V Skill HF-D10.5-002 cross-sector 8 skills

Reducing energy and material consumption

Measures the consumption of energy, water and material in own process, identifies losses and implements measures that lower that consumption.

How hrmforce measures this

The candidate performs a representative work sample under standardised conditions.

Level	Behaviour at this level
N1 Guided	Records consumption as instructed and reports visible waste such as leakage or equipment running unnecessarily. works under supervision and follows instruction · routine, one variable at a time · own task
N3 Proficient	Analyses consumption in own process, names the largest single loss and implements an improvement with measurable effect. sets own approach and seeks input proactively · several variables, some ambiguity · own team or process
N5 Leading	Sets reduction targets for the organisation, builds the measurement system and links investments to a demonstrable decrease in consumption. sets the standard and the policy · strategic, under high uncertainty · organisation, value chain or profession

N2 and N4 are deliberately not anchored. Raters place them between the anchors, following the O*NET convention.

These skills inherit the assessment route and the behavioural anchors of this construct.

T	Skill	Definition	Demand outlook 2026 to 2030
V	Measuring energy consumption Energy measurement	Measures consumption per machine, line or room using submeters or logging and lists the values.	rising
V	Implementing an energy saving measure Energy saving measure	Implements a measure such as led lighting, insulation or adjusted operating hours and measures the effect afterwards.	rising
V	Identifying losses in the process Loss identification	Looks for where energy, material or water leaks away in the process and quantifies the loss per location.	rising
V	Detecting compressed air and steam leaks Leak detection	Walks the compressed air network and steam lines for leakage by sound or instrument and reports the leaks found.	rising
V	Reducing water consumption Water reduction	Lowers water use through dosing, reuse of process water and repairing leaking connections.	rising
V	Improving raw material yield Material yield	Raises the yield per unit of raw material through better layout, settings or reuse of residual streams.	rising
T	Reading an energy monitoring system Energy monitoring system	Reads an energy monitoring system, compares profiles between days and investigates an unexplained peak.	rising
V	Calculating payback of a measure Payback calculation	Calculates investment, annual saving and payback period of a sustainability measure for decision making.	rising