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

block machine operatortobrick and tile caster

A block machine operator already meets 24% of what the brick and tile caster role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From block machine operator
24%
Overlap1
To brick and tile caster
7 Skills carried over
11 Required, not held
73.1 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 73.1

This move: 73.1 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the brick and tile caster role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the block machine operator 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.

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 brick and tile caster role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a block machine operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held stack empty pallets working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held select mould types handling and moving
  • already held clean mixer handling and moving
  • already held stack goods handling and moving
  • already held maintain moulds handling and moving
  • already held write batch record documentation information skills

All 7 carried skills, including the 3 the brick and tile caster role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 20 missing skills fall into 7 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 5 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held set up extrusion head required
  • required, not held clean driers required
  • required, not held mix moulding and casting material required
  • required, not held ensure mould uniformity required
  • required, not held fill moulds required
  • optional, not held apply techniques for stacking goods into containers optional
  • optional, not held select material to process optional
02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held feed the clay mixing machine required
  • required, not held cut clay required
  • required, not held use measurement instruments required
  • optional, not held operate brick oven optional
03 constructing 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held maintain finishing units required
  • required, not held control air flow required
  • optional, not held maintain chain hoists optional
04 information skills 1 required
  • required, not held inspect extruded products required
05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held mill operations optional
  • optional, not held milling machines optional
  • optional, not held hydraulic press parts optional
06 arts and humanities 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held types of pottery material optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a brick and tile caster 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 maintain moulds skill
  • already held measure materials skill
  • already held select mould types skill
  • already held clean mixer skill
  • already held stack empty pallets skill
  • already held stack goods skill
  • already held write batch record documentation skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held optimise production processes parameters optional
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held apply techniques for stacking goods into containers optional
  • optional, not held maintain chain hoists optional
  • optional, not held mill operations optional
  • optional, not held milling machines optional
  • optional, not held operate brick oven optional
  • optional, not held types of pottery material optional
  • optional, not held hydraulic press parts optional
  • optional, not held optimise production processes parameters optional
  • optional, not held select material to process optional
14 held skills the brick and tile caster role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role discharge cement skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect industrial equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect quality of products skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect supplied concrete skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain work area cleanliness skill
  • not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operate concrete casting machine skill
  • not needed by the target role operate concrete mixer truck skill
  • not needed by the target role operate cubing machine skill
  • not needed by the target role operate forklift skill
  • not needed by the target role perform machine maintenance skill
  • not needed by the target role set up machine controls skill
  • not needed by the target role tend hoist cement transfer equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role use moulding techniques 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
  • optional, not held mill operations optional
  • optional, not held milling machines optional
  • optional, not held types of pottery material optional
  • optional, not held hydraulic press parts 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.