RecordMove

ICT operations manager to telecommunications manager

An ICT operations manager already meets 53% of what the telecommunications manager role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional

From ICT operations manager

Partial match

To telecommunications manager

11 You already bring

3 Still to learn

27 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

46.7/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what a telecommunications manager is expected to do is already part of an ICT operations manager’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 manager role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A telecommunications manager role treats 7 of its required skills as things an ICT operations manager already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

comply with legal regulations
coordinate technological activities
implement ICT risk management
manage budgets
manage staff
recruit employees

What stands in the way is 3 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 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A telecommunications manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an ICT operations manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held use ICT ticketing system working with computers
already held implement ICT risk management information skills
already held coordinate technological activities management skills
already held implement a virtual private network working with computers
already held provide cost benefit analysis reports information skills
already held perform procurement processes communication, collaboration and creativity

All 11 carried skills, including the 7 the telecommunications manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 16 missing skills fall into 7 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.

Skill to pick up Tier

01 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 3 supplementary

still to learn ICT communications protocols required
still to learn telecom regulations required

optional, not held electronics principles optional
optional, not held network engineering optional
optional, not held telecommunication trunking optional

02 information skills 1 required

still to learn execute ICT audits required

03 information and communication technologies (icts) 4 supplementary

optional, not held Open source model optional
optional, not held Outsourcing model optional
optional, not held hybrid model optional
optional, not held internet governance optional

04 business, administration and law 2 supplementary

optional, not held direct inward dialing optional
optional, not held investment analysis optional

05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 supplementary

optional, not held operate private branch exchange optional
optional, not held calibrate electronic instruments optional

06 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary

optional, not held implement corporate governance optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a telecommunications manager 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 11 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held comply with legal regulations skill
already held coordinate technological activities skill
already held implement ICT risk management skill
already held manage budgets skill
already held manage staff skill
already held recruit employees skill
already held use ICT ticketing system skill
already held implement a virtual private network skill
already held perform procurement processes skill
already held provide cost benefit analysis reports skill
already held train employees skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to pick up Tier

07 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held upgrade firmware optional

13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

optional, not held Open source model optional
optional, not held Outsourcing model optional
optional, not held direct inward dialing optional
optional, not held electronics principles optional
optional, not held hybrid model optional
optional, not held implement corporate governance optional
optional, not held internet governance optional
optional, not held investment analysis optional
optional, not held network engineering optional
optional, not held operate private branch exchange optional
optional, not held telecommunication trunking optional
optional, not held calibrate electronic instruments optional
optional, not held upgrade firmware optional

30 held skills the telecommunications manager role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role ICT process quality models knowledge
not needed by the target role apply organisational techniques skill
not needed by the target role attend to ICT systems quality skill
not needed by the target role contract law knowledge
not needed by the target role core banking software knowledge
not needed by the target role crowdsourcing strategy knowledge
not needed by the target role define technology strategy skill
not needed by the target role design process skill
not needed by the target role develop ICT workflow skill
not needed by the target role develop information standards skill
not needed by the target role digital systems knowledge
not needed by the target role engineering processes knowledge
not needed by the target role hardware components knowledge
not needed by the target role hardware components suppliers knowledge
not needed by the target role implement ICT security policies skill
not needed by the target role improve business processes skill
not needed by the target role innovation processes knowledge
not needed by the target role insourcing strategy knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain relationship with suppliers skill
not needed by the target role manage changes in ICT system skill
not needed by the target role manage contracts skill
not needed by the target role operations management knowledge
not needed by the target role outsourcing strategy knowledge
not needed by the target role oversee quality control skill
not needed by the target role perform project management skill
not needed by the target role software components libraries knowledge
not needed by the target role software components suppliers knowledge
not needed by the target role systems development life-cycle knowledge
not needed by the target role track key performance indicators skill
not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill

11 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 pick up Tier

still to learn ICT communications protocols required
still to learn telecom regulations required
optional, not held Open source model optional
optional, not held Outsourcing model optional
optional, not held direct inward dialing optional
optional, not held electronics principles optional
optional, not held hybrid model optional
optional, not held internet governance optional
optional, not held investment analysis optional
optional, not held network engineering optional
optional, not held telecommunication trunking optional

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Other moves recorded from ICT operations manager

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FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can an ICT operations manager become a telecommunications manager?

Yes, and it is a moderate move. An ICT operations manager already covers 53% of what a telecommunications manager is expected to do: 11 skills carry over, 7 of which the telecommunications manager role treats as required.

What skills does an ICT operations manager need to become a telecommunications manager?

3 required skills are missing, plus 13 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is ICT communications protocols.

How hard is the move from ICT operations manager to telecommunications manager?

Its learning distance is 46.7 out of 100, which is the moderate band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

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.