ICT network technician to radio technician
An ICT network technician already meets 17% of what the radio technician role asks for. The move turns on 16 required skills not yet in the profile.
78.8/ 100
1 How much of what a radio technician 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 radio technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A radio technician role treats 3 of its required skills as things an ICT network technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- electronics principles
- install electronic communication equipment
- solder electronics
What stands in the way is 16 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 5 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A radio technician 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 install electronic communication equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held solder electronics constructing
- already held implement a firewall working with computers
- already held electronics principles engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held implement a virtual private network working with computers
All 5 carried skills, including the 3 the radio technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 21 missing skills fall into 8 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 maintain radio communications equipment required
- still to learn operate electronic measuring instruments required
- still to learn use a complex communication system required
- still to learn calibrate electronic instruments required
- still to learn install monitors for process control required
- still to learn maintain electronic equipment required
- optional, not held solve location and navigation problems by using GPS tools optional
- optional, not held install low voltage wiring optional
- still to learn interpret electronic design specifications required
- still to learn interpret technical information for electronic repair work required
- still to learn estimate duration of work required
- still to learn execute analytical mathematical calculations required
- still to learn use repair manuals required
- still to learn inspect cables required
- optional, not held maintain theatre equipment optional
- still to learn analog electronics theory required
- optional, not held microwave principles optional
- still to learn assemble telecommunications devices required
- still to learn electromagnetism required
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a radio technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 assemble telecommunications devices practise this
- 02 analog electronics theory study this
- 03 electromagnetism study this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 5 skills that carry over
- already held electronics principles knowledge
- already held install electronic communication equipment skill
- already held solder electronics skill
- already held implement a firewall skill
- already held implement a virtual private network skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn operate signal generator required
- optional, not held manage ICT project optional
5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held maintain theatre equipment optional
- optional, not held manage ICT project optional
- optional, not held microwave principles optional
- optional, not held solve location and navigation problems by using GPS tools optional
- optional, not held install low voltage wiring optional
34 held skills the radio technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role Apache Tomcat knowledge
- not needed by the target role Cisco knowledge
- not needed by the target role ICT communications protocols knowledge
- not needed by the target role ICT debugging tools knowledge
- not needed by the target role ICT network cable limitations knowledge
- not needed by the target role ICT network routing knowledge
- not needed by the target role ICT network security risks knowledge
- not needed by the target role ICT networking hardware 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 concepts of telecommunications knowledge
- 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 identify suppliers skill
- not needed by the target role implement ICT network diagnostic tools skill
- not needed by the target role implement ICT security policies skill
- not needed by the target role implement anti-virus software 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 procurement of ICT network equipment knowledge
- not needed by the target role remove computer virus or malware from a computer skill
- not needed by the target role use ICT hardware skill
- not needed by the target role use back-up and recovery tools skill
- not needed by the target role use precision tools skill
3 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 analog electronics theory required
- still to learn electromagnetism required
- optional, not held microwave principles optional
Other moves recorded from ICT network technician
- communication infrastructure maintainer 57% covered · moderate
- 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
Common questions about this move
Can an ICT network technician become a radio technician?
Yes, and it is a career change move. An ICT network technician already covers 17% of what a radio technician is expected to do: 5 skills carry over, 3 of which the radio technician role treats as required.
What skills does an ICT network technician need to become a radio technician?
16 required skills are missing, plus 5 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by working with machinery and specialised equipment. The single most important is assemble telecommunications devices.
How hard is the move from ICT network technician to radio technician?
Its learning distance is 78.8 out of 100, which is the career change 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.