ICT network technician to communication infrastructure maintainer
An 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.
42.8/ 100
1 How much of what a communication infrastructure maintainer is expected to do is already part of an ICT network 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 communication infrastructure maintainer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A communication infrastructure maintainer role treats 8 of its required skills as things an ICT network technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- 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 · 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 an ICT network technician background worth leading with.
- 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 · What you may need to learn
The 12 missing skills fall into 4 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.
- still to learn operate digging construction equipment required
- still to learn 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
- still to learn assess telecommunication infrastructure issues required
- still to learn monitor communication channels' performance required
- still to learn telecommunication trunking required
- optional, not held telecom regulations optional
- optional, not held inspect cables optional
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.
- 01 assess telecommunication infrastructure issues practise this
- 02 monitor communication channels' performance practise this
- 03 operate digging construction equipment practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 14 skills that carry over
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- still to learn telecommunication trunking required
- optional, not held telecom regulations optional
Other moves recorded from ICT network technician
- ICT network architect 45% covered · substantial
- ICT network administrator 36% covered · career change
- telecommunications equipment maintainer 29% covered · substantial
- ICT system administrator 27% covered · career change
- telecommunications technician 26% covered · career change
- ICT technician 26% covered · career change
- ICT network engineer 23% covered · career change
- telecommunications engineer 22% covered · career change
Common questions about this move
Can an ICT network technician become a communication infrastructure maintainer?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. An ICT network technician already covers 58% of what a communication infrastructure maintainer is expected to do: 14 skills carry over, 8 of which the communication infrastructure maintainer role treats as required.
What skills does an ICT network technician need to become a communication infrastructure maintainer?
5 required skills are missing, plus 7 optional ones. They fall into 4 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by working with machinery and specialised equipment. The single most important is assess telecommunication infrastructure issues.
How hard is the move from ICT network technician to communication infrastructure maintainer?
Its learning distance is 42.8 out of 100, which is the moderate band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.