Table 1Transition record

foundry operativetohand brick moulder

A foundry operative already meets 31% of what the hand brick moulder role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From foundry operative

31%

Overlap1

To hand brick moulder

7 Skills carried over

6 Required, not held

65.1 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

31%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

65.1/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the hand brick moulder role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the foundry operative 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 hand brick moulder role treats 4 of its required skills as things a foundry operative already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

extract products from moulds
fill moulds
maintain moulds
select mould types

What stands in the way is 6 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 hand brick moulder role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a foundry operative background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held ensure mould uniformity handling and moving
already held repair mould defects handling and moving
already held select mould types handling and moving
already held construct moulds handling and moving
already held fill moulds handling and moving
already held extract products from moulds information skills

All 7 carried skills, including the 4 the hand brick moulder role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 21 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 handling and moving 2 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held remove mixture excess required
required, not held prevent casting adhesion required

optional, not held assemble moulds optional
optional, not held form moulding mixture optional
optional, not held handle different pottery materials optional
optional, not held load heavy items on pallets optional
optional, not held match product moulds optional

02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held adjust clay burning level required
required, not held monitor end-product drying process required

optional, not held stamp refractory products optional
optional, not held maintain furnace temperature optional
optional, not held operate furnace optional

03 arts and humanities 1 required

required, not held types of pottery material required

04 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held quality standards required

05 information skills 4 supplementary

optional, not held check quality of raw materials optional
optional, not held inspect quality of products optional
optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
optional, not held perform product testing optional

06 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held use personal protection equipment optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a hand brick moulder 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 extract products from moulds skill
already held fill moulds skill
already held maintain moulds skill
already held select mould types skill
already held construct moulds skill
already held ensure mould uniformity skill
already held repair mould defects skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary

optional, not held sanding techniques optional

08 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held various types of sand optional

15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held stamp refractory products optional
optional, not held assemble moulds optional
optional, not held form moulding mixture optional
optional, not held handle different pottery materials optional
optional, not held load heavy items on pallets optional
optional, not held maintain furnace temperature optional
optional, not held operate furnace optional
optional, not held various types of sand optional
optional, not held check quality of raw materials optional
optional, not held inspect quality of products optional
optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
optional, not held match product moulds optional
optional, not held perform product testing optional
optional, not held sanding techniques optional
optional, not held use personal protection equipment optional

25 held skills the hand brick moulder role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role assemble metal parts skill
not needed by the target role attend to detail in casting processes skill
not needed by the target role communicate using non-verbal language skill
not needed by the target role cut metal products skill
not needed by the target role ferrous metal processing knowledge
not needed by the target role follow manufacturing work schedule skill
not needed by the target role handle metal work orders skill
not needed by the target role insert mould structures skill
not needed by the target role insert reinforcement in mould skill
not needed by the target role jewellery processes knowledge
not needed by the target role manage time in casting processes skill
not needed by the target role manufacturing of jewellery knowledge
not needed by the target role mark a metal workpiece skill
not needed by the target role mix moulding and casting material skill
not needed by the target role monitor gauge skill
not needed by the target role move filled moulds skill
not needed by the target role non-ferrous metal processing knowledge
not needed by the target role operate metal heating equipment skill
not needed by the target role operate smelter skill
not needed by the target role precious metal processing knowledge
not needed by the target role record production data for quality control skill
not needed by the target role remove finished casts skill
not needed by the target role smooth burred surfaces skill
not needed by the target role troubleshoot skill
not needed by the target role types of metal manufacturing processes knowledge

4 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 types of pottery material required
required, not held quality standards required
optional, not held various types of sand optional
optional, not held sanding techniques optional

Index

Other moves recorded from foundry operative

Full index of moves from foundry operative

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.