mine ventilation engineertomine planning engineer
A mine ventilation engineer already meets 47% of what the mine planning engineer role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.
47%
52.3/ 100
1 Share of the mine planning engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the mine ventilation engineer 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 mine planning engineer role treats 6 of its required skills as things a mine ventilation engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- address problems critically
- geology
- mining engineering
- prepare scientific reports
- supervise staff
- use mine planning software
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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A mine planning engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a mine ventilation engineer background worth leading with.
- already held use mine planning software working with computers
- already held monitor mine costs information skills
- already held mining engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held mine safety legislation engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held prepare scientific reports communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held geology natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
All 10 carried skills, including the 6 the mine planning engineer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 11 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 generate reconciliation reports required
- required, not held maintain plans of a mining site required
- required, not held monitor mine production required
- optional, not held evaluate mine development projects optional
- optional, not held assess operating cost optional
- required, not held advise on mine equipment required
- required, not held interface with anti-mining lobbyists required
- required, not held schedule mine production required
- optional, not held mine dump design optional
- required, not held impact of geological factors on mining operations required
- optional, not held minerals laws optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a mine planning engineer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 generate reconciliation reports skill · occupation specific
- 02 advise on mine equipment skill · sector specific
- 03 impact of geological factors on mining operations knowledge · sector specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 10 skills that carry over
- already held address problems critically skill
- already held geology knowledge
- already held mining engineering knowledge
- already held prepare scientific reports skill
- already held supervise staff skill
- already held use mine planning software skill
- already held ensure compliance with safety legislation skill
- already held mine safety legislation knowledge
- already held monitor mine costs skill
- already held use technical drawing software skill
4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held evaluate mine development projects optional
- optional, not held minerals laws optional
- optional, not held assess operating cost optional
- optional, not held mine dump design optional
10 held skills the mine planning engineer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role computational fluid dynamics knowledge
- not needed by the target role design drawings knowledge
- not needed by the target role design ventilation network skill
- not needed by the target role electricity knowledge
- not needed by the target role electronics knowledge
- not needed by the target role health and safety hazards underground knowledge
- not needed by the target role manage emergency procedures skill
- not needed by the target role manage mine ventilation skill
- not needed by the target role mechanics knowledge
- not needed by the target role troubleshoot 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.
- required, not held impact of geological factors on mining operations required
- optional, not held minerals laws 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.