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HK-dir – Production worker: basic skills at work
The original HK-dir profile. The Prios version in the portal has been adapted and extended.
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HK-dirNO
Open resourceProduction Worker
Production workers carry out a range of tasks in industrial production environments.
Industry and manufacturingDraft – pending professional validationVersion 0.1 · last reviewed 2026-10-09
ReadingWritingNumeracyOral communicationDigital skillsCritical thinking
Based on HK-dir’s occupational basic skills profile. Adapted and extended by Prios Kompetanse to include critical thinking, digital competence and emerging technologies.
The occupation and work tasks
The work involves understanding production orders, work plans, safety information, product labelling and quality requirements. It also requires using numbers and measurements, communicating with colleagues and documenting relevant information. Many manufacturers use digital recording systems, electronic production plans, automated equipment and digital solutions for quality and deviations. Work tasks vary between industries and companies.
Typical work tasks
- Read production orders and work plans.
- Understand relevant product information.
- Use numbers, quantities and measurements.
- Communicate with colleagues and supervisors.
- Record production information.
- Document deviations and incidents.
- Use digital production and information systems.
- Find and check work-related information.
Developments affecting the occupation
- Digital production orders
- Digital quality and deviation systems
- AI-supported information analysis and reporting
Basic skills in the workplace
Norway officially defines five basic skills. Critical thinking is an additional competence area adopted by Prios. Tasks are typical examples, not mandatory requirements or fixed frequencies.
Understand work descriptions, production information, labelling and instructions.
About the skillDaily tasks
- Read production orders and work plans.
- Understand symbols and product labelling.
- Read safety messages and instructions.
Regular tasks
- Find information in quality documents.
- Read changes to production plans.
- Understand relevant shift and work messages.
Occasional tasks
- Read information about new systems.
- Get to know updated procedures.
- Find relevant information in professional guidance.
AI and new technology
The portal provides no instructions for operating machinery or adjusting safety-critical production settings. Critical thinking and AI are supplementary Prios topics – not official basic skills.
Digital production systems and automated solutions are important in many manufacturing companies. AI can be used to analyse and handle production information. For production workers, it can be relevant to understand digital data, identify uncertainty and assess the information the systems present.
Understanding the systems
Digital tools provide information that must be read and understood correctly.
Checking the information
Automated and AI-generated information can contain errors and must be checked.
Asking when in doubt
Unclear or missing information is clarified with the person responsible.
1. Digital production orders
Read and explain a fictional digital production order.
2. Automated production information
Interpret the numbers in a fictional digital dashboard.
3. Digital quality and deviation systems
Write a short, precise deviation report in a fictional form.
4. AI-supported information analysis and reporting
Find possible errors in a fictional AI-generated shift summary.
Suggested learning outcomes
- Understand information from digital systems.
- Compare numbers and records.
- Identify possible errors in digital summaries.
- Know when information must be checked with a responsible professional.
Teaching cases
Practical teaching resources for this profile will be added later.
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- Occupation
- Production Worker
- Duration
- 45–60 minutes
- Level
- Approximately level 2
- Language
- Worksheet: Norwegian
Pilot draftNO / EN
Open resourceHow to use this profile when planning teaching
The occupational profile shows how basic skills are used in everyday work. It helps teachers select relevant content and learning objectives, rather than teaching the occupation itself.
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Identify relevant workplace tasks
Choose tasks from the profile that participants recognise from their own working day.
- 2
Discuss participants' previous experience
What do participants already know and do? Many are experienced in their occupation.
- 3
Identify basic skill needs
Clarify where participants find reading, writing, numeracy, oral, digital or critical thinking challenging.
- 4
Select relevant learning objectives
Describe what the participant should be able to do better – in basic skills, not in the occupation itself.
- 5
Choose practical teaching cases and resources
Use the cases and resources in the profile as a starting point for practical exercises.
- 6
Adapt activities to participants' levels
Make tasks simpler or more demanding depending on participants’ skills.
- 7
Reflect on learning outcomes
Talk with participants about what they now handle better at work.
Questions for planning
- Which tasks in the profile do participants recognise?
- Which skill would be most useful in their working day?
- How can the cases be adapted to participants’ levels?