TS 12645

TS 12645 is a vocational standard that organizes, codes, and defines occupations in skilled agriculture and fisheries-related work. It provides a structured way to present occupation titles used across agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, hunting, and aquaculture, where job content is related but not identical.

Why occupation coding matters

Standards of this kind do more than list job names. They support a common classification logic so that similar work can be grouped consistently. In practice, that helps with labour statistics, workforce planning, occupational descriptions, and human-resources processes. The approach reflected in TS 12645 is aligned with the occupation-classification logic referenced to ISCO 88, which makes it easier to distinguish skilled agricultural and fisheries occupations from one another.

Occupational areas covered

• Skilled work connected with crop and plant production
• Occupations linked to forestry operations
• Animal husbandry and breeding activities
• Hunting-related field work
• Fishery and aquaculture production activities

In general technical terms, these occupations operate in sectors shaped by natural conditions, production cycles, and seasonality. That makes clear classification especially important, because closely related tasks can overlap while still requiring different terminology and role definitions. TS 12645 brings these occupations under a shared naming and coding framework to reduce ambiguity across the sector.