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

mouldmakertohand brick moulder

A mouldmaker already meets 27% of what the hand brick moulder role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From mouldmaker
27%
Overlap1
To hand brick moulder
7 Skills carried over
7 Required, not held
68.1 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

27%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

68.1/ 100

1 Share of the hand brick moulder role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the mouldmaker 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 hand brick moulder role treats 3 of its required skills as things a mouldmaker already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • fill moulds
  • maintain moulds
  • select mould types

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

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A hand brick moulder role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a mouldmaker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held ensure mould uniformity handling and moving
  • already held match product moulds handling and moving
  • already held repair mould defects handling and moving
  • already held select mould types handling and moving
  • already held construct moulds handling and moving
  • already held fill moulds handling and moving

All 7 carried skills, including the 3 the hand brick moulder role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 21 missing skills fall into 8 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 handling and moving 2 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held remove mixture excess required
  • required, not held prevent casting adhesion required
  • optional, not held assemble moulds optional
  • optional, not held form moulding mixture optional
  • optional, not held handle different pottery materials optional
  • optional, not held load heavy items on pallets optional
02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held adjust clay burning level required
  • required, not held monitor end-product drying process required
  • optional, not held stamp refractory products optional
  • optional, not held maintain furnace temperature optional
  • optional, not held operate furnace optional
03 information skills 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held extract products from moulds required
  • optional, not held check quality of raw materials optional
  • optional, not held inspect quality of products optional
  • optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
  • optional, not held perform product testing optional
04 arts and humanities 1 required
  • required, not held types of pottery material required
05 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held quality standards required
06 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use personal protection equipment optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a hand brick moulder 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 7 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held fill moulds skill
  • already held maintain moulds skill
  • already held select mould types skill
  • already held construct moulds skill
  • already held ensure mould uniformity skill
  • already held match product moulds skill
  • already held repair mould defects skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held sanding techniques optional
08 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held various types of sand optional
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held stamp refractory products optional
  • optional, not held assemble moulds optional
  • optional, not held form moulding mixture optional
  • optional, not held handle different pottery materials optional
  • optional, not held load heavy items on pallets optional
  • optional, not held maintain furnace temperature optional
  • optional, not held operate furnace optional
  • optional, not held various types of sand optional
  • optional, not held check quality of raw materials optional
  • optional, not held inspect quality of products optional
  • optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
  • optional, not held perform product testing optional
  • optional, not held sanding techniques optional
  • optional, not held use personal protection equipment optional
21 held skills the hand brick moulder role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role attend to detail in casting processes skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate mouldmaking shifts skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure core uniformity skill
  • not needed by the target role ferrous metal processing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role follow manufacturing work schedule skill
  • not needed by the target role insert mould structures skill
  • not needed by the target role insert reinforcement in mould skill
  • not needed by the target role jewellery processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain core parts skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain cores skill
  • not needed by the target role manage time in casting processes skill
  • not needed by the target role manufacturing of jewellery knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mark processed workpiece skill
  • not needed by the target role move filled moulds skill
  • not needed by the target role non-ferrous metal processing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role precious metal processing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role prepare scientific reports skill
  • not needed by the target role provide pouring holes in moulds skill
  • not needed by the target role repair core defects skill
  • not needed by the target role supervise work skill
  • not needed by the target role types of metal manufacturing processes knowledge
4 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 types of pottery material required
  • required, not held quality standards required
  • optional, not held various types of sand optional
  • optional, not held sanding techniques optional
Index

Other moves recorded from mouldmaker

Full index of moves from mouldmaker

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.