Table 1Transition record

furniture assemblertoantique furniture reproducer

A furniture assembler already meets 42% of what the antique furniture reproducer role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From furniture assembler

42%

Overlap1

To antique furniture reproducer

16 Skills carried over

8 Required, not held

60.1 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 60.1

This move: 60.1 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the antique furniture reproducer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the furniture assembler 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 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A antique furniture reproducer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a furniture assembler background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held create furniture frames handling and moving
already held fix minor scratches handling and moving
already held repair furniture parts handling and moving
already held prepare furniture for application of paint constructing
already held furniture trends engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held clean furniture handling and moving

All 16 carried skills, including the 8 the antique furniture reproducer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 27 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 2 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held age furniture artificially required
required, not held create wood joints required

optional, not held handle delivery of furniture goods optional
optional, not held carve materials optional
optional, not held produce copies of valuable objects optional
optional, not held produce customised tools optional
optional, not held use authentic crafting techniques optional

02 information skills 2 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held contextualise artistic work required
required, not held do historical research required

optional, not held estimate restoration costs optional
optional, not held evaluate restoration procedures optional
optional, not held select restoration activities optional
optional, not held specialise in an area of history optional

03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held woodturning required
required, not held types of wood required

optional, not held metalworking optional
optional, not held organic building materials optional
optional, not held engraving technologies optional

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held decorate furniture required

optional, not held design original furniture optional
optional, not held paint decorative designs optional
optional, not held pass on trade techniques optional

05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held operate wood sawing equipment required

optional, not held engrave patterns optional

06 constructing 2 supplementary

optional, not held apply restoration techniques optional
optional, not held remove paint optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a antique furniture reproducer 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 16 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply a protective layer skill
already held clean furniture skill
already held create furniture frames skill
already held create smooth wood surface skill
already held furniture trends knowledge
already held join wood elements skill
already held sand wood skill
already held technical drawings knowledge
already held fix minor scratches skill
already held furniture industry knowledge
already held manipulate glass skill
already held manipulate metal skill
already held prepare furniture for application of paint skill
already held repair furniture parts skill
already held sell furniture skill
already held sell household goods skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 arts and humanities 1 supplementary

optional, not held art history optional

19 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held apply restoration techniques optional
optional, not held art history optional
optional, not held design original furniture optional
optional, not held engrave patterns optional
optional, not held estimate restoration costs optional
optional, not held evaluate restoration procedures optional
optional, not held handle delivery of furniture goods optional
optional, not held metalworking optional
optional, not held organic building materials optional
optional, not held select restoration activities optional
optional, not held carve materials optional
optional, not held engraving technologies optional
optional, not held paint decorative designs optional
optional, not held pass on trade techniques optional
optional, not held produce copies of valuable objects optional
optional, not held produce customised tools optional
optional, not held remove paint optional
optional, not held specialise in an area of history optional
optional, not held use authentic crafting techniques optional

16 held skills the antique furniture reproducer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role align components skill
not needed by the target role assemble prefabricated furniture skill
not needed by the target role clean wood surface skill
not needed by the target role ensure conformity to specifications skill
not needed by the target role follow written instructions skill
not needed by the target role furniture wood types knowledge
not needed by the target role keep records of work progress skill
not needed by the target role manipulate plastic skill
not needed by the target role manipulate wood skill
not needed by the target role memorise assembly instructions skill
not needed by the target role operate drilling equipment skill
not needed by the target role read standard blueprints skill
not needed by the target role repair furniture frames skill
not needed by the target role sanding techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role tend boring machine skill
not needed by the target role use power tools 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 woodturning required
required, not held types of wood required
optional, not held art history optional
optional, not held metalworking optional
optional, not held organic building materials optional
optional, not held engraving technologies optional

Index

Other moves recorded from furniture assembler

Full index of moves from furniture assembler

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.