Table 1Transition record

fiberglass laminatortoaircraft de-icer installer

A fiberglass laminator already meets 39% of what the aircraft de-icer installer role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From fiberglass laminator

39%

Overlap1

To aircraft de-icer installer

7 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

57.2 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

39%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

57.2/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the aircraft de-icer installer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the fiberglass laminator 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 aircraft de-icer installer role treats 7 of its required skills as things a fiberglass laminator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

apply health and safety standards
fasten components
read engineering drawings
read standard blueprints
troubleshoot
use power tools

What stands in the way is 7 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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A aircraft de-icer installer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a fiberglass laminator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held use power tools handling and moving
already held fasten components handling and moving
already held read engineering drawings information skills
already held apply health and safety standards assisting and caring
already held read standard blueprints information skills
already held wear appropriate protective gear assisting and caring

All 7 carried skills, including the 7 the aircraft de-icer installer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 18 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 3 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held aircraft mechanics required
required, not held electromechanics required
required, not held mechanics required

optional, not held engineering processes optional
optional, not held electric current optional
optional, not held engineering principles optional

02 business, administration and law 2 required

required, not held common aviation safety regulations required
required, not held quality standards required

03 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held use technical documentation required

optional, not held keep records of work progress optional

04 handling and moving 1 required

required, not held align components required

05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 supplementary

optional, not held install bleed air systems optional
optional, not held install deicing boot optional
optional, not held install electrothermal de-icing systems optional

06 constructing 2 supplementary

optional, not held conduct performance tests optional
optional, not held install pneumatic systems optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a aircraft de-icer installer 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 7 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply health and safety standards skill
already held fasten components skill
already held read engineering drawings skill
already held read standard blueprints skill
already held troubleshoot skill
already held use power tools skill
already held wear appropriate protective gear skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary

optional, not held liaise with engineers optional

08 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held pneumatics optional

11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held install bleed air systems optional
optional, not held install deicing boot optional
optional, not held install electrothermal de-icing systems optional
optional, not held engineering processes optional
optional, not held conduct performance tests optional
optional, not held electric current optional
optional, not held engineering principles optional
optional, not held install pneumatic systems optional
optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
optional, not held pneumatics optional

28 held skills the aircraft de-icer installer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role apply a protective layer skill
not needed by the target role apply plastic resin layers skill
not needed by the target role apply preliminary treatment to workpieces skill
not needed by the target role chemical processes knowledge
not needed by the target role composite materials knowledge
not needed by the target role construct moulds skill
not needed by the target role consult technical resources skill
not needed by the target role ensure vessel compliance with regulations skill
not needed by the target role fasten wood reinforcing strips to vessel components skill
not needed by the target role fibreglass laminating knowledge
not needed by the target role finish plastic products skill
not needed by the target role handle chemicals skill
not needed by the target role inspect quality of products skill
not needed by the target role lead inspections skill
not needed by the target role maintain moulds skill
not needed by the target role mix chemicals skill
not needed by the target role operate fibreglass spray gun skill
not needed by the target role operate lifting equipment skill
not needed by the target role perform general maintenance on ship exteriors skill
not needed by the target role plastic resins knowledge
not needed by the target role protect workpiece components from processing skill
not needed by the target role quality assurance procedures knowledge
not needed by the target role remove air bubbles from fibreglass skill
not needed by the target role repair laminated structures skill
not needed by the target role sanding techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role saturate fibreglass mat with resin mixture skill
not needed by the target role select fibreglass skill
not needed by the target role trim excess material skill

9 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 common aviation safety regulations required
required, not held aircraft mechanics required
required, not held electromechanics required
required, not held mechanics required
required, not held quality standards required
optional, not held engineering processes optional
optional, not held electric current optional
optional, not held engineering principles optional
optional, not held pneumatics optional

Index

Other moves recorded from fiberglass laminator

Full index of moves from fiberglass laminator

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.