Table 1Transition record

mining electriciantomine control room operator

A mining electrician already meets 45% of what the mine control room operator role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From mining electrician

45%

Overlap1

To mine control room operator

8 Skills carried over

6 Required, not held

47.3 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 47.3

This move: 47.3 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the mine control room operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the mining electrician 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 8 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 mining electrician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held communicate mine equipment information communication, collaboration and creativity
already held conduct inter-shift communication communication, collaboration and creativity
already held maintain records of mining operations information skills
already held health and safety hazards underground services
already held impact of geological factors on mining operations engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held electronics engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 8 carried skills, including the 5 the mine control room operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 10 missing skills fall into 6 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, 1 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 write production reports optional

02 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held manage emergency procedures required

optional, not held make independent operating decisions optional

03 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held ensure compliance with safety legislation required

04 constructing 1 required

required, not held monitor equipment condition required

05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary

optional, not held mechanics optional

06 information skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held ensure mining records are maintained optional

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 8 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held conduct inter-shift communication skill
already held electronics knowledge
already held health and safety hazards underground knowledge
already held maintain records of mining operations skill
already held troubleshoot skill
already held communicate mine equipment information skill
already held electricity knowledge
already held impact of geological factors on mining operations knowledge

4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held ensure mining records are maintained optional
optional, not held make independent operating decisions optional
optional, not held mechanics optional
optional, not held write production reports optional

7 held skills the mine control room operator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role electrical engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role electrical mine machinery manuals knowledge
not needed by the target role install electrical mining machinery skill
not needed by the target role maintain electrical mine machinery skill
not needed by the target role report mine machinery repairs skill
not needed by the target role test mine equipment skill
not needed by the target role train operators in using mine machinery skill

1 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

optional, not held mechanics optional

Index

Other moves recorded from mining electrician

Full index of moves from mining electrician

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.