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

dredging supervisortodredge operator

A dredging supervisor already meets 77% of what the dredge operator role asks for. The move turns on 2 required skills not yet in the profile.

From dredging supervisor
77%
Overlap1
To dredge operator
20 Skills carried over
2 Required, not held
24.1 Difficulty2
Career overlap Very strong match

77%

Learning distance Short step

24.1/ 100

1 Share of the dredge operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the dredging supervisor 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 dredge operator role treats 9 of its required skills as things a dredging supervisor already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • dredging consoles
  • follow health and safety procedures in construction
  • measure water depth
  • mechanical systems
  • position dredger
  • prevent damage to utility infrastructure

What stands in the way is 2 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 20 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A dredge operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a dredging supervisor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held control cutterheads working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held control suction booms working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held guide placement of anchors working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held operate bucket wheel excavator working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held position anchor poles working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held dredging consoles information and communication technologies (icts)

All 20 carried skills, including the 9 the dredge operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 7 missing skills fall into 4 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 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held collect samples required
  • optional, not held clear pipelines optional
02 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held maintain dredging equipment required
03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held replace cutterhead teeth optional
  • optional, not held secure heavy construction equipment optional
  • optional, not held perform minor repairs to equipment optional
04 information skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held keep personal administration optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 2 entries a dredge 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 20 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held dredging consoles knowledge
  • already held follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
  • already held measure water depth skill
  • already held mechanical systems knowledge
  • already held position dredger skill
  • already held prevent damage to utility infrastructure skill
  • already held use rigging tools skill
  • already held use safety equipment in construction skill
  • already held work ergonomically skill
  • already held control cutterheads skill
  • already held control suction booms skill
  • already held excavation techniques knowledge
  • already held guide placement of anchors skill
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held machinery load capacity knowledge
  • already held operate GPS systems skill
  • already held operate bucket wheel excavator skill
  • already held operate excavator skill
  • already held position anchor poles skill
  • already held soil mechanics knowledge
5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held replace cutterhead teeth optional
  • optional, not held clear pipelines optional
  • optional, not held secure heavy construction equipment optional
  • optional, not held keep personal administration optional
  • optional, not held perform minor repairs to equipment optional
22 held skills the dredge operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
  • not needed by the target role construction product regulation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role coordinate construction activities skill
  • not needed by the target role cost management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role dispose of hazardous waste skill
  • not needed by the target role dispose of non-hazardous waste skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with construction project deadline skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure equipment availability skill
  • not needed by the target role evaluate employees work skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect construction supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role liaise with managers skill
  • not needed by the target role manage health and safety standards skill
  • not needed by the target role plan resource allocation skill
  • not needed by the target role plan shifts of employees skill
  • not needed by the target role process incoming construction supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role provide first aid skill
  • not needed by the target role provide technical expertise skill
  • not needed by the target role recruit employees skill
  • not needed by the target role report defective manufacturing materials skill
  • not needed by the target role supervise staff skill
  • not needed by the target role train employees skill
  • not needed by the target role work in a construction team skill
Index
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.