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

coffee roastertocacao bean roaster

A coffee roaster already meets 71% of what the cacao bean roaster role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From coffee roaster
71%
Overlap1
To cacao bean roaster
23 Skills carried over
6 Required, not held
36.8 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

71%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

36.8/ 100

1 Share of the cacao bean roaster role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the coffee roaster 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 cacao bean roaster role treats 16 of its required skills as things a coffee roaster already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply GMP
  • apply HACCP
  • apply different roasting methods
  • apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages
  • check processing parameters
  • collect samples for analysis

What stands in the way is 6 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 23 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A cacao bean roaster role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a coffee roaster background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held apply different roasting methods handling and moving
  • already held operate industrial ovens working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held maintain industrial ovens constructing
  • already held monitor roasting information skills
  • already held stand high temperatures assisting and caring
  • already held handle flammable substances handling and moving

All 23 carried skills, including the 16 the cacao bean roaster role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 10 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 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held screen cocoa beans required
  • required, not held taste cocoa beans required
  • optional, not held assess cocoa bean quality optional
02 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 1 required
  • required, not held roasted cacao beans required
03 handling and moving 1 required
  • required, not held maintain kitchen equipment at correct temperature required
04 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required
  • required, not held chemical reactions of roasting cacao beans required
05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required
  • required, not held tend fans for machines required
06 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held work in a food processing team optional
  • optional, not held follow verbal instructions optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a cacao bean roaster 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 23 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply GMP skill
  • already held apply HACCP skill
  • already held apply different roasting methods skill
  • already held apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages skill
  • already held check processing parameters skill
  • already held collect samples for analysis skill
  • already held exert quality control to processing food skill
  • already held handle flammable substances skill
  • already held maintain industrial ovens skill
  • already held manage kiln ventilation skill
  • already held monitor roasting skill
  • already held monitor temperature in manufacturing process of food and beverages skill
  • already held operate a heat treatment process skill
  • already held operate industrial ovens skill
  • already held stand high temperatures skill
  • already held temperature scales knowledge
  • already held act reliably skill
  • already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production skill
  • already held follow hygienic procedures during food processing skill
  • already held liaise with colleagues skill
  • already held liaise with managers skill
  • already held mark differences in colours skill
  • already held work independently in service of a food production process skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 arts and humanities 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held history of chocolate optional
4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held assess cocoa bean quality optional
  • optional, not held history of chocolate optional
  • optional, not held work in a food processing team optional
  • optional, not held follow verbal instructions optional
8 held skills the cacao bean roaster role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role chemical aspects of sugar knowledge
  • not needed by the target role food dehydration processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role label samples skill
  • not needed by the target role lift heavy weights skill
  • not needed by the target role operate weighing machine skill
  • not needed by the target role perform chemical experiments skill
  • not needed by the target role perform cleaning duties skill
  • not needed by the target role tolerate strong smells skill
3 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 chemical reactions of roasting cacao beans required
  • required, not held roasted cacao beans required
  • optional, not held history of chocolate optional
Index
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.