Table 1Transition record

heating, ventilation, air conditioning engineertoheating, ventilation, air conditioning (and refrigeration) drafter

A heating, ventilation, air conditioning engineer already meets 55% of what the heating, ventilation, air conditioning (and refrigeration) drafter role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From heating, ventilation, air conditioning engineer

55%

Overlap1

To heating, ventilation, air conditioning (and refrigeration) drafter

28 Skills carried over

10 Required, not held

49.3 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 49.3

This move: 49.3 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the heating, ventilation, air conditioning (and refrigeration) drafter role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the heating, ventilation, air conditioning engineer 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 28 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A heating, ventilation, air conditioning (and refrigeration) drafter role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a heating, ventilation, air conditioning engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held advise on fitted ventilation systems communication, collaboration and creativity
already held components of air conditioning systems engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held assess heating and cooling systems information skills
already held design an electric heating system communication, collaboration and creativity
already held refrigerants engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held domestic cooling systems engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 28 carried skills, including the 10 the heating, ventilation, air conditioning (and refrigeration) drafter role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 19 missing skills fall into 10 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held liaise with engineers required
required, not held use manual draughting techniques required

optional, not held create a product's virtual model optional
optional, not held develop assembly instructions optional
optional, not held draw blueprints optional
optional, not held render 3D images optional

02 information and communication technologies (icts) 2 required

required, not held CAD software required
required, not held CAE software required

03 working with computers 2 required

required, not held use CADD software required
required, not held use computer-aided engineering systems required

04 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held mathematics required

optional, not held 3D modelling optional

05 arts and humanities 1 required

required, not held manual draughting techniques required

06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required

required, not held design drawings required

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a heating, ventilation, air conditioning (and refrigeration) drafter 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 28 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held create technical plans skill
already held domestic cooling systems knowledge
already held electric heating systems knowledge
already held engineering principles knowledge
already held engineering processes knowledge
already held heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration parts knowledge
already held technical drawings knowledge
already held types of heat pumps knowledge
already held use CAD software skill
already held use technical drawing software skill
already held adjust engineering designs skill
already held advise on fitted ventilation systems skill
already held assess heating and cooling systems skill
already held combined heat and power generation knowledge
already held components of air conditioning systems knowledge
already held design an electric heating system skill
already held district heating and cooling knowledge
already held domestic heating systems knowledge
already held draft design specifications skill
already held fluid mechanics knowledge
already held geothermal energy systems knowledge
already held industrial heating systems knowledge
already held lead a team skill
already held mechanics knowledge
already held product data management knowledge
already held refrigerants knowledge
already held thermodynamics knowledge
already held ventilation systems knowledge

The 4 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 information skills 1 required

required, not held read engineering drawings required

08 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 supplementary

optional, not held perform refrigerant leak checks optional
optional, not held test tightness and pressure of refrigeration circuits optional

09 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held install refrigeration equipment optional

10 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held build a product's physical model optional

9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held install refrigeration equipment optional
optional, not held perform refrigerant leak checks optional
optional, not held test tightness and pressure of refrigeration circuits optional
optional, not held 3D modelling optional
optional, not held build a product's physical model optional
optional, not held create a product's virtual model optional
optional, not held develop assembly instructions optional
optional, not held draw blueprints optional
optional, not held render 3D images optional

44 held skills the heating, ventilation, air conditioning (and refrigeration) drafter role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise architects skill
not needed by the target role advise on machinery malfunctions skill
not needed by the target role analyse test data skill
not needed by the target role approve engineering design skill
not needed by the target role assess energy consumption of ventilation systems skill
not needed by the target role assess financial viability skill
not needed by the target role biogas energy knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct performance tests skill
not needed by the target role design a combined heat and power system skill
not needed by the target role design a solar absorption cooling system skill
not needed by the target role design a solar heating system skill
not needed by the target role design district heating and cooling energy systems skill
not needed by the target role design geothermal energy systems skill
not needed by the target role design heat pump installations skill
not needed by the target role design heating and cooling emission systems skill
not needed by the target role design hot water systems skill
not needed by the target role design passive energy measures skill
not needed by the target role design principles knowledge
not needed by the target role design prototypes skill
not needed by the target role design ventilation network skill
not needed by the target role determine appropriate heating and cooling system skill
not needed by the target role determine internal air quality parameters skill
not needed by the target role distribution of heating cooling and hot water knowledge
not needed by the target role electrical engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role energy conservation knowledge
not needed by the target role execute feasibility study skill
not needed by the target role hydraulics knowledge
not needed by the target role identify fitted source for heat pumps 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 integrate biogas energy in buildings skill
not needed by the target role integrated design knowledge
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 operate solar thermal energy systems for hot water and heating skill
not needed by the target role perform a feasibility study on district heating and cooling skill
not needed by the target role perform a feasibility study on electric heating skill
not needed by the target role perform a feasibility study on heat pumps skill
not needed by the target role perform a feasibility study on solar absorption cooling skill

4 further entries not listed here

6 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 CAD software required
required, not held CAE software required
required, not held design drawings required
required, not held manual draughting techniques required
required, not held mathematics required
optional, not held 3D modelling optional

Index

Other moves recorded from heating, ventilation, air conditioning engineer

Full index of moves from heating, ventilation, air conditioning engineer

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.