Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

drain techniciantogas transmission system operator

A drain technician already meets 42% of what the gas transmission system operator role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From drain technician
42%
Overlap1
To gas transmission system operator
9 Skills carried over
6 Required, not held
56 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

42%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

56/ 100

1 Share of the gas transmission system operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the drain technician 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 gas transmission system operator role treats 6 of its required skills as things a drain technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • detect flaws in pipeline infrastructure
  • ensure regulatory compliance in pipeline infrastructures
  • perform follow-up on pipeline route services
  • regulate the flow of substances in pipelines
  • test pipeline infrastructure operations
  • types of pipelines

What stands in the way is 6 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 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A gas transmission system operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a drain technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held regulate the flow of substances in pipelines assisting and caring
  • already held perform follow-up on pipeline route services management skills
  • already held repair pipelines constructing
  • already held test pipeline infrastructure operations information skills
  • already held mitigate environmental impact of pipeline projects assisting and caring
  • already held detect flaws in pipeline infrastructure constructing

All 9 carried skills, including the 6 the gas transmission system operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 17 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 assisting and caring 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held comply with pipeline transport regulations required
  • required, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation required
  • optional, not held ensure maintenance of fuel distribution facilities optional
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held gas market required
  • required, not held fuel gas required
  • optional, not held fuel distribution systems optional
03 services 1 required
  • required, not held security requirements of goods transported via pipelines required
04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required
  • required, not held manage gas transmission system required
05 information skills 5 supplementary
  • optional, not held analyse route possibilities in pipeline projects optional
  • optional, not held ensure compliance with gas distribution schedule optional
  • optional, not held perform pipeline routing studies optional
  • optional, not held survey sites for pipeline installation optional
  • optional, not held analyse energy market trends optional
06 management skills 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held prepare timelines for pipeline development projects optional
  • optional, not held set management priorities in pipeline networks optional
  • optional, not held supervise gas distribution operations optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a gas transmission system operator 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 9 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held detect flaws in pipeline infrastructure skill
  • already held ensure regulatory compliance in pipeline infrastructures skill
  • already held perform follow-up on pipeline route services skill
  • already held regulate the flow of substances in pipelines skill
  • already held test pipeline infrastructure operations skill
  • already held types of pipelines knowledge
  • already held inspect pipelines skill
  • already held mitigate environmental impact of pipeline projects skill
  • already held repair pipelines skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 constructing 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held prevent pipeline deterioration optional
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held analyse route possibilities in pipeline projects optional
  • optional, not held ensure compliance with gas distribution schedule optional
  • optional, not held ensure maintenance of fuel distribution facilities optional
  • optional, not held perform pipeline routing studies optional
  • optional, not held prepare timelines for pipeline development projects optional
  • optional, not held set management priorities in pipeline networks optional
  • optional, not held supervise gas distribution operations optional
  • optional, not held survey sites for pipeline installation optional
  • optional, not held analyse energy market trends optional
  • optional, not held fuel distribution systems optional
  • optional, not held prevent pipeline deterioration optional
21 held skills the gas transmission system operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adjust cylinder valves skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on equipment maintenance skill
  • not needed by the target role apply health and safety standards skill
  • not needed by the target role assemble manufactured pipeline parts skill
  • not needed by the target role carry out cleaning of road drains skill
  • not needed by the target role engineering principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role examine engineering principles skill
  • not needed by the target role install drainage well systems skill
  • not needed by the target role install plumbing systems skill
  • not needed by the target role lay pipe installation skill
  • not needed by the target role liaise with engineers skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain industrial equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain records of maintenance interventions skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain water distribution equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain water storage equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain water treatment equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operate soldering equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operate welding equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role read standard blueprints skill
  • not needed by the target role supervise sewerage systems construction skill
  • not needed by the target role use personal protection equipment skill
4 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 gas market required
  • required, not held security requirements of goods transported via pipelines required
  • required, not held fuel gas required
  • optional, not held fuel distribution systems optional
Index

Other moves recorded from drain technician

Full index of moves from drain technician

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.