Table 1Transition record

glass polishertoglass annealer

A glass polisher already meets 37% of what the glass annealer role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From glass polisher

37%

Overlap1

To glass annealer

14 Skills carried over

11 Required, not held

63.3 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 63.3

This move: 63.3 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the glass annealer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the glass polisher 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 14 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A glass annealer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a glass polisher background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held feed mirror machine handling and moving
already held handle broken glass sheets handling and moving
already held inspect glass sheet information skills
already held remove defective products handling and moving
already held manage waste handling and moving
already held report defective manufacturing materials information skills

All 14 carried skills, including the 6 the glass annealer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 22 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 4 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held adjust burner controls required
required, not held maintain furnace temperature required
required, not held restore trays required
required, not held tend lehr required

optional, not held manage kiln ventilation optional
optional, not held monitor end-product drying process optional
optional, not held operate drying blowers optional
optional, not held read gas meter optional

02 information skills 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held observe products' behaviour under processing conditions required
required, not held observe glass under heat required

optional, not held monitor conveyor belt optional
optional, not held record production data optional

03 handling and moving 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held form bed for glass required
required, not held position glass on trays required

optional, not held transfer glaze optional

04 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held quality standards required

05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required

required, not held troubleshoot required

06 management skills 1 required

required, not held follow production schedule required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a glass annealer 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 14 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held consult technical resources skill
already held feed mirror machine skill
already held monitor automated machines skill
already held set up the controller of a machine skill
already held supply machine skill
already held use personal protection equipment skill
already held handle broken glass sheets skill
already held inspect glass sheet skill
already held inspect quality of products skill
already held keep records of work progress skill
already held maintain equipment skill
already held manage waste skill
already held remove defective products skill
already held report defective manufacturing materials skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 constructing 3 supplementary

optional, not held monitor gauge optional
optional, not held perform kiln maintenance optional
optional, not held perform test run optional

08 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary

optional, not held mechanics optional

11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held manage kiln ventilation optional
optional, not held monitor end-product drying process optional
optional, not held operate drying blowers optional
optional, not held transfer glaze optional
optional, not held mechanics optional
optional, not held monitor conveyor belt optional
optional, not held monitor gauge optional
optional, not held perform kiln maintenance optional
optional, not held perform test run optional
optional, not held read gas meter optional
optional, not held record production data optional

20 held skills the glass annealer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adjust glass sheets skill
not needed by the target role adjust measuring machines skill
not needed by the target role analyse stress resistance of products skill
not needed by the target role apply a protective layer skill
not needed by the target role basic chemicals knowledge
not needed by the target role clean equipment skill
not needed by the target role cut glass skill
not needed by the target role ensure equipment availability skill
not needed by the target role measure materials skill
not needed by the target role operate grinding hand tools skill
not needed by the target role paint with a paint gun skill
not needed by the target role perform product testing skill
not needed by the target role remove processed workpiece skill
not needed by the target role rinse glass skill
not needed by the target role silvering knowledge
not needed by the target role smooth glass edges skill
not needed by the target role smooth glass surface skill
not needed by the target role tend coating machine skill
not needed by the target role use abrasive wheel skill
not needed by the target role use power tools 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 quality standards required
optional, not held mechanics optional

Index

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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.