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

ICT network architecttocommunication infrastructure maintainer

A ICT network architect already meets 38% of what the communication infrastructure maintainer role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From ICT network architect
38%
Overlap1
To communication infrastructure maintainer
10 Skills carried over
8 Required, not held
59.8 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

38%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

59.8/ 100

1 Share of the communication infrastructure maintainer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the ICT network architect 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 communication infrastructure maintainer role treats 5 of its required skills as things a ICT network architect already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • ICT network routing
  • ICT network security risks
  • ICT networking hardware
  • monitor communication channels' performance
  • procurement of ICT network equipment

What stands in the way is 8 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 communication infrastructure maintainer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a ICT network architect background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held monitor communication channels' performance information skills
  • already held ICT networking hardware information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held ICT network routing information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held procurement of ICT network equipment information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held Cisco information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held ICT network security risks information and communication technologies (icts)

All 10 carried skills, including the 5 the communication infrastructure maintainer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 16 missing skills fall into 6 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 3 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held install electronic communication equipment required
  • required, not held operate digging construction equipment required
  • required, not held install low voltage wiring required
  • optional, not held install cable TV services optional
  • optional, not held solve location and navigation problems by using GPS tools optional
  • optional, not held use a complex communication system optional
  • optional, not held seal wires optional
  • optional, not held splice cable optional
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held ICT communications protocols required
  • required, not held concepts of telecommunications required
  • required, not held telecommunication trunking required
  • optional, not held telecom regulations optional
03 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required
  • required, not held ICT network cable limitations required
04 information skills 1 required
  • required, not held assess telecommunication infrastructure issues required
05 constructing 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held inspect cables optional
06 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held implement anti-virus software optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a communication infrastructure maintainer 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 ICT network routing knowledge
  • already held ICT network security risks knowledge
  • already held ICT networking hardware knowledge
  • already held monitor communication channels' performance skill
  • already held procurement of ICT network equipment knowledge
  • already held Cisco knowledge
  • already held implement ICT security policies skill
  • already held implement a firewall skill
  • already held implement a virtual private network skill
  • already held use back-up and recovery tools skill
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held implement anti-virus software optional
  • optional, not held install cable TV services optional
  • optional, not held solve location and navigation problems by using GPS tools optional
  • optional, not held telecom regulations optional
  • optional, not held use a complex communication system optional
  • optional, not held inspect cables optional
  • optional, not held seal wires optional
  • optional, not held splice cable optional
45 held skills the communication infrastructure maintainer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role Agile project management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT network simulation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT project management methodologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT security legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT security standards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Process-based management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role adjust ICT system capacity skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse business requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse network bandwidth requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role apply technical communication skills skill
  • not needed by the target role assess ICT knowledge skill
  • not needed by the target role attack vectors knowledge
  • not needed by the target role automate cloud tasks skill
  • not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
  • not needed by the target role business process modelling knowledge
  • not needed by the target role define ICT network design policies skill
  • not needed by the target role define technical requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role design ICT hardware placement skill
  • not needed by the target role design cloud architecture skill
  • not needed by the target role design cloud networks skill
  • not needed by the target role design computer network skill
  • not needed by the target role design for organisational complexity skill
  • not needed by the target role design process skill
  • not needed by the target role develop creative ideas skill
  • not needed by the target role develop with cloud services skill
  • not needed by the target role forecast future ICT network needs skill
  • not needed by the target role identify suppliers skill
  • not needed by the target role implement ICT network diagnostic tools skill
  • not needed by the target role implement spam protection skill
  • not needed by the target role internet governance knowledge
  • not needed by the target role lean project management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role legal requirements of ICT products knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain information network hardware skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain internet protocol configuration skill
  • not needed by the target role manage staff skill
  • not needed by the target role network engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role network management system tools knowledge
  • not needed by the target role network standards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role organisational resilience knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform ICT troubleshooting skill

5 further entries not listed here

5 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 ICT communications protocols required
  • required, not held ICT network cable limitations required
  • required, not held concepts of telecommunications required
  • required, not held telecommunication trunking required
  • optional, not held telecom regulations optional
Index

Other moves recorded from ICT network architect

Full index of moves from ICT network architect

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.