Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

microelectronics maintenance techniciantomine control room operator

A microelectronics maintenance technician already meets 25% of what the mine control room operator role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From microelectronics maintenance technician
25%
Overlap1
To mine control room operator
4 Skills carried over
8 Required, not held
64 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

25%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

64/ 100

1 Share of the mine control room operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the microelectronics maintenance 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

Why this move works

A mine control room operator role treats 3 of its required skills as things a microelectronics maintenance technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • conduct inter-shift communication
  • electronics
  • troubleshoot

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

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 4 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A mine control room operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a microelectronics maintenance technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held conduct inter-shift communication communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held electronics engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held mechanics engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held troubleshoot communication, collaboration and creativity

All 4 carried skills, including the 3 the mine control room operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 14 missing skills fall into 7 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held coordinate communication during mine emergencies required
  • required, not held coordinate remote communications required
  • required, not held react to events in time-critical environments required
  • optional, not held communicate mine equipment information optional
  • optional, not held write production reports optional
02 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held maintain records of mining operations required
  • optional, not held ensure mining records are maintained optional
03 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held manage emergency procedures required
  • optional, not held make independent operating decisions optional
04 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held ensure compliance with safety legislation required
05 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held monitor equipment condition required
06 services 1 required
  • required, not held health and safety hazards underground required

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a mine control room operator 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 4 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held conduct inter-shift communication skill
  • already held electronics knowledge
  • already held troubleshoot skill
  • already held mechanics knowledge
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held impact of geological factors on mining operations optional
  • optional, not held electricity optional
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held communicate mine equipment information optional
  • optional, not held ensure mining records are maintained optional
  • optional, not held impact of geological factors on mining operations optional
  • optional, not held electricity optional
  • optional, not held make independent operating decisions optional
  • optional, not held write production reports optional
22 held skills the mine control room operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role CAD software knowledge
  • not needed by the target role CAM software knowledge
  • not needed by the target role automatic control system knowledge
  • not needed by the target role collaborate with engineers skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct routine machinery checks skill
  • not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role firmware knowledge
  • not needed by the target role integrated circuits knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain microelectronics skill
  • not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role microassembly knowledge
  • not needed by the target role microelectronics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role physics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role program firmware skill
  • not needed by the target role quality assurance procedures knowledge
  • not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role robotics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role solder components onto electronic board skill
  • not needed by the target role surface-mount technology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role test microelectronics skill
  • not needed by the target role use technical documentation skill
  • not needed by the target role work safely with machines skill
3 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 health and safety hazards underground required
  • optional, not held impact of geological factors on mining operations optional
  • optional, not held electricity optional
Index
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.