Communication infrastructure maintainer to telecommunications technician
A communication infrastructure maintainer already meets 40% of what the telecommunications technician role asks for. The move turns on 16 required skills not yet in the profile.
66.1/ 100
1 How much of what a telecommunications 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 telecommunications technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A telecommunications 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 communications protocols
- concepts of telecommunications
- install cable TV services
- install electronic communication equipment
- install low voltage wiring
- operate digging construction equipment
What stands in the way is 16 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 19 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A telecommunications 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 install cable TV services working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held operate digging construction equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held assess telecommunication infrastructure issues information skills
- already held seal wires working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held concepts of telecommunications engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held telecommunication trunking engineering, manufacturing and construction
All 19 carried skills, including the 10 the telecommunications technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 26 missing skills fall into 7 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 install signal repeaters required
- still to learn operate call distribution system required
- still to learn operate electronic measuring instruments required
- still to learn operate private branch exchange required
- still to learn operate two-way radio systems required
- still to learn use communication equipment required
- still to learn operate aerial work platforms required
- still to learn repair wiring required
- still to learn use session border controller required
- still to learn operate signal generator required
- still to learn upgrade firmware required
- optional, not held design failover solutions optional
- optional, not held maintain internet protocol configuration optional
- optional, not held use access control software optional
- optional, not held use computer telephony integration optional
- optional, not held perform ICT troubleshooting optional
- still to learn log transmitter readings required
- still to learn estimate duration of work required
- optional, not held ensure proper document management optional
- optional, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations optional
- still to learn communicate with customers required
- optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
- optional, not held use different communication channels optional
- still to learn direct inward dialing required
- still to learn solder electronics required
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a telecommunications technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 direct inward dialing study this
- 02 install signal repeaters practise this
- 03 log transmitter readings 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 19 skills that carry over
- already held ICT communications protocols knowledge
- already held concepts of telecommunications knowledge
- already held install cable TV services skill
- already held install electronic communication equipment skill
- already held install low voltage wiring skill
- already held operate digging construction equipment skill
- already held procurement of ICT network equipment knowledge
- already held seal wires skill
- already held splice cable skill
- already held telecommunication trunking knowledge
- already held Cisco knowledge
- already held assess telecommunication infrastructure issues skill
- 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 monitor communication channels' performance skill
- already held telecom regulations knowledge
- already held use a complex communication system skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held assist customers optional
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held design failover solutions optional
- optional, not held assist customers optional
- optional, not held maintain internet protocol configuration optional
- optional, not held use access control software optional
- optional, not held use computer telephony integration optional
- optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
- optional, not held ensure proper document management optional
- optional, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations optional
- optional, not held perform ICT troubleshooting optional
- optional, not held use different communication channels optional
7 held skills the telecommunications technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role ICT network cable limitations knowledge
- not needed by the target role ICT network routing knowledge
- not needed by the target role ICT network security risks knowledge
- not needed by the target role ICT networking hardware knowledge
- not needed by the target role inspect cables skill
- not needed by the target role solve location and navigation problems by using GPS tools skill
- not needed by the target role use back-up and recovery tools skill
1 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 direct inward dialing required
Other moves recorded from communication infrastructure maintainer
- ICT network technician 43% 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 a telecommunications technician?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A communication infrastructure maintainer already covers 40% of what a telecommunications technician is expected to do: 19 skills carry over, 10 of which the telecommunications technician role treats as required.
What skills does a communication infrastructure maintainer need to become a telecommunications technician?
16 required skills are missing, plus 10 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by working with machinery and specialised equipment. The single most important is direct inward dialing.
How hard is the move from communication infrastructure maintainer to telecommunications technician?
Its learning distance is 66.1 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.