communication infrastructure maintainertotelecommunications 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.
40%
66.1/ 100
1 Share of the telecommunications technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the communication infrastructure maintainer 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 this move works
A telecommunications technician role treats 10 of its required skills as things a communication infrastructure maintainer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- 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 would need to learn
The 26 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.
- required, not held install signal repeaters required
- required, not held operate call distribution system required
- required, not held operate electronic measuring instruments required
- required, not held operate private branch exchange required
- required, not held operate two-way radio systems required
- required, not held use communication equipment required
- required, not held operate aerial work platforms required
- required, not held repair wiring required
- required, not held use session border controller required
- required, not held operate signal generator required
- required, not held 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
- required, not held log transmitter readings required
- required, not held estimate duration of work required
- optional, not held ensure proper document management optional
- optional, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations optional
- required, not held communicate with customers required
- optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
- optional, not held use different communication channels optional
- required, not held direct inward dialing required
- required, not held 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 knowledge · sector specific
- 02 install signal repeaters skill · sector specific
- 03 log transmitter readings skill · sector specific
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.
- required, not held 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
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.