Table 1Transition record

furniture finishertowicker furniture maker

A furniture finisher already meets 41% of what the wicker furniture maker role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From furniture finisher

41%

Overlap1

To wicker furniture maker

19 Skills carried over

9 Required, not held

59 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 59

This move: 59 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the wicker furniture maker role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the furniture finisher 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 19 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A wicker furniture maker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a furniture finisher background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held repair furniture parts handling and moving
already held prepare furniture for application of paint constructing
already held woodturning engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held furniture trends engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held sell household goods communication, collaboration and creativity
already held furniture industry engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 19 carried skills, including the 3 the wicker furniture maker role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 19 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 3 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held apply weaving techniques for wicker furniture required
required, not held operate drilling equipment required
required, not held prepare wicker material for weaving required

optional, not held create furniture frames optional

02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held technical drawings required
required, not held wicker materials required

optional, not held metalworking optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held design objects to be crafted required

optional, not held design original furniture optional
optional, not held design prototypes optional

04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held tend boring machine required

optional, not held manipulate plastic optional
optional, not held operate wood sawing equipment optional

05 arts and humanities 1 required

required, not held wicker weaving techniques required

06 services 1 required

required, not held ergonomics required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a wicker furniture maker 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 19 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply a protective layer skill
already held apply wood finishes skill
already held furniture trends knowledge
already held apply restoration techniques skill
already held conservation techniques knowledge
already held create smooth wood surface skill
already held estimate restoration costs skill
already held evaluate restoration procedures skill
already held furniture industry knowledge
already held handle delivery of furniture goods skill
already held identify customer's needs skill
already held organic building materials knowledge
already held pass on trade techniques skill
already held prepare furniture for application of paint skill
already held repair furniture parts skill
already held sand wood skill
already held sell furniture skill
already held sell household goods skill
already held woodturning knowledge

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 constructing 3 supplementary

optional, not held join wood elements optional
optional, not held operate welding equipment optional
optional, not held use painting equipment optional

08 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary

optional, not held CAD software optional

10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held design original furniture optional
optional, not held metalworking optional
optional, not held CAD software optional
optional, not held create furniture frames optional
optional, not held design prototypes optional
optional, not held join wood elements optional
optional, not held manipulate plastic optional
optional, not held operate welding equipment optional
optional, not held operate wood sawing equipment optional
optional, not held use painting equipment optional

26 held skills the wicker furniture maker role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role age furniture artificially skill
not needed by the target role apply colour coats skill
not needed by the target role apply health and safety standards skill
not needed by the target role carve materials skill
not needed by the target role check paint consistency skill
not needed by the target role clean furniture skill
not needed by the target role clean painting equipment skill
not needed by the target role clean wood surface skill
not needed by the target role decorate furniture skill
not needed by the target role engrave patterns skill
not needed by the target role fibreglass laminating knowledge
not needed by the target role fix minor scratches skill
not needed by the target role handle chemical cleaning agents skill
not needed by the target role mix paint skill
not needed by the target role operate engraving equipment skill
not needed by the target role paint decorative designs skill
not needed by the target role paint spraying techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role paint with a paint gun skill
not needed by the target role plastic resins knowledge
not needed by the target role remove paint 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 stain wood skill
not needed by the target role types of paint knowledge
not needed by the target role use heat gun skill
not needed by the target role use paint safety equipment 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 ergonomics required
required, not held technical drawings required
required, not held wicker materials required
required, not held wicker weaving techniques required
optional, not held metalworking optional
optional, not held CAD software optional

Index

Other moves recorded from furniture finisher

Full index of moves from furniture finisher

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.