Table 1Transition record

enamellertogoldsmith

A enameller already meets 35% of what the goldsmith role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From enameller

35%

Overlap1

To goldsmith

12 Skills carried over

9 Required, not held

67.6 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

35%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

67.6/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the goldsmith role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the enameller 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 goldsmith role treats 7 of its required skills as things a enameller already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

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

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 a enameller background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

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

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 30 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 handling and moving 8 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held build jewellery models required
required, not held cast jewellery metal required
required, not held heat jewellery metals required
required, not held pour molten metal into moulds required
required, not held select gems for jewellery required
required, not held select metals for jewellery required
required, not held apply smithing techniques required
required, not held 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

02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held 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

03 information skills 7 supplementary

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

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 supplementary

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

05 arts and humanities 1 supplementary

optional, not held imitation jewellery optional

06 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held apply restoration techniques optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

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.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 12 skills that carry over

Skill Type

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

Skill to acquire Tier

07 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary

optional, not held engrave patterns optional

21 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

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

Skill Type

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.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held 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

Index

Other moves recorded from enameller

Full index of moves from enameller

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.