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

drilling engineertomine ventilation engineer

A drilling engineer already meets 29% of what the mine ventilation engineer role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From drilling engineer
29%
Overlap1
To mine ventilation engineer
5 Skills carried over
8 Required, not held
63.7 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 63.7

This move: 63.7 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the mine ventilation engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the drilling engineer 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 5 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A mine ventilation engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a drilling engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held prepare scientific reports communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held geology natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held supervise staff management skills
  • already held address problems critically communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held troubleshoot communication, collaboration and creativity

All 5 carried skills, including the 4 the mine ventilation engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 15 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held mine safety legislation required
  • required, not held design drawings required
  • optional, not held mining engineering optional
  • optional, not held electricity optional
  • optional, not held electronics optional
  • optional, not held mechanics optional
02 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held manage mine ventilation required
  • optional, not held monitor mine costs optional
03 working with computers 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held use mine planning software required
  • optional, not held use technical drawing software optional
04 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held ensure compliance with safety legislation required
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required
  • required, not held design ventilation network required
06 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required
  • required, not held computational fluid dynamics required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a mine ventilation engineer 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 5 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held address problems critically skill
  • already held prepare scientific reports skill
  • already held supervise staff skill
  • already held troubleshoot skill
  • already held geology knowledge
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held manage emergency procedures required
08 services 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held health and safety hazards underground optional
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held mining engineering optional
  • optional, not held monitor mine costs optional
  • optional, not held electricity optional
  • optional, not held electronics optional
  • optional, not held health and safety hazards underground optional
  • optional, not held mechanics optional
  • optional, not held use technical drawing software optional
19 held skills the mine ventilation engineer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role analyse drill engineering skill
  • not needed by the target role connect equipment to wellheads skill
  • not needed by the target role design drill programmes skill
  • not needed by the target role design well paths skill
  • not needed by the target role design well-head equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect water wells skill
  • not needed by the target role liaise with specialist contractors for well operations skill
  • not needed by the target role manage drilling contracts skill
  • not needed by the target role manage drilling team skill
  • not needed by the target role manage service contracts in the drilling industry skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor well costs skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor well operations skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor well safety skill
  • not needed by the target role plan oil wells skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare well data sheets skill
  • not needed by the target role present reports skill
  • not needed by the target role restore natural environment after drilling proofs skill
  • not needed by the target role suggest well maintenance skill
8 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 mine safety legislation required
  • required, not held computational fluid dynamics required
  • required, not held design drawings required
  • optional, not held mining engineering optional
  • optional, not held electricity optional
  • optional, not held electronics optional
  • optional, not held health and safety hazards underground optional
  • optional, not held mechanics optional
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.