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

germination operatortococoa press operator

A germination operator already meets 47% of what the cocoa press operator role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From germination operator
47%
Overlap1
To cocoa press operator
13 Skills carried over
10 Required, not held
55.6 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 55.6

This move: 55.6 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the cocoa press operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the germination 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.

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 cocoa press operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a germination operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held check processing parameters information skills
  • already held temperature scales natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held exert quality control to processing food information skills
  • already held clean food and beverage machinery handling and moving
  • already held be at ease in unsafe environments management skills
  • already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production assisting and caring

All 13 carried skills, including the 9 the cocoa press operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 15 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 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 required
  • required, not held tend cocoa pressing machines required
  • required, not held disassemble equipment required
  • required, not held operate weighing machine required
02 handling and moving 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held store cocoa pressing products required
  • required, not held separate by-products of pressed cocoa required
  • optional, not held dispose food waste optional
03 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held screen cocoa beans required
  • required, not held taste cocoa beans required
  • optional, not held assess cocoa bean quality optional
04 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held follow hygienic procedures during food processing required
05 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held carry out checks of production plant equipment required
06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required
  • required, not held hydraulics required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a cocoa press operator 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 adhere to organisational guidelines skill
  • already held apply GMP skill
  • already held apply HACCP skill
  • already held apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages skill
  • already held be at ease in unsafe environments skill
  • already held check processing parameters skill
  • already held clean food and beverage machinery skill
  • already held exert quality control to processing food skill
  • already held temperature scales knowledge
  • already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production skill
  • already held health, safety and hygiene legislation knowledge
  • already held liaise with colleagues skill
  • already held liaise with managers skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held work in a food processing team optional
  • optional, not held act reliably optional
08 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held perform multiple tasks at the same time optional
5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held assess cocoa bean quality optional
  • optional, not held dispose food waste optional
  • optional, not held work in a food processing team optional
  • optional, not held act reliably optional
  • optional, not held perform multiple tasks at the same time optional
19 held skills the cocoa press operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adjust temperature gauges skill
  • not needed by the target role airtight storage knowledge
  • not needed by the target role assess cereal quality for brewing skill
  • not needed by the target role assess quality characteristics of food products skill
  • not needed by the target role collect samples for analysis skill
  • not needed by the target role comply with food safety and hygiene skill
  • not needed by the target role follow verbal instructions skill
  • not needed by the target role follow written instructions skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect insects in whole grain skill
  • not needed by the target role keep machines oiled for steady functioning skill
  • not needed by the target role label samples skill
  • not needed by the target role malt grains skill
  • not needed by the target role malting process knowledge
  • not needed by the target role monitor temperature in manufacturing process of food and beverages skill
  • not needed by the target role operate grain cleaning machine skill
  • not needed by the target role perform services in a flexible manner skill
  • not needed by the target role record malting cycle data skill
  • not needed by the target role tend agitation machine skill
  • not needed by the target role tend fans for machines skill
1 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 hydraulics required
Index
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.