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

ICT network techniciantocommunication infrastructure maintainer

A ICT network technician already meets 58% of what the communication infrastructure maintainer role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From ICT network technician
58%
Overlap1
To communication infrastructure maintainer
14 Skills carried over
5 Required, not held
42.8 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

58%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

42.8/ 100

1 Share of the communication infrastructure maintainer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the ICT network technician 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 8 of its required skills as things a ICT network technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • ICT communications protocols
  • ICT network cable limitations
  • ICT network routing
  • ICT network security risks
  • ICT networking hardware
  • concepts of telecommunications

What stands in the way is 5 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 14 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 technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held ICT network cable limitations information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held concepts of telecommunications engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held ICT networking hardware information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held ICT network routing information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held install electronic communication equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held procurement of ICT network equipment information and communication technologies (icts)

All 14 carried skills, including the 8 the communication infrastructure maintainer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 12 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 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 5 supplementary
  • 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 information skills 2 required
  • required, not held assess telecommunication infrastructure issues required
  • required, not held monitor communication channels' performance required
03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held telecommunication trunking required
  • optional, not held telecom regulations optional
04 constructing 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held inspect cables 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 14 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held ICT communications protocols knowledge
  • already held ICT network cable limitations knowledge
  • already held ICT network routing knowledge
  • already held ICT network security risks knowledge
  • already held ICT networking hardware knowledge
  • already held concepts of telecommunications knowledge
  • already held install electronic communication equipment 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 implement anti-virus software skill
  • already held use back-up and recovery tools skill
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • 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
25 held skills the communication infrastructure maintainer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role Apache Tomcat knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT debugging tools knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT security legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT system programming knowledge
  • not needed by the target role adjust ICT system capacity skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse network bandwidth requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse network configuration and performance skill
  • not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
  • not needed by the target role design cloud architecture skill
  • not needed by the target role digital systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electronics principles knowledge
  • 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 install signal repeaters skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain internet protocol configuration skill
  • not needed by the target role migrate existing data 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 perform ICT security testing skill
  • not needed by the target role remove computer virus or malware from a computer skill
  • not needed by the target role solder electronics skill
  • not needed by the target role use ICT hardware skill
  • not needed by the target role use precision tools skill
2 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 telecommunication trunking required
  • optional, not held telecom regulations optional
Index
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.