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

mining geotechnical engineertomine ventilation engineer

A mining geotechnical engineer already meets 32% of what the mine ventilation engineer role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From mining geotechnical engineer
32%
Overlap1
To mine ventilation engineer
6 Skills carried over
8 Required, not held
61.4 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 61.4

This move: 61.4 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the mine ventilation engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the mining geotechnical 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A mine ventilation engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a mining geotechnical engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held use mine planning software working with computers
  • already held health and safety hazards underground services
  • already held prepare scientific reports communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held geology natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held supervise staff management skills
  • already held address problems critically communication, collaboration and creativity

All 6 carried skills, including the 4 the mine ventilation engineer 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held mine safety legislation required
  • required, not held design drawings required
  • optional, not held mining engineering optional
  • optional, not held electricity optional
  • optional, not held electronics optional
  • optional, not held mechanics optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required
  • required, not held design ventilation network required
  • required, not held troubleshoot required
03 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held manage mine ventilation required
  • optional, not held monitor mine costs optional
04 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held ensure compliance with safety legislation required
05 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required
  • required, not held computational fluid dynamics required
06 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held manage emergency procedures required

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a mine ventilation engineer 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 6 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held address problems critically skill
  • already held prepare scientific reports skill
  • already held supervise staff skill
  • already held use mine planning software skill
  • already held geology knowledge
  • already held health and safety hazards underground knowledge
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use technical drawing software optional
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held mining engineering optional
  • optional, not held monitor mine costs optional
  • optional, not held electricity optional
  • optional, not held electronics optional
  • optional, not held mechanics optional
  • optional, not held use technical drawing software optional
11 held skills the mine ventilation engineer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise on archaeological sites skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on construction materials skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on geology for mineral extraction skill
  • not needed by the target role design infrastructure for surface mines skill
  • not needed by the target role impact of geological factors on mining operations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role install rock movement monitoring devices skill
  • not needed by the target role interpret seismic data skill
  • not needed by the target role manage geotechnical staff skill
  • not needed by the target role mine dump design skill
  • not needed by the target role plan geotechnical investigations in the field skill
  • not needed by the target role test raw minerals 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held mine safety legislation required
  • required, not held computational fluid dynamics required
  • required, not held design drawings required
  • optional, not held mining engineering optional
  • optional, not held electricity optional
  • optional, not held electronics optional
  • optional, not held mechanics 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.