, and overhaul farm machinery and vehicles, such as tractors, harvesters, and irrigation systems.

  3. 3

    Examine and listen to equipment, read inspection reports, and confer with customers to locate and diagnose malfunctions.

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Sources

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Uganda programmes: NCHE accredited programmes and the health, vocational and teacher training bodies

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National Council for Higher Education, UHPAB, UVTAB, the TVET Council, UNMC, AHPC, UNITE and others. Gathered by The Collar360.

Public registers

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

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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

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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

français
technicien d’engins agricoles/technicienne d’engins agricoles
español
técnico de mantenimiento de maquinaria agrícola/técnica de mantenimiento de maquinaria agrícola
العربية
فني آلات الأراضي
português
Técnico de maquinaria terrestre/Técnica de maquinaria terrestre
Deutsch
Servicetechniker für Landmaschinen/Servicetechnikerin für Landmaschinen
italiano
tecnico dei macchinari di terra

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