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A lift technician already meets 67% of what the lift installation supervisor role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.
67%
40.5/ 100
1 Share of the lift installation supervisor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the lift 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.
Why this move works
A lift installation supervisor role treats 18 of its required skills as things a lift technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- electricity
- follow health and safety procedures in construction
- guide lift car installation
- hydraulics
- inspect construction supplies
- lift safety legislation
What stands in the way is 8 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 32 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A lift installation supervisor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a lift technician background worth leading with.
- already held guide lift car installation constructing
- already held monitor lift shaft construction constructing
- already held program lift controller working with computers
- already held attach lift motor cables constructing
- already held install lift shaft support equipment constructing
- already held lift safety legislation business, administration and law
All 32 carried skills, including the 18 the lift installation supervisor role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 18 missing skills fall into 5 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.
- required, not held ensure compliance with construction project deadline required
- required, not held evaluate employees work required
- required, not held plan shifts of employees required
- required, not held supervise staff required
- optional, not held recruit employees optional
- required, not held liaise with managers required
- required, not held react to events in time-critical environments required
- optional, not held answer requests for quotation optional
- optional, not held negotiate supplier arrangements optional
- optional, not held order construction supplies optional
- optional, not held provide technical expertise optional
- optional, not held train employees optional
- required, not held manage health and safety standards required
- optional, not held provide first aid optional
- required, not held monitor stock level required
- optional, not held conduct quality control analysis optional
- optional, not held construction product regulation optional
- optional, not held cost management optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a lift installation supervisor role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 monitor stock level skill · sector specific
- 02 ensure compliance with construction project deadline skill · cross sector
- 03 evaluate employees work skill · cross sector
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 32 skills that carry over
- already held electricity knowledge
- already held follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
- already held guide lift car installation skill
- already held hydraulics knowledge
- already held inspect construction supplies skill
- already held lift safety legislation knowledge
- already held lift safety mechanisms knowledge
- already held mechanics knowledge
- already held monitor lift shaft construction skill
- already held pneumatics knowledge
- already held process incoming construction supplies skill
- already held program lift controller skill
- already held record test data skill
- already held test lift operation skill
- already held troubleshoot skill
- already held types of lifts knowledge
- already held use safety equipment in construction skill
- already held work in a construction team skill
- already held attach lift motor cables skill
- already held calculate needs for construction supplies skill
- already held electronics knowledge
- already held follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
- already held guide operation of heavy construction equipment skill
- already held install electrical and electronic equipment skill
- already held install hydraulic systems skill
- already held install lift controller skill
- already held install lift governor skill
- already held install lift shaft support equipment skill
- already held install pneumatic systems skill
- already held perform ICT troubleshooting skill
- already held rig loads skill
- already held work ergonomically skill
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held construction product regulation optional
- optional, not held cost management optional
- optional, not held answer requests for quotation optional
- optional, not held conduct quality control analysis optional
- optional, not held negotiate supplier arrangements optional
- optional, not held order construction supplies optional
- optional, not held provide first aid optional
- optional, not held provide technical expertise optional
- optional, not held recruit employees optional
- optional, not held train employees optional
26 held skills the lift installation supervisor role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise on safety improvements skill
- not needed by the target role apply technical communication skills skill
- not needed by the target role assist people trapped in confined spaces skill
- not needed by the target role calculate gear ratio skill
- not needed by the target role conduct routine machinery checks skill
- not needed by the target role consult technical resources skill
- not needed by the target role electrical wiring plans knowledge
- not needed by the target role estimate restoration costs skill
- not needed by the target role issue sales invoices skill
- not needed by the target role keep personal administration skill
- not needed by the target role keep records of work progress skill
- not needed by the target role maintain facility security systems skill
- not needed by the target role mechanical systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role operate soldering equipment skill
- not needed by the target role operate welding equipment skill
- not needed by the target role order supplies skill
- not needed by the target role perform maintenance on installed equipment skill
- not needed by the target role perform risk analysis skill
- not needed by the target role prepare compliance documents skill
- not needed by the target role provide customer information related to repairs skill
- not needed by the target role provide escalator maintenance skill
- not needed by the target role refurbish facilities skill
- not needed by the target role replace defect components skill
- not needed by the target role resolve equipment malfunctions skill
- not needed by the target role secure working area skill
- not needed by the target role write records for repairs skill
2 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 construction product regulation optional
- optional, not held cost management optional
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.