Advertising installer to window cleaner
An advertising installer already meets 16% of what the window cleaner role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.
82.2/ 100
1 How much of what a window cleaner is expected to do is already part of an advertising installer’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the window cleaner role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A window cleaner role treats 2 of its required skills as things an advertising installer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- clean glass surfaces
- handle chemical cleaning agents
What stands in the way is 15 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A window cleaner role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an advertising installer background worth leading with.
- already held operate aerial work platforms working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held clean public furniture handling and moving
- already held manage routine waste handling and moving
- already held clean glass surfaces handling and moving
- already held select hazard control assisting and caring
- already held handle chemical cleaning agents handling and moving
All 7 carried skills, including the 2 the window cleaner role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 28 missing skills fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn prepare cleaning materials for window cleaning required
- still to learn use a water-fed pole system required
- still to learn follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health required
- still to learn maintain personal hygiene standards when cleaning required
- still to learn dispose of non-hazardous waste required
- still to learn maintain cleaning equipment required
- optional, not held clean particular areas manually optional
- optional, not held carry out pressure washing activities optional
- optional, not held clean building facade optional
- optional, not held perform outdoor cleaning activities optional
- still to learn report on window damage required
- still to learn maintain inventory of cleaning supplies required
- still to learn complete report sheets of activity required
- optional, not held read technical datasheet optional
- still to learn cleaning industry health and safety measures required
- still to learn personal protective equipment required
- still to learn risk assessment for window cleaning required
- still to learn protect window frames required
- optional, not held perform glazing reconditioning optional
- optional, not held apply proofing membranes optional
- still to learn follow organisational guidelines in the cleaning industry required
- optional, not held perform cleaning activities in an environmentally friendly way optional
- still to learn follow reporting procedures required
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a window cleaner role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 follow reporting procedures practise this
- 02 prepare cleaning materials for window cleaning practise this
- 03 protect window frames practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 7 skills that carry over
- already held clean glass surfaces skill
- already held handle chemical cleaning agents skill
- already held clean public furniture skill
- already held follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
- already held manage routine waste skill
- already held operate aerial work platforms skill
- already held select hazard control skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held issue sales invoices optional
- optional, not held manage a small-to-medium business optional
- optional, not held supervise the work of cleaning staff optional
- optional, not held maintain professional administration optional
- optional, not held customer service optional
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held perform glazing reconditioning optional
- optional, not held clean particular areas manually optional
- optional, not held customer service optional
- optional, not held issue sales invoices optional
- optional, not held manage a small-to-medium business optional
- optional, not held supervise the work of cleaning staff optional
- optional, not held apply proofing membranes optional
- optional, not held carry out pressure washing activities optional
- optional, not held clean building facade optional
- optional, not held maintain professional administration optional
- optional, not held perform cleaning activities in an environmentally friendly way optional
- optional, not held perform outdoor cleaning activities optional
- optional, not held read technical datasheet optional
16 held skills the window cleaner role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advertising techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role apply company policies skill
- not needed by the target role drive vehicles skill
- not needed by the target role electronics principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure maintenance of the advertising furniture skill
- not needed by the target role graffiti removal techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role hang advertising posters skill
- not needed by the target role outdoor advertising knowledge
- not needed by the target role remove posters skill
- not needed by the target role risks of elevated advertising structures knowledge
- not needed by the target role set up advertising material skill
- not needed by the target role set up advertising street furniture skill
- not needed by the target role use personal protection equipment skill
- not needed by the target role use power tools skill
- not needed by the target role waste management knowledge
- not needed by the target role work in outdoor conditions skill
4 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn cleaning industry health and safety measures required
- still to learn personal protective equipment required
- still to learn risk assessment for window cleaning required
- optional, not held customer service optional
Other moves recorded from advertising installer
Common questions about this move
Can an advertising installer become a window cleaner?
Yes, and it is a career change move. An advertising installer already covers 16% of what a window cleaner is expected to do: 7 skills carry over, 2 of which the window cleaner role treats as required.
What skills does an advertising installer need to become a window cleaner?
15 required skills are missing, plus 13 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by handling and moving. The single most important is follow reporting procedures.
How hard is the move from advertising installer to window cleaner?
Its learning distance is 82.2 out of 100, which is the career change band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.