ICT network technician to telecommunications equipment maintainer
An ICT network technician already meets 29% of what the telecommunications equipment maintainer role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.
61.9/ 100
1 How much of what a telecommunications equipment 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 telecommunications equipment maintainer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A telecommunications equipment maintainer role treats 2 of its required skills as things an ICT network technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- ICT network cable limitations
- solder electronics
What stands in the way is 7 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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A telecommunications equipment 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 install signal repeaters working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held solder electronics constructing
- already held implement a firewall working with computers
- already held implement a virtual private network working with computers
- already held implement ICT security policies working with computers
All 7 carried skills, including the 2 the telecommunications equipment maintainer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 13 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 maintain radio communications equipment required
- still to learn operate remote broadcast equipment required
- still to learn operate two-way radio systems required
- still to learn calibrate electronic instruments required
- still to learn install low voltage wiring required
- still to learn repair wiring required
- optional, not held operate audio equipment 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 operate radio equipment optional
- still to learn assess telecommunication infrastructure issues required
- optional, not held ICT power consumption optional
- optional, not held meet deadlines optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a telecommunications equipment 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 maintain radio communications equipment practise this
- 03 operate remote broadcast 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 7 skills that carry over
- already held ICT network cable limitations knowledge
- already held solder electronics skill
- already held implement ICT security policies skill
- already held implement a firewall skill
- already held implement a virtual private network skill
- already held install signal repeaters skill
- already held use precision tools skill
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held ICT power consumption optional
- optional, not held operate audio equipment 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 meet deadlines optional
- optional, not held operate radio equipment optional
32 held skills the telecommunications equipment maintainer 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 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 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 anti-virus software skill
- not needed by the target role implement spam protection skill
- not needed by the target role install electronic communication equipment 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
1 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- optional, not held ICT power consumption 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
- 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 telecommunications equipment maintainer?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An ICT network technician already covers 29% of what a telecommunications equipment maintainer is expected to do: 7 skills carry over, 2 of which the telecommunications equipment maintainer role treats as required.
What skills does an ICT network technician need to become a telecommunications equipment maintainer?
7 required skills are missing, plus 6 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 telecommunications equipment maintainer?
Its learning distance is 61.9 out of 100, which is the substantial 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.