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

non-destructive testing specialisttoveneer grader

A non-destructive testing specialist already meets 28% of what the veneer grader role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From non-destructive testing specialist
28%
Overlap1
To veneer grader
7 Skills carried over
9 Required, not held
65.8 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

28%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

65.8/ 100

1 Share of the veneer grader role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the non-destructive testing specialist 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 veneer grader role treats 4 of its required skills as things a non-destructive testing specialist already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • quality standards
  • record test data
  • report test findings
  • use non-destructive testing equipment

What stands in the way is 9 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 veneer grader role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a non-destructive testing specialist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held use non-destructive testing equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held report test findings information skills
  • already held use testing equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held record test data information skills
  • already held wear appropriate protective gear assisting and caring
  • already held quality standards business, administration and law

All 7 carried skills, including the 4 the veneer grader role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 20 missing skills fall into 9 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 information skills 4 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held grade veneer required
  • required, not held distinguish wood quality required
  • required, not held monitor manufacturing quality standards required
  • required, not held perform sample testing required
  • optional, not held check quality of raw materials optional
  • optional, not held record production data for quality control optional
  • optional, not held revise quality control systems documentation optional
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held types of wood required
  • optional, not held manufacturing processes optional
03 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held oversee quality control required
04 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held quality assurance methodologies required
05 handling and moving 1 required
  • required, not held prepare samples for testing required
06 health and welfare 1 required
  • required, not held types of veneers required

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a veneer grader 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 quality standards knowledge
  • already held record test data skill
  • already held report test findings skill
  • already held use non-destructive testing equipment skill
  • already held create solutions to problems skill
  • already held use testing equipment skill
  • already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held liaise with managers optional
  • optional, not held meet contract specifications optional
  • optional, not held recommend product improvements optional
08 management skills 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held define manufacturing quality criteria optional
  • optional, not held manage supplies optional
  • optional, not held set quality assurance objectives optional
09 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held work safely with machines optional
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held define manufacturing quality criteria optional
  • optional, not held check quality of raw materials optional
  • optional, not held liaise with managers optional
  • optional, not held manage supplies optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing processes optional
  • optional, not held meet contract specifications optional
  • optional, not held recommend product improvements optional
  • optional, not held record production data for quality control optional
  • optional, not held revise quality control systems documentation optional
  • optional, not held set quality assurance objectives optional
  • optional, not held work safely with machines optional
17 held skills the veneer grader role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role analyse test data skill
  • not needed by the target role assist scientific research skill
  • not needed by the target role calibrate electronic instruments skill
  • not needed by the target role develop material testing procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role engineering principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role examine civil structures skill
  • not needed by the target role identify defects in concrete skill
  • not needed by the target role keep records of work progress skill
  • not needed by the target role lead inspections skill
  • not needed by the target role liaise with engineers skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain test equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role make radiographic images skill
  • not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role non-destructive testing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform liquid penetrant tests skill
  • not needed by the target role train employees skill
  • not needed by the target role use ultrasonic equipment skill
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 veneers required
  • required, not held quality assurance methodologies required
  • required, not held types of wood required
  • optional, not held manufacturing processes optional
Index

Other moves recorded from non-destructive testing specialist

Full index of moves from non-destructive testing specialist

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.