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

head of workshoptomask maker

A head of workshop already meets 48% of what the mask maker role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From head of workshop
48%
Overlap1
To mask maker
10 Skills carried over
6 Required, not held
50.1 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

48%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

50.1/ 100

1 Share of the mask maker role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the head of workshop 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 mask maker role treats 7 of its required skills as things a head of workshop already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • adapt to artists' creative demands
  • translate artistic concepts to technical designs
  • use personal protection equipment
  • work ergonomically
  • work safely with chemicals
  • work safely with machines

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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A mask maker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a head of workshop background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held plan workshop activity management skills
  • already held support a designer in the developing process communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held manage consumables stock management skills
  • already held translate artistic concepts to technical designs communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held adapt to artists' creative demands communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held work with respect for own safety assisting and caring

All 10 carried skills, including the 7 the mask maker role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 14 missing skills fall into 4 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 management skills 3 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held maintain workshop space required
  • required, not held meet deadlines required
  • required, not held prepare personal work environment required
  • optional, not held decide on wig making process optional
  • optional, not held manage technical resources stock optional
  • optional, not held organise workshop space optional
  • optional, not held manage personal professional development optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held understand artistic concepts required
  • optional, not held design make-up effects optional
  • optional, not held draw make-up sketches optional
  • optional, not held develop professional network optional
03 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held keep up with trends required
  • optional, not held keep personal administration optional
04 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held maintain theatre equipment required
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a mask 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 10 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adapt to artists' creative demands skill
  • already held translate artistic concepts to technical designs skill
  • already held use personal protection equipment skill
  • already held work ergonomically skill
  • already held work safely with chemicals skill
  • already held work safely with machines skill
  • already held work with respect for own safety skill
  • already held manage consumables stock skill
  • already held plan workshop activity skill
  • already held support a designer in the developing process skill
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held decide on wig making process optional
  • optional, not held design make-up effects optional
  • optional, not held draw make-up sketches optional
  • optional, not held manage technical resources stock optional
  • optional, not held organise workshop space optional
  • optional, not held develop professional network optional
  • optional, not held keep personal administration optional
  • optional, not held manage personal professional development optional
29 held skills the mask maker role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role analyse the need for technical resources skill
  • not needed by the target role archive documentation related to work skill
  • not needed by the target role calculate design costs skill
  • not needed by the target role commission set construction skill
  • not needed by the target role consult with design team skill
  • not needed by the target role develop project schedule skill
  • not needed by the target role document safety actions skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure safety of mobile electrical systems skill
  • not needed by the target role follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
  • not needed by the target role lead a team skill
  • not needed by the target role make set construction drawings skill
  • not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
  • not needed by the target role manage schedule of tasks skill
  • not needed by the target role manage supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role manage teamwork skill
  • not needed by the target role negotiate health and safety issues with third parties skill
  • not needed by the target role oversee quality control skill
  • not needed by the target role perform first fire intervention skill
  • not needed by the target role perform quality control of design during a run skill
  • not needed by the target role prevent fire in a performance environment skill
  • not needed by the target role promote health and safety skill
  • not needed by the target role provide first aid skill
  • not needed by the target role provide technical documentation skill
  • not needed by the target role react to emergency situations in a live performance environment skill
  • not needed by the target role update budget skill
  • not needed by the target role use specialised design software skill
  • not needed by the target role use technical documentation skill
  • not needed by the target role work safely with mobile electrical systems under supervision skill
  • not needed by the target role write risk assessment on performing arts production skill
Index

Other moves recorded from head of workshop

Full index of moves from head of workshop

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.