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

chemical engineering techniciantochemical manufacturing quality technician

A chemical engineering technician already meets 35% of what the chemical manufacturing quality technician role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From chemical engineering technician
35%
Overlap1
To chemical manufacturing quality technician
12 Skills carried over
11 Required, not held
66.1 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

35%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

66.1/ 100

1 Share of the chemical manufacturing quality technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the chemical engineering 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.

Why

Why this move works

A chemical manufacturing quality technician role treats 8 of its required skills as things a chemical engineering technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • calibrate laboratory equipment
  • laboratory techniques
  • perform laboratory tests
  • perform product testing
  • prepare chemical samples
  • test chemical samples

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

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A chemical manufacturing quality technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a chemical engineering technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held use chromatography software working with computers
  • already held use ICT systems working with computers
  • already held prepare chemical samples handling and moving
  • already held test chemical samples information skills
  • already held recommend product improvements communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held calibrate laboratory equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment

All 12 carried skills, including the 8 the chemical manufacturing quality technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 30 missing skills fall into 11 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 information skills 3 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held document analysis results required
  • required, not held monitor manufacturing quality standards required
  • required, not held record test data required
  • optional, not held manage chemical processes inspection optional
  • optional, not held manage manufacturing documentation optional
  • optional, not held monitor manufacturing impact optional
  • optional, not held revise quality control systems documentation optional
  • optional, not held use technical documentation optional
  • optional, not held validate raw materials optional
02 assisting and caring 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held adhere to Standard Operating Procedures required
  • required, not held oversee quality control required
  • optional, not held issue licences optional
03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required
  • required, not held good manufacturing practices required
  • required, not held good laboratory practice required
04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required
  • required, not held use non-destructive testing equipment required
  • required, not held use chemical analysis equipment required
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held communicate test results to other departments required
  • optional, not held train staff in quality procedures optional
  • optional, not held train staff in safety procedures optional
  • optional, not held order supplies optional
  • optional, not held support implementation of quality management systems optional
  • optional, not held write inspection reports optional
06 services 1 required
  • required, not held controlled substances permits required

5 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a chemical manufacturing quality technician 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 12 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held calibrate laboratory equipment skill
  • already held laboratory techniques knowledge
  • already held perform laboratory tests skill
  • already held perform product testing skill
  • already held prepare chemical samples skill
  • already held test chemical samples skill
  • already held use ICT systems skill
  • already held work safely with chemicals skill
  • already held analyse production processes for improvement skill
  • already held execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
  • already held recommend product improvements skill
  • already held use chromatography software skill
The 5 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 management skills 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held develop procedures in case of defects optional
  • optional, not held perform quality audits optional
  • optional, not held set quality assurance objectives optional
08 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held quality assurance procedures optional
09 constructing 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held maintain test equipment optional
10 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held collect samples for analysis optional
11 health and welfare 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held biotechnology optional
19 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held train staff in quality procedures optional
  • optional, not held train staff in safety procedures optional
  • optional, not held biotechnology optional
  • optional, not held collect samples for analysis optional
  • optional, not held develop procedures in case of defects optional
  • optional, not held issue licences optional
  • optional, not held maintain test equipment optional
  • optional, not held manage chemical processes inspection optional
  • optional, not held manage manufacturing documentation optional
  • optional, not held monitor manufacturing impact optional
  • optional, not held order supplies optional
  • optional, not held perform quality audits optional
  • optional, not held quality assurance procedures optional
  • optional, not held revise quality control systems documentation optional
  • optional, not held set quality assurance objectives optional
  • optional, not held support implementation of quality management systems optional
  • optional, not held use technical documentation optional
  • optional, not held validate raw materials optional
  • optional, not held write inspection reports optional
43 held skills the chemical manufacturing quality technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role analyse experimental laboratory data skill
  • not needed by the target role analytical chemistry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role apply safety procedures in laboratory skill
  • not needed by the target role archive scientific documentation skill
  • not needed by the target role assess hydrogen production technologies skill
  • not needed by the target role chemistry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role collaborate with engineers skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate with external laboratories skill
  • not needed by the target role computational chemistry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role control production skill
  • not needed by the target role corrosion types knowledge
  • not needed by the target role determine production feasibility skill
  • not needed by the target role develop components separation processes skill
  • not needed by the target role dispose of hazardous waste skill
  • not needed by the target role energy efficiency knowledge
  • not needed by the target role engineering principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role engineering processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
  • not needed by the target role execute feasibility study on hydrogen skill
  • not needed by the target role green chemistry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role hazardous waste storage knowledge
  • not needed by the target role hazardous waste types knowledge
  • not needed by the target role identify hazards in the workplace skill
  • not needed by the target role inorganic chemistry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role keep records of work progress skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain chromotography machinery skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain laboratory equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain nuclear reactors skill
  • not needed by the target role manage health and safety standards skill
  • not needed by the target role nuclear energy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role nuclear reprocessing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role oxidation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role production processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role quality assurance methodologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role radiation protection knowledge
  • not needed by the target role recognise signs of corrosion skill
  • not needed by the target role risk management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role run laboratory simulations skill
  • not needed by the target role schedule production skill
  • not needed by the target role set production facilities standards skill

3 further entries not listed here

5 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 controlled substances permits required
  • required, not held good manufacturing practices required
  • required, not held good laboratory practice required
  • optional, not held biotechnology optional
  • optional, not held quality assurance procedures optional
Index

Other moves recorded from chemical engineering technician

Full index of moves from chemical engineering 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.