Coppersmith to metallurgist

• already held assess suitability of metal types for specific application skill
• already held join metals skill
• already held manipulate metal skill
• already held non-ferrous metal processing knowledge
• already held types of metal knowledge
• already held types of metal manufacturing processes knowledge
• already held work in metal manufacture teams skill
• already held cast metal skill
• already held chemical technologies in metal manufacture knowledge
• already held design drawings knowledge
• already held extract materials from furnace skill

• optional, not held chemical processes optional
• optional, not held conduct chemical testing on basic metals optional
• optional, not held design metal components optional
• optional, not held develop new installations optional
• optional, not held ensure public safety and security optional
• optional, not held innovation processes optional
• optional, not held interpret extraction data optional
• optional, not held manufacturing of jewellery optional
• optional, not held monitor extraction logging operations optional
• optional, not held prepare extraction proposals optional
• optional, not held separate metals from ores optional
• optional, not held test raw minerals optional
• optional, not held address problems critically optional
• optional, not held apply health and safety standards optional
• optional, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation optional
• optional, not held ensure health and safety in manufacturing optional
• optional, not held extract products from moulds optional
• optional, not held fabricate metal parts optional
• optional, not held install monitors for process control optional
• optional, not held liaise with quality assurance optional
• optional, not held make time-critical decisions optional
• optional, not held materials engineering optional
• optional, not held monitor manufacturing quality standards optional
• optional, not held perform sample testing optional
• optional, not held physics optional
• optional, not held prepare samples for testing optional
• optional, not held process incident reports for prevention optional
• optional, not held provide technical documentation optional
• optional, not held troubleshoot optional

• not needed by the target role admit basic metals to furnace skill
• not needed by the target role apply precision metalworking techniques skill
• not needed by the target role apply preliminary treatment to workpieces skill
• not needed by the target role apply smithing techniques skill
• not needed by the target role cold forging knowledge
• not needed by the target role concretise artistic concept skill
• not needed by the target role cut metal products skill
• not needed by the target role define artistic approach skill
• not needed by the target role ensure correct metal temperature skill
• not needed by the target role forging processes knowledge
• not needed by the target role heat metals skill
• not needed by the target role hot forging knowledge
• not needed by the target role load materials into furnace skill
• not needed by the target role maintain furnace temperature skill
• not needed by the target role manage artistic career skill
• not needed by the target role manage artistic project skill
• not needed by the target role manipulate copper skill
• not needed by the target role manufacture of small metal parts knowledge
• not needed by the target role manufacturing of metal household articles knowledge
• not needed by the target role manufacturing of metal structures knowledge
• not needed by the target role mark processed workpiece skill
• not needed by the target role metal joining technologies knowledge
• not needed by the target role operate furnace skill
• not needed by the target role operate precision measuring equipment skill
• not needed by the target role produce customised products skill
• not needed by the target role select artistic materials to create artworks skill
• not needed by the target role smooth burred surfaces skill
• not needed by the target role wear appropriate protective gear skill
• not needed by the target role work independently as an artist skill

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

• still to learn ferrous metal processing required
• still to learn metal and metal ore products required
• still to learn precious metal processing required
• still to learn alloys of precious metals required
• still to learn metal forming technologies required
• still to learn precious metals required
• optional, not held chemical processes optional
• optional, not held innovation processes optional
• optional, not held manufacturing of jewellery optional
• optional, not held materials engineering optional
• optional, not held physics optional

Yes, and it is a substantial move. A coppersmith already covers 29% of what a metallurgist is expected to do: 11 skills carry over, 7 of which the metallurgist role treats as required.

10 required skills are missing, plus 29 optional ones. They fall into 11 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is conduct metallurgical structural analysis.

Its learning distance is 72.5 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.