Brush maker to recreation model maker
A brush maker already meets 26% of what the recreation model maker role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.
69.7/ 100
1 How much of what a recreation model maker is expected to do is already part of a brush maker’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 recreation model maker role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A recreation model maker role treats 1 of its required skills as things a brush maker already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- apply a protective layer
What stands in the way is 11 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 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A recreation model maker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a brush maker background worth leading with.
- already held repair plastic machinery working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held maintain plastic machinery working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held operate plastic machinery working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held finish plastic products working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held manipulate plastic working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held stain wood handling and moving
All 13 carried skills, including the 1 the recreation model maker role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 22 missing skills fall into 11 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 assemble toys required
- still to learn pack goods required
- still to learn perform toys finishing required
- optional, not held mark designs on metal pieces optional
- optional, not held cut metal products optional
- optional, not held manipulate glass optional
- optional, not held manipulate metal optional
- optional, not held repair metal sheets optional
- still to learn toys and games industry required
- still to learn toys and games trends required
- still to learn design scale models required
- optional, not held sell toys and games optional
- still to learn similitude required
- optional, not held metal smoothing technologies optional
- still to learn CAD software required
- still to learn inspect toys and games for damage required
5 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a recreation model maker role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 similitude study this
- 02 assemble toys practise this
- 03 inspect toys and games for damage 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 13 skills that carry over
- already held apply a protective layer skill
- already held create smooth wood surface skill
- already held finish plastic products skill
- already held maintain plastic machinery skill
- already held manipulate plastic skill
- already held manipulate wood skill
- already held operate plastic machinery skill
- already held operate wood sawing equipment skill
- already held repair plastic machinery skill
- already held sand wood skill
- already held stain wood skill
- already held types of plastic knowledge
- already held types of wood knowledge
The 5 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn ensure finished product meet requirements required
- still to learn toys and games safety recommendations required
- optional, not held join metals optional
- optional, not held join wood elements optional
- optional, not held set up the controller of a machine optional
- optional, not held fabricate metal parts optional
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held join metals optional
- optional, not held mark designs on metal pieces optional
- optional, not held sell toys and games optional
- optional, not held cut metal products optional
- optional, not held fabricate metal parts optional
- optional, not held join wood elements optional
- optional, not held manipulate glass optional
- optional, not held manipulate metal optional
- optional, not held metal smoothing technologies optional
- optional, not held repair metal sheets optional
- optional, not held set up the controller of a machine optional
16 held skills the recreation model maker role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role assemble plastic parts skill
- not needed by the target role bristles knowledge
- not needed by the target role covert slivers into thread skill
- not needed by the target role dye wood skill
- not needed by the target role insert bristles skill
- not needed by the target role maintain drilling equipment skill
- not needed by the target role manipulate stainless steel skill
- not needed by the target role manufacture staple yarns skill
- not needed by the target role manufacture texturised filament yarns skill
- not needed by the target role operate drill press skill
- not needed by the target role operate welding equipment skill
- not needed by the target role prepare animal materials for brush bristles skill
- not needed by the target role properties of textile materials knowledge
- not needed by the target role replace sawing blade on machine skill
- not needed by the target role types of brushes knowledge
- not needed by the target role types of sawing blades knowledge
6 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 similitude required
- still to learn CAD software required
- still to learn toys and games industry required
- still to learn toys and games safety recommendations required
- still to learn toys and games trends required
- optional, not held metal smoothing technologies optional
Common questions about this move
Can a brush maker become a recreation model maker?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A brush maker already covers 26% of what a recreation model maker is expected to do: 13 skills carry over, 1 of which the recreation model maker role treats as required.
What skills does a brush maker need to become a recreation model maker?
11 required skills are missing, plus 11 optional ones. They fall into 11 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by handling and moving. The single most important is similitude.
How hard is the move from brush maker to recreation model maker?
Its learning distance is 69.7 out of 100, which is the substantial 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.