Career Overlap Transition record
RecordMove

ICT system administrator to telecommunications engineering technician

An ICT system administrator already meets 28% of what the telecommunications engineering technician role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional
From ICT system administrator
28 % overlap
Distant match
To telecommunications engineering technician
14 You already bring
14 Still to learn
76 Skills in the target role2
Learning distance A rebuild

79.7/ 100

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

Why

Why this move works

A telecommunications engineering technician role treats 11 of its required skills as things an ICT system administrator already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

  • ICT system user requirements
  • apply ICT system usage policies
  • apply system organisational policies
  • integrate system components
  • interpret technical texts
  • manage changes in ICT system

What stands in the way is 14 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 telecommunications engineering technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an ICT system administrator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held support ICT system users communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held apply ICT system usage policies assisting and caring
  • already held apply system organisational policies assisting and caring
  • already held manage system testing constructing
  • already held manage changes in ICT system working with computers
  • already held manage system security working with computers

All 14 carried skills, including the 11 the telecommunications engineering technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 62 missing skills fall into 9 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 5 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn ICT communications protocols required
  • still to learn analog electronics theory required
  • still to learn electronics principles required
  • still to learn microwave principles required
  • still to learn telecom regulations required
  • optional, not held telecommunication trunking optional
02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 4 required, 2 supplementary
  • 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
  • optional, not held maintain telephony system optional
  • optional, not held operate private branch exchange optional
03 working with computers 3 required
  • still to learn use scripting programming required
  • still to learn use session border controller required
  • still to learn upgrade firmware required
04 business, administration and law 1 required
  • still to learn direct inward dialing required
05 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required
  • still to learn electromagnetism required
06 information and communication technologies (icts) 40 supplementary
  • optional, not held ABAP optional
  • optional, not held AJAX optional
  • optional, not held APL optional
  • optional, not held ASP.NET optional
  • optional, not held Assembly (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held C# optional
  • optional, not held C++ optional
  • optional, not held COBOL optional
  • optional, not held Cisco optional
  • optional, not held CoffeeScript optional
  • optional, not held Common Lisp optional
  • optional, not held Erlang optional
  • optional, not held Groovy optional
  • optional, not held Haskell optional
  • optional, not held Java (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held JavaScript optional
  • optional, not held Lisp optional
  • optional, not held MATLAB optional
  • optional, not held ML (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Microsoft Visual C++ optional
  • optional, not held Objective-C optional
  • optional, not held OpenEdge Advanced Business Language optional
  • optional, not held PHP optional
  • optional, not held Pascal (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Perl optional
  • optional, not held Prolog (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Python (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held R optional
  • optional, not held Ruby (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held SAP R3 optional
  • optional, not held SAS language optional
  • optional, not held Scala optional
  • optional, not held Scratch (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Smalltalk (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Swift (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held TypeScript optional
  • optional, not held VBScript optional
  • optional, not held Visual Basic optional
  • optional, not held procurement of ICT network equipment optional
  • optional, not held computer programming optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a telecommunications engineering technician 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 system user requirements knowledge
  • already held apply ICT system usage policies skill
  • already held apply system organisational policies skill
  • already held integrate system components skill
  • already held interpret technical texts skill
  • already held manage changes in ICT system skill
  • already held manage system security skill
  • already held manage system testing skill
  • already held organisational policies knowledge
  • already held quality assurance methodologies knowledge
  • already held support ICT system users skill
  • already held ICT system programming knowledge
  • already held implement a virtual private network skill
  • already held solve ICT system problems skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to pick up Tier
07 information skills 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held execute ICT audits optional
  • optional, not held log transmitter readings optional
  • optional, not held provide cost benefit analysis reports optional
08 constructing 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held solder electronics optional
09 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held meet deadlines optional
48 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to pick up Tier
  • optional, not held ABAP optional
  • optional, not held AJAX optional
  • optional, not held APL optional
  • optional, not held ASP.NET optional
  • optional, not held Assembly (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held C# optional
  • optional, not held C++ optional
  • optional, not held COBOL optional
  • optional, not held Cisco optional
  • optional, not held CoffeeScript optional
  • optional, not held Common Lisp optional
  • optional, not held Erlang optional
  • optional, not held Groovy optional
  • optional, not held Haskell optional
  • optional, not held Java (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held JavaScript optional
  • optional, not held Lisp optional
  • optional, not held MATLAB optional
  • optional, not held ML (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Microsoft Visual C++ optional
  • optional, not held Objective-C optional
  • optional, not held OpenEdge Advanced Business Language optional
  • optional, not held PHP optional
  • optional, not held Pascal (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Perl optional
  • optional, not held Prolog (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Python (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held R optional
  • optional, not held Ruby (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held SAP R3 optional
  • optional, not held SAS language optional
  • optional, not held Scala optional
  • optional, not held Scratch (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Smalltalk (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Swift (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held TypeScript optional
  • optional, not held VBScript optional
  • optional, not held Visual Basic optional
  • optional, not held execute ICT audits optional
  • optional, not held log transmitter readings optional

