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

followspot operatortoground rigger

A followspot operator already meets 55% of what the ground rigger role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.

From followspot operator
55%
Overlap1
To ground rigger
13 Skills carried over
3 Required, not held
44.3 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

55%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

44.3/ 100

1 Share of the ground rigger role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the followspot operator 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 ground rigger role treats 8 of its required skills as things a followspot operator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • assemble performance equipment
  • store performance equipment
  • use communication equipment
  • use personal protection equipment
  • work ergonomically
  • work safely with machines

What stands in the way is 3 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 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A ground rigger role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a followspot operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held assemble performance equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held perform first fire intervention assisting and caring
  • already held store performance equipment handling and moving
  • already held use communication equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held work safely with mobile electrical systems under supervision working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held work with respect for own safety assisting and caring

All 13 carried skills, including the 8 the ground rigger role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 17 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 constructing 1 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held assemble truss constructions required
  • optional, not held hang chain hoists optional
  • optional, not held maintain chain hoists optional
  • optional, not held maintain rigging equipment optional
  • optional, not held perform regular checks on rigging equipment optional
  • optional, not held plot rigging movements optional
02 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held use technical documentation required
  • optional, not held calculate rigging plots optional
03 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held organise resources for artistic production required
  • optional, not held manage technical resources stock optional
04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held operate forklift optional
  • optional, not held operate telehandler optional
  • optional, not held provide power distribution optional
05 assisting and caring 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held ensure safety of mobile electrical systems optional
  • optional, not held evacuate people from heights optional
06 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held design rigging plots optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a ground rigger 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 13 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held assemble performance equipment skill
  • already held store performance equipment skill
  • already held use communication equipment skill
  • already held use personal protection equipment skill
  • already held work ergonomically skill
  • already held work safely with machines skill
  • already held work safely with mobile electrical systems under supervision skill
  • already held work with respect for own safety skill
  • already held develop professional network skill
  • already held follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
  • already held keep personal administration skill
  • already held manage personal professional development skill
  • already held perform first fire intervention skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use rope access techniques optional
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held calculate rigging plots optional
  • optional, not held design rigging plots optional
  • optional, not held ensure safety of mobile electrical systems optional
  • optional, not held hang chain hoists optional
  • optional, not held maintain chain hoists optional
  • optional, not held maintain rigging equipment optional
  • optional, not held manage technical resources stock optional
  • optional, not held perform regular checks on rigging equipment optional
  • optional, not held plot rigging movements optional
  • optional, not held use rope access techniques optional
  • optional, not held evacuate people from heights optional
  • optional, not held operate forklift optional
  • optional, not held operate telehandler optional
  • optional, not held provide power distribution optional
13 held skills the ground rigger role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adapt designers’ work to the performance venue skill
  • not needed by the target role adapt to artists' creative demands skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate during show skill
  • not needed by the target role de-rig electronic equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role follow safety precautions in work practices skill
  • not needed by the target role identify technical resources for performances skill
  • not needed by the target role operate follow spots skill
  • not needed by the target role pack electronic equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare personal work environment skill
  • not needed by the target role prevent fire in a performance environment skill
  • not needed by the target role set up equipment in a timely manner skill
  • not needed by the target role set up follow spots skill
  • not needed by the target role understand artistic concepts skill
Index

Other moves recorded from followspot operator

Full index of moves from followspot operator

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.