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Heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration engineering technician to steam engineer

A heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration engineering technician already meets 31% of what the steam engineer role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional

From heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration engineering technician

Distant match

To steam engineer

9 You already bring

11 Still to learn

30 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance Substantial retraining

66.1/ 100

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1 How much of what a steam engineer is expected to do is already part of a heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration engineering technician’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the steam engineer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A steam engineer role treats 5 of its required skills as things a heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration engineering technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration parts
hydraulics
monitor utility equipment
refrigerants
thermodynamics

What stands in the way is 11 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 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A steam engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration engineering technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held refrigerants engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration parts engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held monitor utility equipment constructing
already held thermodynamics natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held perform maintenance on installed equipment constructing
already held hydraulics engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 9 carried skills, including the 5 the steam engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 21 missing skills fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.

Skill to pick up Tier

01 engineering, manufacturing and construction 6 required, 2 supplementary

still to learn engineering processes required
still to learn manufacturing of steam generators required
still to learn energy required
still to learn energy market required
still to learn engineering principles required
still to learn technical drawings required

optional, not held automation technology optional
optional, not held electricity optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn design utility equipment required
still to learn adjust engineering designs required
still to learn approve engineering design required

optional, not held design automation components optional

03 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn perform scientific research required

optional, not held balance hydraulics of hot water systems optional

04 working with computers 1 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn use technical drawing software required

optional, not held use CAD software optional

05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 4 supplementary

optional, not held operate hydraulic machinery controls optional
optional, not held operate steam turbine optional
optional, not held monitor automated machines optional
optional, not held operate automated process control optional

06 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary

optional, not held CAD software optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a steam engineer 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 9 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration parts knowledge
already held hydraulics knowledge
already held monitor utility equipment skill
already held refrigerants knowledge
already held thermodynamics knowledge
already held perform maintenance on installed equipment skill
already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
already held use personal protection equipment skill
already held use testing equipment skill

10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

optional, not held balance hydraulics of hot water systems optional
optional, not held operate hydraulic machinery controls optional
optional, not held operate steam turbine optional
optional, not held CAD software optional
optional, not held automation technology optional
optional, not held design automation components optional
optional, not held electricity optional
optional, not held monitor automated machines optional
optional, not held operate automated process control optional
optional, not held use CAD software optional

31 held skills the steam engineer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on fitted ventilation systems skill
not needed by the target role apply health and safety standards skill
not needed by the target role arrange equipment repairs skill
not needed by the target role biogas energy knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct routine machinery checks skill
not needed by the target role district heating and cooling knowledge
not needed by the target role domestic cooling systems knowledge
not needed by the target role drain hazardous liquids skill
not needed by the target role electric heating systems knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
not needed by the target role examine engineering principles skill
not needed by the target role handle refrigerant transfer pumps skill
not needed by the target role install air conditioning device skill
not needed by the target role install electrical and electronic equipment skill
not needed by the target role install firestops skill
not needed by the target role install heating boiler skill
not needed by the target role install heating furnace skill
not needed by the target role install heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration ducts skill
not needed by the target role install refrigeration equipment skill
not needed by the target role install ventilation equipment skill
not needed by the target role interpret 2D plans skill
not needed by the target role interpret 3D plans skill
not needed by the target role lay pipe installation skill
not needed by the target role lead a team skill
not needed by the target role maintain records of maintenance interventions skill
not needed by the target role mechanical engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role operate climate control skill
not needed by the target role perform refrigerant leak checks skill
not needed by the target role provide power connection from bus bars skill
not needed by the target role test tightness and pressure of refrigeration circuits skill
not needed by the target role types of heat pumps knowledge

9 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 pick up Tier

still to learn engineering processes required
still to learn manufacturing of steam generators required
still to learn energy required
still to learn energy market required
still to learn engineering principles required
still to learn technical drawings required
optional, not held CAD software optional
optional, not held automation technology optional
optional, not held electricity optional

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FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration engineering technician become a steam engineer?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. A heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration engineering technician already covers 31% of what a steam engineer is expected to do: 9 skills carry over, 5 of which the steam engineer role treats as required.

What skills does a heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration engineering technician need to become a steam engineer?

11 required skills are missing, plus 10 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is design utility equipment.

How hard is the move from heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration engineering technician to steam engineer?

Its learning distance is 66.1 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

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.