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

carpet fittertoresilient floor layer

A carpet fitter already meets 74% of what the resilient floor layer role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From carpet fitter
74%
Overlap1
To resilient floor layer
24 Skills carried over
4 Required, not held
29.7 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 29.7

This move: 29.7 of 100 · adjacent

1 Share of the resilient floor layer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the carpet fitter 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 24 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A resilient floor layer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a carpet fitter background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held apply floor adhesive constructing
  • already held lay underlayment constructing
  • already held prepare floor for underlayment constructing
  • already held create floor plan template handling and moving
  • already held apply proofing membranes constructing
  • already held install insulation material constructing

All 24 carried skills, including the 11 the resilient floor layer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 8 missing skills fall into 4 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 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held install laminate floor required
  • required, not held lay resilient flooring tiles required
  • optional, not held install construction profiles optional
  • optional, not held seal flooring optional
02 handling and moving 2 required
  • required, not held cut resilient flooring materials required
  • required, not held mix construction grouts required
03 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held work safely with chemicals optional
04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held operate wood sawing equipment optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a resilient floor layer 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 24 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply floor adhesive skill
  • already held create floor plan template skill
  • already held follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
  • already held inspect construction supplies skill
  • already held interpret 2D plans skill
  • already held interpret 3D plans skill
  • already held lay underlayment skill
  • already held prepare floor for underlayment skill
  • already held transport construction supplies skill
  • already held use measurement instruments skill
  • already held work ergonomically skill
  • already held advise on construction materials skill
  • already held answer requests for quotation skill
  • already held apply proofing membranes skill
  • already held calculate needs for construction supplies skill
  • already held demonstrate products' features skill
  • already held install insulation material skill
  • already held keep personal administration skill
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held monitor stock level skill
  • already held order construction supplies skill
  • already held process incoming construction supplies skill
  • already held use sander skill
  • already held work in a construction team skill
4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held install construction profiles optional
  • optional, not held seal flooring optional
  • optional, not held work safely with chemicals optional
  • optional, not held operate wood sawing equipment optional
9 held skills the resilient floor layer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role aesthetics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role cut carpet skill
  • not needed by the target role finish carpet edges skill
  • not needed by the target role fit carpet seams skill
  • not needed by the target role install carpet gripper adhesive skill
  • not needed by the target role place carpet skill
  • not needed by the target role plan carpet cutting skill
  • not needed by the target role types of carpet knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use safety equipment in construction skill
Index

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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.