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

head pastry cheftopizzaiolo

A head pastry chef already meets 58% of what the pizzaiolo role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From head pastry chef
58%
Overlap1
To pizzaiolo
12 Skills carried over
6 Required, not held
41.3 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

58%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

41.3/ 100

1 Share of the pizzaiolo role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the head pastry chef 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 pizzaiolo role treats 8 of its required skills as things a head pastry chef already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • comply with food safety and hygiene
  • handover the food preparation area
  • maintain a safe, hygienic and secure working environment
  • plan menus
  • store raw food materials
  • use cooking techniques

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

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held use culinary finishing techniques assisting and caring
  • already held maintain kitchen equipment at correct temperature handling and moving
  • already held handover the food preparation area handling and moving
  • already held plan menus communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held maintain a safe, hygienic and secure working environment assisting and caring
  • already held use food cutting tools handling and moving

All 12 carried skills, including the 8 the pizzaiolo role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 8 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 assisting and caring 2 required
  • required, not held prepare pizza required
  • required, not held use food preparation techniques required
02 information skills 1 required
  • required, not held ensure cleanliness of food preparation area required
03 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held receive kitchen supplies required
04 services 1 required
  • required, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation required
05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required
  • required, not held operate brick oven required
06 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held maintain customer service optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a pizzaiolo 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 12 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held comply with food safety and hygiene skill
  • already held handover the food preparation area skill
  • already held maintain a safe, hygienic and secure working environment skill
  • already held plan menus skill
  • already held store raw food materials skill
  • already held use cooking techniques skill
  • already held use culinary finishing techniques skill
  • already held use food cutting tools skill
  • already held check deliveries on receipt skill
  • already held create decorative food displays skill
  • already held maintain kitchen equipment at correct temperature skill
  • already held train employees skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held store kitchen supplies optional
2 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held store kitchen supplies optional
  • optional, not held maintain customer service optional
35 held skills the pizzaiolo role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise guests on menus for special events skill
  • not needed by the target role assist customers skill
  • not needed by the target role bake pastry for special events skill
  • not needed by the target role compile cooking recipes skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct research on food waste prevention skill
  • not needed by the target role create innovative desserts skill
  • not needed by the target role decorate pastry for special events skill
  • not needed by the target role design indicators for food waste reduction skill
  • not needed by the target role develop food waste reduction strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure maintenance of kitchen equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role estimate costs of required supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role food storage knowledge
  • not needed by the target role handle customer complaints skill
  • not needed by the target role handle surveillance equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role keep up with eating out trends skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain personal hygiene standards skill
  • not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
  • not needed by the target role manage medium term objectives skill
  • not needed by the target role manage revenue skill
  • not needed by the target role manage staff skill
  • not needed by the target role manage stock rotation skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor the use of kitchen equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role order supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role perform procurement processes skill
  • not needed by the target role plan medium to long term objectives skill
  • not needed by the target role plan shifts of employees skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare bakery products skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare canapés skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare desserts skill
  • not needed by the target role recruit employees skill
  • not needed by the target role set prices of menu items skill
  • not needed by the target role supervise food quality skill
  • not needed by the target role train staff to reduce food waste skill
  • not needed by the target role types of whisks knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use reheating techniques 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 health, safety and hygiene legislation required
Index

Other moves recorded from head pastry chef

Full index of moves from head pastry chef

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.