Table 1Transition record

food gradertofood service worker

A food grader already meets 37% of what the food service worker role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From food grader

37%

Overlap1

To food service worker

5 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

56.6 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 56.6

This move: 56.6 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the food service worker role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the food grader 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 food service worker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a food grader background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held food authentication techniques engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held food preservation engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held store raw food materials handling and moving
already held food legislation engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held follow hygienic procedures during food processing assisting and caring

All 5 carried skills, including the 5 the food service worker role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 11 missing skills fall into 5 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 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held clean kitchen equipment required
required, not held follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health required

optional, not held improvise to occuring food processing situations optional

02 health and welfare 2 required

required, not held food allergies required
required, not held foodborne diseases required

03 assisting and caring 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held comply with food safety and hygiene required

optional, not held prepare meals for flights optional
optional, not held apply company policies optional

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held use different communication channels required

optional, not held liaise with colleagues optional

05 information skills 1 required

required, not held maintain food specifications required

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a food service worker 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 follow hygienic procedures during food processing skill
already held food authentication techniques knowledge
already held food legislation knowledge
already held food preservation knowledge
already held store raw food materials skill

4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held prepare meals for flights optional
optional, not held improvise to occuring food processing situations optional
optional, not held apply company policies optional
optional, not held liaise with colleagues optional

39 held skills the food service worker role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advice food processing professionals skill
not needed by the target role advise on food preservation skill
not needed by the target role analyse samples of food and beverages skill
not needed by the target role apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages skill
not needed by the target role apply scientific methods skill
not needed by the target role assess quality characteristics of food products skill
not needed by the target role develop standard operating procedures in the food chain skill
not needed by the target role ensure correct goods labelling skill
not needed by the target role exert quality control to processing food skill
not needed by the target role food and beverage industry knowledge
not needed by the target role food materials knowledge
not needed by the target role food product ingredients knowledge
not needed by the target role food safety principles knowledge
not needed by the target role food safety standards knowledge
not needed by the target role food science knowledge
not needed by the target role food storage knowledge
not needed by the target role functional properties of foods knowledge
not needed by the target role grade foods skill
not needed by the target role handle communications in the food processing industry skill
not needed by the target role identify hazards in the workplace skill
not needed by the target role identify nutritional properties of food skill
not needed by the target role keep up with innovations in food manufacturing skill
not needed by the target role keep up-to-date with regulations skill
not needed by the target role legislation about animal origin products knowledge
not needed by the target role manage time in food processing operations skill
not needed by the target role measure precise food processing operations skill
not needed by the target role perform detailed food processing operations skill
not needed by the target role perform food risk analysis skill
not needed by the target role perform food safety checks skill
not needed by the target role perform quality audits skill
not needed by the target role perform sensory evaluation of food products skill
not needed by the target role prepare visual data skill
not needed by the target role processes of foods and beverages manufacturing knowledge
not needed by the target role provide food labelling expertise skill
not needed by the target role quality assurance methodologies knowledge
not needed by the target role risks associated to physical, chemical, biological hazards in food and beverages knowledge
not needed by the target role work in a food processing team skill
not needed by the target role work independently in service of a food production process skill
not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill

2 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 food allergies required
required, not held foodborne diseases required

Index

Other moves recorded from food grader

Full index of moves from food grader

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.