operate digital hardware

Use equipment such as monitor, mouse, keyboard, storage devices, printers and scanners to perform operations such as plugging in, starting up, shutting down, rebooting, saving files and other operations.

ESCO classifies operate digital hardware under the transversal skills and competences category, specifically in the working with digital devices and applications subcategory.

ESCO tags operate digital hardware as a transversal (useful across every sector) skill — a signal of how portable it is when you change field.

Yes — operate digital hardware is also known as use ICT hardware, use digital devices, use ICT peripherals, apply ICT peripherals, work with computer hardware and peripherals, use hardware, use smart ICT devices, or carry out practical tasks with smart devices. They refer to the same underlying capability in the ESCO taxonomy.

The most reliable path is to pick a job or project that demands operate digital hardware and learn through delivery. Complement that with role-specific roadmaps and short courses. Explore the occupations below to see where this skill is used in practice.