Mine surveying technician to cadastral technician
A mine surveying technician already meets 30% of what the cadastral technician role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.
64.9/ 100
1 How much of what a cadastral technician is expected to do is already part of a mine surveying technician’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 cadastral technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A cadastral technician role treats 5 of its required skills as things a mine surveying technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- compare survey computations
- geographic information systems
- operate surveying instruments
- perform surveying calculations
- record survey data
What stands in the way is 7 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 5 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A cadastral technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a mine surveying technician background worth leading with.
- already held compare survey computations information skills
- already held perform surveying calculations information skills
- already held operate surveying instruments working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held record survey data information skills
- already held geographic information systems natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
All 5 carried skills, including the 5 the cadastral technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 21 missing skills fall into 8 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.
- still to learn conduct land surveys required
- still to learn document survey operations required
- still to learn process collected survey data required
- optional, not held manage cadastre optional
- optional, not held collect data using GPS optional
- optional, not held review construction plans authorisations optional
- still to learn use geographic information systems required
- still to learn create cadastral maps required
- optional, not held operate GPS systems optional
- optional, not held use CAD software optional
- optional, not held use data processing techniques optional
- still to learn cartography required
- still to learn surveying methods required
- optional, not held concurrent estate optional
- optional, not held construction legal systems optional
- optional, not held quality standards optional
- optional, not held comply with legal regulations optional
- optional, not held respond to enquiries optional
- optional, not held visual presentation techniques optional
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a cadastral technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 cartography study this
- 02 conduct land surveys practise this
- 03 document survey operations practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 5 skills that carry over
- already held compare survey computations skill
- already held geographic information systems knowledge
- already held operate surveying instruments skill
- already held perform surveying calculations skill
- already held record survey data skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held deliver visual presentation of data optional
- optional, not held CAD software optional
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held manage cadastre optional
- optional, not held visual presentation techniques optional
- optional, not held CAD software optional
- optional, not held collect data using GPS optional
- optional, not held comply with legal regulations optional
- optional, not held concurrent estate optional
- optional, not held construction legal systems optional
- optional, not held deliver visual presentation of data optional
- optional, not held operate GPS systems optional
- optional, not held quality standards optional
- optional, not held respond to enquiries optional
- optional, not held review construction plans authorisations optional
- optional, not held use CAD software optional
- optional, not held use data processing techniques optional
10 held skills the cadastral technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role delineate mine area skill
- not needed by the target role health and safety hazards underground knowledge
- not needed by the target role identify GIS issues skill
- not needed by the target role impact of geological factors on mining operations knowledge
- not needed by the target role maintain records of mining operations skill
- not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
- not needed by the target role monitor equipment condition skill
- not needed by the target role solve location and navigation problems by using GPS tools skill
- not needed by the target role train employees skill
- not needed by the target role work ergonomically skill
7 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn cartography required
- still to learn surveying methods required
- optional, not held visual presentation techniques optional
- optional, not held CAD software optional
- optional, not held concurrent estate optional
- optional, not held construction legal systems optional
- optional, not held quality standards optional
Common questions about this move
Can a mine surveying technician become a cadastral technician?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A mine surveying technician already covers 30% of what a cadastral technician is expected to do: 5 skills carry over, 5 of which the cadastral technician role treats as required.
What skills does a mine surveying technician need to become a cadastral technician?
7 required skills are missing, plus 14 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is cartography.
How hard is the move from mine surveying technician to cadastral technician?
Its learning distance is 64.9 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.