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

bricklayertoinsulation worker

A bricklayer already meets 55% of what the insulation worker role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From bricklayer
55%
Overlap1
To insulation worker
23 Skills carried over
9 Required, not held
52.3 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

55%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

52.3/ 100

1 Share of the insulation worker role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the bricklayer 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 insulation worker role treats 12 of its required skills as things a bricklayer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply proofing membranes
  • follow health and safety procedures in construction
  • follow safety procedures when working at heights
  • inspect construction supplies
  • install construction profiles
  • install insulation material

What stands in the way is 9 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 23 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A insulation worker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a bricklayer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held use squaring pole information skills
  • already held build scaffolding constructing
  • already held apply proofing membranes constructing
  • already held install construction profiles constructing
  • already held install insulation material constructing
  • already held set up temporary construction site infrastructure constructing

All 23 carried skills, including the 12 the insulation worker role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 21 missing skills fall into 6 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 constructing 4 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held apply adhesive wall coating required
  • required, not held apply house wrap required
  • required, not held install insulation blocks required
  • required, not held apply insulation strips required
  • optional, not held install drop ceiling optional
  • optional, not held protect surfaces during construction work optional
  • optional, not held pump insulation beads into cavities optional
  • optional, not held apply spray foam insulation optional
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 4 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held airtight construction required
  • required, not held environmental indoor quality required
  • required, not held energy conservation required
  • required, not held types of insulation material required
  • optional, not held energy efficiency optional
  • optional, not held envelope systems for buildings optional
  • optional, not held energy performance of buildings optional
03 handling and moving 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held cut insulation material to size required
  • optional, not held use sander optional
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held advise on construction materials optional
  • optional, not held answer requests for quotation optional
05 information skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held inspect insulation optional
06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held create infrared imagery optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a insulation worker 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 23 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply proofing membranes skill
  • already held follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
  • already held follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
  • already held inspect construction supplies skill
  • already held install construction profiles skill
  • already held install insulation material skill
  • already held interpret 2D plans skill
  • already held interpret 3D plans skill
  • already held transport construction supplies skill
  • already held use measurement instruments skill
  • already held use safety equipment in construction skill
  • already held work ergonomically skill
  • already held build scaffolding skill
  • already held calculate needs for construction supplies skill
  • already held keep personal administration skill
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held maintain work area cleanliness skill
  • already held monitor stock level skill
  • already held order construction supplies skill
  • already held process incoming construction supplies skill
  • already held set up temporary construction site infrastructure skill
  • already held use squaring pole skill
  • already held work in a construction team skill
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held create infrared imagery optional
  • optional, not held energy efficiency optional
  • optional, not held envelope systems for buildings optional
  • optional, not held install drop ceiling optional
  • optional, not held protect surfaces during construction work optional
  • optional, not held pump insulation beads into cavities optional
  • optional, not held use sander optional
  • optional, not held advise on construction materials optional
  • optional, not held answer requests for quotation optional
  • optional, not held apply spray foam insulation optional
  • optional, not held energy performance of buildings optional
  • optional, not held inspect insulation optional
26 held skills the insulation worker role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role apply finish to concrete skill
  • not needed by the target role apply restoration techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role building codes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role check straightness of brick skill
  • not needed by the target role discharge cement skill
  • not needed by the target role document survey operations skill
  • not needed by the target role estimate restoration costs skill
  • not needed by the target role finish mortar joints skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect supplied concrete skill
  • not needed by the target role install falsework skill
  • not needed by the target role lay bricks skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role mix concrete skill
  • not needed by the target role mix construction grouts skill
  • not needed by the target role operate masonry power saw skill
  • not needed by the target role operate surveying instruments skill
  • not needed by the target role place concrete forms skill
  • not needed by the target role pour concrete skill
  • not needed by the target role reinforce concrete skill
  • not needed by the target role remove concrete forms skill
  • not needed by the target role rig loads skill
  • not needed by the target role screed concrete skill
  • not needed by the target role secure working area skill
  • not needed by the target role snap chalk line skill
  • not needed by the target role sort waste skill
  • not needed by the target role split bricks skill
7 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 airtight construction required
  • required, not held environmental indoor quality required
  • required, not held energy conservation required
  • required, not held types of insulation material required
  • optional, not held energy efficiency optional
  • optional, not held envelope systems for buildings optional
  • optional, not held energy performance of buildings optional
Index

Other moves recorded from bricklayer

Full index of moves from bricklayer

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.