Table 1Transition record

calibration techniciantoelectronic equipment inspector

A calibration technician already meets 53% of what the electronic equipment inspector role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From calibration technician

53%

Overlap1

To electronic equipment inspector

18 Skills carried over

9 Required, not held

50.2 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 50.2

This move: 50.2 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the electronic equipment inspector role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the calibration technician 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 18 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A electronic equipment inspector role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a calibration technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held research equipment needs communication, collaboration and creativity
already held instrument performance elements engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held check system parameters against reference values information skills
already held communicate test results to other departments communication, collaboration and creativity
already held measure electrical characteristics information skills
already held electronic equipment standards engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 18 carried skills, including the 11 the electronic equipment inspector role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 18 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 4 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held electronic components required
required, not held electrical testing methods required
required, not held electronic test procedures required
required, not held types of electronics required

optional, not held battery management systems optional
optional, not held consumer electronics optional
optional, not held microelectronics optional
optional, not held power electronics optional

02 information skills 4 required

required, not held interpret circuit diagrams required
required, not held analyse test data required
required, not held inspect quality of products required
required, not held read assembly drawings required

03 management skills 1 required

required, not held meet deadlines required

04 handling and moving 2 supplementary

optional, not held remove defective products optional
optional, not held send faulty equipment back to assembly line optional

05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary

optional, not held liaise with engineers optional

06 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held perform test run optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a electronic equipment inspector 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 18 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held communicate test results to other departments skill
already held electronic equipment standards knowledge
already held electronics knowledge
already held ensure conformity to specifications skill
already held instrument performance elements knowledge
already held measure electrical characteristics skill
already held quality assurance procedures knowledge
already held read standard blueprints skill
already held test electronic units skill
already held use measurement instruments skill
already held use testing equipment skill
already held calibrate electronic instruments skill
already held check system parameters against reference values skill
already held keep records of work progress skill
already held maintain test equipment skill
already held research equipment needs skill
already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
already held write inspection reports skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held waste removal regulations optional

9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held battery management systems optional
optional, not held consumer electronics optional
optional, not held waste removal regulations optional
optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
optional, not held microelectronics optional
optional, not held perform test run optional
optional, not held power electronics optional
optional, not held remove defective products optional
optional, not held send faulty equipment back to assembly line optional

23 held skills the electronic equipment inspector role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role assemble electronic units skill
not needed by the target role battery formation knowledge
not needed by the target role calibrate laboratory equipment skill
not needed by the target role conduct quality control analysis skill
not needed by the target role develop calibration procedures skill
not needed by the target role develop material testing procedures skill
not needed by the target role develop preventive maintenance procedures for instruments skill
not needed by the target role electrical discharge knowledge
not needed by the target role electrical equipment regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role industrial software knowledge
not needed by the target role interpret electrical diagrams skill
not needed by the target role maintain electrical equipment skill
not needed by the target role maintain electronic systems skill
not needed by the target role manage instrumentation systems skill
not needed by the target role metrology knowledge
not needed by the target role monitor machine operations skill
not needed by the target role operate surveying instruments skill
not needed by the target role provide user support for electrical instruments skill
not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
not needed by the target role report defective manufacturing materials skill
not needed by the target role validate raw materials skill
not needed by the target role write calibration report skill
not needed by the target role write records for repairs skill

9 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 electronic components required
required, not held electrical testing methods required
required, not held electronic test procedures required
required, not held types of electronics required
optional, not held battery management systems optional
optional, not held consumer electronics optional
optional, not held waste removal regulations optional
optional, not held microelectronics optional
optional, not held power electronics optional

Index

Other moves recorded from calibration technician

Full index of moves from calibration technician

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.