8 further entries not listed here

46 held skills the telecommunications engineering technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role Apache Tomcat knowledge
  • not needed by the target role IBM WebSphere knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT accessibility standards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT infrastructure knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT recovery techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT system integration knowledge
  • not needed by the target role acquire system component skill
  • not needed by the target role adjust ICT system capacity skill
  • not needed by the target role administer ICT system skill
  • not needed by the target role automate cloud tasks skill
  • not needed by the target role cloud monitoring and reporting knowledge
  • not needed by the target role cloud security and compliance knowledge
  • not needed by the target role cloud technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role digital systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role domain name service knowledge
  • not needed by the target role engineering processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role execute integration testing skill
  • not needed by the target role hardware components knowledge
  • not needed by the target role implement ICT recovery system skill
  • not needed by the target role implement ICT risk management skill
  • not needed by the target role implement ICT security policies skill
  • not needed by the target role implement a firewall 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 information security strategy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role install signal repeaters skill
  • not needed by the target role interact with users to gather requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role interfacing techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role internet governance knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain ICT system skill
  • not needed by the target role manage cloud data and storage skill
  • not needed by the target role migrate existing data skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor system performance skill
  • not needed by the target role network engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role network standards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operating systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform backups skill
  • not needed by the target role provide ICT system training skill
  • not needed by the target role remove computer virus or malware from a computer skill
  • not needed by the target role security engineering knowledge

6 further entries not listed here

48 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 analog electronics theory required
  • still to learn direct inward dialing required
  • still to learn electromagnetism required
  • still to learn electronics principles required
  • still to learn microwave principles required
  • still to learn telecom regulations required
  • optional, not held ABAP optional
  • optional, not held AJAX optional
  • optional, not held APL optional
  • optional, not held ASP.NET optional
  • optional, not held Assembly (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held C# optional
  • optional, not held C++ optional
  • optional, not held COBOL optional
  • optional, not held Cisco optional
  • optional, not held CoffeeScript optional
  • optional, not held Common Lisp optional
  • optional, not held Erlang optional
  • optional, not held Groovy optional
  • optional, not held Haskell optional
  • optional, not held Java (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held JavaScript optional
  • optional, not held Lisp optional
  • optional, not held MATLAB optional
  • optional, not held ML (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Microsoft Visual C++ optional
  • optional, not held Objective-C optional
  • optional, not held OpenEdge Advanced Business Language optional
  • optional, not held PHP optional
  • optional, not held Pascal (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Perl optional
  • optional, not held Prolog (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Python (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held R optional
  • optional, not held Ruby (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held SAP R3 optional
  • optional, not held SAS language optional
  • optional, not held Scala optional
  • optional, not held Scratch (computer programming) optional

8 further entries not listed here

Index

Other moves recorded from ICT system administrator

Full index of moves from ICT system administrator

FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can an ICT system administrator become a telecommunications engineering technician?

Yes, and it is a career change move. An ICT system administrator already covers 28% of what a telecommunications engineering technician is expected to do: 14 skills carry over, 11 of which the telecommunications engineering technician role treats as required.

What skills does an ICT system administrator need to become a telecommunications engineering technician?

14 required skills are missing, plus 48 optional ones. They fall into 9 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 system administrator to telecommunications engineering technician?

Its learning distance is 79.7 out of 100, which is the career change 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.