Table 1Transition record

clay kiln burnertotunnel kiln operator

A clay kiln burner already meets 55% of what the tunnel kiln operator role asks for. The move turns on 2 required skills not yet in the profile.

From clay kiln burner

55%

Overlap1

To tunnel kiln operator

7 Skills carried over

2 Required, not held

38.5 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 38.5

This move: 38.5 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the tunnel kiln operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the clay kiln burner 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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A tunnel kiln operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a clay kiln burner background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held preheat kiln car working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held transfer kiln-baked products handling and moving
already held types of tile constructing
already held observe products' behaviour under processing conditions information skills
already held polish clay products handling and moving
already held write batch record documentation information skills

All 7 carried skills, including the 4 the tunnel kiln operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 8 missing skills fall into 3 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 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held tend tunnel kiln required

optional, not held adjust measuring machines optional
optional, not held operate drying blowers optional
optional, not held tend drawing kiln optional
optional, not held tend drying tunnels optional
optional, not held use measurement instruments optional

02 information skills 1 required

required, not held monitor manufacturing impact required

03 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held pallets loading optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 2 entries a tunnel kiln operator 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 7 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held observe products' behaviour under processing conditions skill
already held optimise production processes parameters skill
already held preheat kiln car skill
already held transfer kiln-baked products skill
already held polish clay products skill
already held types of tile skill
already held write batch record documentation skill

6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held adjust measuring machines optional
optional, not held operate drying blowers optional
optional, not held pallets loading optional
optional, not held tend drawing kiln optional
optional, not held tend drying tunnels optional
optional, not held use measurement instruments optional

24 held skills the tunnel kiln operator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adjust burner controls skill
not needed by the target role adjust clay burning level skill
not needed by the target role ceramic ware knowledge
not needed by the target role ceramics glazes knowledge
not needed by the target role control kiln firing skill
not needed by the target role control temperature skill
not needed by the target role create ceramic objects skill
not needed by the target role cut tiles skill
not needed by the target role inspect quality of products skill
not needed by the target role kiln types knowledge
not needed by the target role load materials into furnace skill
not needed by the target role maintain equipment skill
not needed by the target role maintain furnace temperature skill
not needed by the target role manage kiln ventilation skill
not needed by the target role operate a ceramics kiln skill
not needed by the target role operate a heat treatment process skill
not needed by the target role operate brick oven skill
not needed by the target role operate furnace skill
not needed by the target role operate industrial ovens skill
not needed by the target role perform kiln maintenance skill
not needed by the target role prepare kiln firebox skill
not needed by the target role prevent kiln loss of heat skill
not needed by the target role regulate gas-firing skill
not needed by the target role store products skill

Index

Other moves recorded from clay kiln burner

Full index of moves from clay kiln burner

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.