Boiler operator to fossil-fuel power plant operator

• already held control steam flows skill
• already held monitor gauge skill
• already held operate boiler skill
• already held regulate steam pressure skill
• already held natural gas knowledge

• optional, not held operate ash handling equipment optional
• optional, not held operate gas turbines optional
• optional, not held arrange equipment repairs optional
• optional, not held close circuit breaker optional
• optional, not held coordinate electricity generation optional
• optional, not held respond to electrical power contingencies optional
• optional, not held smart grids systems optional
• optional, not held advise on equipment maintenance optional
• optional, not held electricity consumption optional
• optional, not held energy conservation optional
• optional, not held ensure compliance with electricity distribution schedule optional
• optional, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation optional
• optional, not held ensure safety in electrical power operations optional
• optional, not held fossil fuels optional
• optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
• optional, not held maintain records of maintenance interventions optional
• optional, not held maintain system logs optional
• optional, not held perform minor repairs to equipment optional
• optional, not held read engineering drawings optional
• optional, not held replace large components optional
• optional, not held report on production results optional
• optional, not held resolve equipment malfunctions optional
• optional, not held respond to emergency calls for repairs optional
• optional, not held tend compressor engine optional
• optional, not held train employees optional

• not needed by the target role communication knowledge
• not needed by the target role domestic cooling systems knowledge
• not needed by the target role ensure equipment maintenance skill
• not needed by the target role ensure sanitation skill
• not needed by the target role heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration parts knowledge
• not needed by the target role install heating boiler skill
• not needed by the target role maintain oil field machinery skill
• not needed by the target role monitor valves skill
• not needed by the target role operate pumps skill
• not needed by the target role operate water-heating equipment skill
• not needed by the target role perform risk analysis skill
• not needed by the target role present reports skill
• not needed by the target role read heat meter skill
• not needed by the target role read water meter skill
• not needed by the target role stand high temperatures skill
• not needed by the target role types of wood knowledge
• not needed by the target role use power tools skill
• not needed by the target role water pressure knowledge

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

• still to learn fossil-fuel power plant operations required
• still to learn electric current required
• still to learn electric generators required
• still to learn electrical power safety regulations required
• still to learn electricity required
• still to learn mechanics required
• optional, not held smart grids systems optional
• optional, not held electricity consumption optional
• optional, not held energy conservation optional
• optional, not held fossil fuels optional

Yes, and it is a career change move. A boiler operator already covers 17% of what a fossil-fuel power plant operator is expected to do: 5 skills carry over, 4 of which the fossil-fuel power plant operator role treats as required.

13 required skills are missing, plus 25 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is fossil-fuel power plant operations.

Its learning distance is 80.6 out of 100, which is the career change band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.