Communication infrastructure maintainer to ICT network technician
A communication infrastructure maintainer already meets 43% of what the ICT network technician role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.
61.9/ 100
1 How much of what an ICT network technician is expected to do is already part of a communication infrastructure maintainer’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the ICT network technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An ICT network technician role treats 10 of its required skills as things a communication infrastructure maintainer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- ICT network cable limitations
- ICT network routing
- ICT network security risks
- ICT networking hardware
- implement ICT security policies
- implement a firewall
What stands in the way is 10 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 14 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An ICT network technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a communication infrastructure maintainer background worth leading with.
- already held ICT network cable limitations information and communication technologies (icts)
- already held concepts of telecommunications engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held ICT networking hardware information and communication technologies (icts)
- already held ICT network routing information and communication technologies (icts)
- already held install electronic communication equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held Cisco information and communication technologies (icts)
All 14 carried skills, including the 10 the ICT network technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 25 missing skills fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn adjust ICT system capacity required
- still to learn analyse network bandwidth requirements required
- still to learn analyse network configuration and performance required
- still to learn implement ICT network diagnostic tools required
- still to learn maintain internet protocol configuration required
- optional, not held implement spam protection optional
- optional, not held migrate existing data optional
- optional, not held perform ICT security testing optional
- optional, not held use ICT hardware optional
- optional, not held remove computer virus or malware from a computer optional
- still to learn network standards required
- optional, not held Apache Tomcat optional
- optional, not held ICT debugging tools optional
- optional, not held ICT system programming optional
- optional, not held network management system tools optional
- optional, not held digital systems optional
- still to learn create solutions to problems required
- optional, not held design cloud architecture optional
- still to learn use precision tools required
- still to learn identify suppliers required
- still to learn install signal repeaters required
3 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an ICT network technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 adjust ICT system capacity practise this
- 02 analyse network bandwidth requirements practise this
- 03 analyse network configuration and performance practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 14 skills that carry over
- already held ICT network cable limitations knowledge
- already held ICT network routing knowledge
- already held ICT network security risks knowledge
- already held ICT networking hardware knowledge
- already held implement ICT security policies skill
- already held implement a firewall skill
- already held implement a virtual private network skill
- already held implement anti-virus software skill
- already held install electronic communication equipment skill
- already held use back-up and recovery tools skill
- already held Cisco knowledge
- already held ICT communications protocols knowledge
- already held concepts of telecommunications knowledge
- already held procurement of ICT network equipment knowledge
The 3 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held electronics principles optional
- optional, not held network engineering optional
- optional, not held ICT security legislation optional
- optional, not held solder electronics optional
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held Apache Tomcat optional
- optional, not held ICT debugging tools optional
- optional, not held ICT security legislation optional
- optional, not held ICT system programming optional
- optional, not held design cloud architecture optional
- optional, not held electronics principles optional
- optional, not held implement spam protection optional
- optional, not held migrate existing data optional
- optional, not held network engineering optional
- optional, not held network management system tools optional
- optional, not held perform ICT security testing optional
- optional, not held use ICT hardware optional
- optional, not held digital systems optional
- optional, not held remove computer virus or malware from a computer optional
- optional, not held solder electronics optional
12 held skills the ICT network technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role assess telecommunication infrastructure issues skill
- not needed by the target role inspect cables skill
- not needed by the target role install cable TV services skill
- not needed by the target role install low voltage wiring skill
- not needed by the target role monitor communication channels' performance skill
- not needed by the target role operate digging construction equipment skill
- not needed by the target role seal wires skill
- not needed by the target role solve location and navigation problems by using GPS tools skill
- not needed by the target role splice cable skill
- not needed by the target role telecom regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role telecommunication trunking knowledge
- not needed by the target role use a complex communication system 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.
- still to learn network standards required
- optional, not held Apache Tomcat optional
- optional, not held ICT debugging tools optional
- optional, not held ICT security legislation optional
- optional, not held ICT system programming optional
- optional, not held electronics principles optional
- optional, not held network engineering optional
- optional, not held network management system tools optional
- optional, not held digital systems optional
Other moves recorded from communication infrastructure maintainer
- telecommunications technician 40% covered · substantial
- telecommunications equipment maintainer 37% covered · substantial
- ICT network architect 22% covered · career change
- radio technician 21% covered · career change
Full index of moves from communication infrastructure maintainer
Common questions about this move
Can a communication infrastructure maintainer become an ICT network technician?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A communication infrastructure maintainer already covers 43% of what an ICT network technician is expected to do: 14 skills carry over, 10 of which the ICT network technician role treats as required.
What skills does a communication infrastructure maintainer need to become an ICT network technician?
10 required skills are missing, plus 15 optional ones. They fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by working with computers. The single most important is adjust ICT system capacity.
How hard is the move from communication infrastructure maintainer to ICT network technician?
Its learning distance is 61.9 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.