Table 1Transition record

ICT techniciantomobile devices technician

A ICT technician already meets 57% of what the mobile devices technician role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From ICT technician

57%

Overlap1

To mobile devices technician

49 Skills carried over

11 Required, not held

53.1 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 53.1

This move: 53.1 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the mobile devices technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the ICT technician profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 49 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A mobile devices technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a ICT technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held distributed directory information services information and communication technologies (icts)
already held repair ICT devices working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held implement ICT recovery system working with computers
already held perform backups working with computers
already held use repair manuals information skills
already held ICT market business, administration and law

All 49 carried skills, including the 6 the mobile devices technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 25 missing skills fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 working with machinery and specialised equipment 4 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held disassemble mobile devices required
required, not held maintain electronic equipment required
required, not held repair mobile devices required
required, not held use diagnostic tools for electronic repairs required

optional, not held operate recycling processing equipment optional

02 information skills 3 required

required, not held identify ICT security risks required
required, not held ensure proper document management required
required, not held monitor technology trends required

03 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required, 8 supplementary

required, not held mobile operating systems required

optional, not held Android (mobile operating systems) optional
optional, not held BlackBerry optional
optional, not held iOS optional
optional, not held mobile device management optional
optional, not held mobile device software frameworks optional
optional, not held software components libraries optional
optional, not held software components suppliers optional
optional, not held hardware components optional

04 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held handle warranty for digital equipment required

optional, not held assist customers optional

05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held electronics principles required

optional, not held embedded systems optional

06 working with computers 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held solve ICT system problems required

optional, not held implement a firewall optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a mobile devices 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 49 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held ICT system user requirements knowledge
already held distributed directory information services knowledge
already held implement ICT recovery system skill
already held perform backups skill
already held repair ICT devices skill
already held use repair manuals skill
already held ABAP knowledge
already held AJAX knowledge
already held APL knowledge
already held ASP.NET knowledge
already held Assembly (computer programming) knowledge
already held C# knowledge
already held C++ knowledge
already held COBOL knowledge
already held CoffeeScript knowledge
already held Common Lisp knowledge
already held Erlang knowledge
already held Groovy knowledge
already held Haskell knowledge
already held ICT debugging tools knowledge
already held ICT market knowledge
already held Java (computer programming) knowledge
already held JavaScript knowledge
already held Lisp knowledge
already held MATLAB knowledge
already held ML (computer programming) knowledge
already held Objective-C knowledge
already held OpenEdge Advanced Business Language knowledge
already held PHP knowledge
already held Pascal (computer programming) knowledge
already held Perl knowledge
already held Prolog (computer programming) knowledge
already held Python (computer programming) knowledge
already held R knowledge
already held Ruby (computer programming) knowledge
already held SAP R3 knowledge
already held SAS language knowledge
already held Scala knowledge
already held Scratch (computer programming) knowledge
already held Smalltalk (computer programming) knowledge
already held Swift (computer programming) knowledge
already held TypeScript knowledge
already held VBScript knowledge
already held Visual Basic knowledge
already held computer programming knowledge
already held create solutions to problems skill
already held implement a virtual private network skill
already held use different communication channels skill
already held use precision tools skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held hardware components suppliers optional

08 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary

optional, not held manage localisation optional

14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held Android (mobile operating systems) optional
optional, not held BlackBerry optional
optional, not held assist customers optional
optional, not held embedded systems optional
optional, not held hardware components suppliers optional
optional, not held iOS optional
optional, not held implement a firewall optional
optional, not held mobile device management optional
optional, not held mobile device software frameworks optional
optional, not held software components libraries optional
optional, not held software components suppliers optional
optional, not held hardware components optional
optional, not held manage localisation optional
optional, not held operate recycling processing equipment optional

31 held skills the mobile devices technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

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 encryption 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 networking hardware knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT system programming knowledge
not needed by the target role Microsoft Visual C++ knowledge
not needed by the target role Open source model knowledge
not needed by the target role Outsourcing model knowledge
not needed by the target role administer ICT system skill
not needed by the target role attack vectors knowledge
not needed by the target role configure ICT system skill
not needed by the target role define firewall rules skill
not needed by the target role digital systems knowledge
not needed by the target role hybrid model knowledge
not needed by the target role implement anti-virus software skill
not needed by the target role keep up to date on product knowledge skill
not needed by the target role maintain ICT server skill
not needed by the target role maintain ICT system skill
not needed by the target role manage ICT legacy implication skill
not needed by the target role manage email hosting service skill
not needed by the target role manage schedule of tasks skill
not needed by the target role operate private branch exchange skill
not needed by the target role perform ICT troubleshooting 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 service-oriented modelling knowledge
not needed by the target role systems thinking knowledge
not needed by the target role use ICT hardware skill
not needed by the target role use access control software skill

12 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 acquire Tier

required, not held electronics principles required
required, not held mobile operating systems required
optional, not held Android (mobile operating systems) optional
optional, not held BlackBerry optional
optional, not held embedded systems optional
optional, not held hardware components suppliers optional
optional, not held iOS optional
optional, not held mobile device management optional
optional, not held mobile device software frameworks optional
optional, not held software components libraries optional
optional, not held software components suppliers optional
optional, not held hardware components optional

Index

Other moves recorded from ICT technician

Full index of moves from ICT technician

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.