Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

advertising installertowindow cleaner

A 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.

From advertising installer
16%
Overlap1
To window cleaner
7 Skills carried over
15 Required, not held
82.2 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

16%

Learning distance A rebuild

82.2/ 100

1 Share of the window cleaner role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the advertising installer profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Why

Why this move works

A window cleaner role treats 2 of its required skills as things a advertising installer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • 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

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 a advertising installer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • 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

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 28 missing skills fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 handling and moving 6 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held prepare cleaning materials for window cleaning required
  • required, not held use a water-fed pole system required
  • required, not held follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health required
  • required, not held maintain personal hygiene standards when cleaning required
  • required, not held dispose of non-hazardous waste required
  • required, not held 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
02 information skills 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held report on window damage required
  • required, not held maintain inventory of cleaning supplies required
  • required, not held complete report sheets of activity required
  • optional, not held read technical datasheet optional
03 services 3 required
  • required, not held cleaning industry health and safety measures required
  • required, not held personal protective equipment required
  • required, not held risk assessment for window cleaning required
04 constructing 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held protect window frames required
  • optional, not held perform glazing reconditioning optional
  • optional, not held apply proofing membranes optional
05 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held follow organisational guidelines in the cleaning industry required
  • optional, not held perform cleaning activities in an environmentally friendly way optional
06 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required
  • required, not held follow reporting procedures required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

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.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 7 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • 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
Skill to acquire Tier
07 management skills 4 supplementary
  • 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
08 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held customer service optional
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • 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
Skill Type
  • 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held cleaning industry health and safety measures required
  • required, not held personal protective equipment required
  • required, not held risk assessment for window cleaning required
  • optional, not held customer service optional
Index
Note

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.