Enameller to goldsmith
An enameller already meets 35% of what the goldsmith role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.
67.6/ 100
1 How much of what a goldsmith is expected to do is already part of an enameller’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the goldsmith role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A goldsmith role treats 7 of its required skills as things an enameller already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- characteristics of precious metals
- clean jewellery pieces
- create jewellery
- develop jewellery designs
- jewellery processes
- smoothen rough jewel parts
What stands in the way is 9 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A goldsmith role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an enameller background worth leading with.
- already held perform enamelling constructing
- already held smoothen rough jewel parts handling and moving
- already held jewellery product categories arts and humanities
- already held trade in jewellery communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held create jewellery handling and moving
- already held characteristics of precious metals arts and humanities
All 12 carried skills, including the 7 the goldsmith role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 30 missing skills fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn build jewellery models required
- still to learn cast jewellery metal required
- still to learn heat jewellery metals required
- still to learn pour molten metal into moulds required
- still to learn select gems for jewellery required
- still to learn select metals for jewellery required
- still to learn apply smithing techniques required
- still to learn cut metal products required
- optional, not held adjust jewellery optional
- optional, not held maintain jewels and watches optional
- optional, not held mount stones in jewels optional
- still to learn metal and metal ore products required
- optional, not held coining optional
- optional, not held electroplating metal materials optional
- optional, not held electroplating processes optional
- optional, not held engraving technologies optional
- optional, not held estimate cost of jewellery and watches' maintenance optional
- optional, not held estimate restoration costs optional
- optional, not held estimate value of used jewellery and watches optional
- optional, not held evaluate restoration procedures optional
- optional, not held record jewel processing time optional
- optional, not held record jewel weight optional
- optional, not held select restoration activities optional
- optional, not held design objects to be crafted optional
- optional, not held advise customers on jewellery and watches optional
- optional, not held pass on trade techniques optional
- optional, not held perform damascening optional
- optional, not held imitation jewellery optional
- optional, not held apply restoration techniques optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a goldsmith role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 build jewellery models practise this
- 02 cast jewellery metal practise this
- 03 heat jewellery metals practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 12 skills that carry over
- already held characteristics of precious metals knowledge
- already held clean jewellery pieces skill
- already held create jewellery skill
- already held develop jewellery designs skill
- already held jewellery processes knowledge
- already held smoothen rough jewel parts skill
- already held use jewellery equipment skill
- already held ensure conformance to jewel design specifications skill
- already held jewellery product categories knowledge
- already held perform enamelling skill
- already held trade in jewellery skill
- already held watches and jewellery products knowledge
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held engrave patterns optional
21 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held adjust jewellery optional
- optional, not held apply restoration techniques optional
- optional, not held design objects to be crafted optional
- optional, not held engrave patterns optional
- optional, not held estimate cost of jewellery and watches' maintenance optional
- optional, not held estimate restoration costs optional
- optional, not held estimate value of used jewellery and watches optional
- optional, not held evaluate restoration procedures optional
- optional, not held imitation jewellery optional
- optional, not held maintain jewels and watches optional
- optional, not held mount stones in jewels optional
- optional, not held record jewel processing time optional
- optional, not held record jewel weight optional
- optional, not held select restoration activities optional
- optional, not held advise customers on jewellery and watches optional
- optional, not held coining optional
- optional, not held electroplating metal materials optional
- optional, not held electroplating processes optional
- optional, not held engraving technologies optional
- optional, not held pass on trade techniques optional
- optional, not held perform damascening optional
19 held skills the goldsmith role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role attend to detail regarding jewellery creation skill
- not needed by the target role check quality of enamel skill
- not needed by the target role coating substances knowledge
- not needed by the target role company policies knowledge
- not needed by the target role detect product defects skill
- not needed by the target role ensure equipment availability skill
- not needed by the target role fire the surface skill
- not needed by the target role health and safety in the workplace knowledge
- not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
- not needed by the target role keep records of work progress skill
- not needed by the target role metal coating technologies knowledge
- not needed by the target role metal smoothing technologies knowledge
- not needed by the target role operate metal polishing equipment skill
- not needed by the target role prepare surface for enamelling skill
- not needed by the target role prepare the enamel skill
- not needed by the target role think creatively about jewellery skill
- not needed by the target role trends in fashion knowledge
- not needed by the target role use color matching techniques skill
- not needed by the target role work ergonomically skill
6 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn metal and metal ore products required
- optional, not held imitation jewellery optional
- optional, not held coining optional
- optional, not held electroplating metal materials optional
- optional, not held electroplating processes optional
- optional, not held engraving technologies optional
Common questions about this move
Can an enameller become a goldsmith?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An enameller already covers 35% of what a goldsmith is expected to do: 12 skills carry over, 7 of which the goldsmith role treats as required.
What skills does an enameller need to become a goldsmith?
9 required skills are missing, plus 21 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by handling and moving. The single most important is build jewellery models.
How hard is the move from enameller to goldsmith?
Its learning distance is 67.6 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.