Table 1Transition record

coopertobasketmaker

A cooper already meets 30% of what the basketmaker role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From cooper

30%

Overlap1

To basketmaker

7 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

66.4 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

30%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

66.4/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the basketmaker role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the cooper 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 basketmaker role treats 4 of its required skills as things a cooper already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

apply wood finishes
check quality of raw materials
types of wood
wood cuts

What stands in the way is 7 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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A basketmaker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a cooper background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held design objects to be crafted communication, collaboration and creativity
already held apply wood finishes constructing
already held store products handling and moving
already held operate wood sawing equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held wood cuts engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held types of wood engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 7 carried skills, including the 4 the basketmaker role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 21 missing skills fall into 8 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 handling and moving 5 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held manipulate wicker material required
required, not held perform basket weaving required
required, not held maintain edged hand tools required
required, not held use wood carving knives required
required, not held prepare wicker material for weaving required

optional, not held produce customised products optional

02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held wicker materials required

optional, not held manufacturing of daily use goods optional

03 arts and humanities 1 required

required, not held wicker weaving techniques required

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 6 supplementary

optional, not held demonstrate products' features optional
optional, not held identify customer's needs optional
optional, not held negotiate supplier arrangements optional
optional, not held pass on trade techniques optional
optional, not held sell products optional
optional, not held sell services optional

05 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 2 supplementary

optional, not held pruning techniques optional
optional, not held pruning types optional

06 information skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held estimate restoration costs optional
optional, not held evaluate restoration procedures optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a basketmaker 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 apply wood finishes skill
already held check quality of raw materials skill
already held types of wood knowledge
already held wood cuts knowledge
already held design objects to be crafted skill
already held operate wood sawing equipment skill
already held store products skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held apply restoration techniques optional

08 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held manage supplies optional

14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held apply restoration techniques optional
optional, not held demonstrate products' features optional
optional, not held estimate restoration costs optional
optional, not held evaluate restoration procedures optional
optional, not held identify customer's needs optional
optional, not held manufacturing of daily use goods optional
optional, not held pruning techniques optional
optional, not held pruning types optional
optional, not held manage supplies optional
optional, not held negotiate supplier arrangements optional
optional, not held pass on trade techniques optional
optional, not held produce customised products optional
optional, not held sell products optional
optional, not held sell services optional

29 held skills the basketmaker role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adjust cut sizes skill
not needed by the target role airtight storage knowledge
not needed by the target role answer requests for quotation skill
not needed by the target role assemble barrels skill
not needed by the target role bend staves skill
not needed by the target role char barrels skill
not needed by the target role clean wood surface skill
not needed by the target role ensure correct goods labelling skill
not needed by the target role finish barrels skill
not needed by the target role inspect quality of products skill
not needed by the target role maintain barrels skill
not needed by the target role make barrel heads skill
not needed by the target role manipulate metal skill
not needed by the target role manipulate wood skill
not needed by the target role manufacture of wooden barrels knowledge
not needed by the target role metalworking tools knowledge
not needed by the target role operate drilling equipment skill
not needed by the target role operate thickness planer machine skill
not needed by the target role order supplies skill
not needed by the target role perform machine maintenance skill
not needed by the target role perform minor repairs to equipment skill
not needed by the target role recognise signs of corrosion skill
not needed by the target role recognise signs of wood rot skill
not needed by the target role sand wood skill
not needed by the target role sharpen edged tools skill
not needed by the target role tend boring machine skill
not needed by the target role types of containers knowledge
not needed by the target role wood moisture content knowledge
not needed by the target role woodworking tools knowledge

5 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 wicker materials required
required, not held wicker weaving techniques required
optional, not held manufacturing of daily use goods optional
optional, not held pruning techniques optional
optional, not held pruning types optional

Index

Other moves recorded from cooper

Full index of moves from cooper

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.