offshore renewable energy plant operatortohydroelectric plant operator
A offshore renewable energy plant operator already meets 39% of what the hydroelectric plant operator role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.
This move: 56.1 of 100 · substantial
1 Share of the hydroelectric plant operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the offshore renewable energy plant operator 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 · What you already bring
Of the 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A hydroelectric plant operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a offshore renewable energy plant operator background worth leading with.
- already held oversee power equipment operation constructing
- already held monitor electric generators constructing
- already held coordinate electricity generation communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held respond to electrical power contingencies working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held ensure safety in electrical power operations assisting and caring
- already held electricity consumption engineering, manufacturing and construction
All 11 carried skills, including the 4 the hydroelectric plant operator role treats as required.
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.
- required, not held electric current required
- required, not held environmental engineering required
- required, not held hydraulics required
- required, not held hydroelectricity required
- required, not held operate hydraulic machinery controls required
- required, not held operate hydraulic pumps required
- required, not held maintain hydraulic systems required
- optional, not held adapt energy distribution schedules optional
- required, not held apply health and safety standards required
- optional, not held hydrography optional
- optional, not held climate change impact optional
- optional, not held carry out energy management of facilities optional
- optional, not held install hydraulic systems optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a hydroelectric plant operator role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 operate hydraulic machinery controls skill · sector specific
- 02 operate hydraulic pumps skill · sector specific
- 03 apply health and safety standards skill · cross sector
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 11 skills that carry over
- already held electric generators knowledge
- already held electrical power safety regulations knowledge
- already held electricity knowledge
- already held monitor electric generators skill
- already held coordinate electricity generation skill
- already held electricity consumption knowledge
- already held ensure equipment maintenance skill
- already held ensure safety in electrical power operations skill
- already held oversee power equipment operation skill
- already held renewable energy knowledge
- already held respond to electrical power contingencies skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held develop strategies for electricity contingencies optional
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held adapt energy distribution schedules optional
- optional, not held develop strategies for electricity contingencies optional
- optional, not held hydrography optional
- optional, not held carry out energy management of facilities optional
- optional, not held climate change impact optional
- optional, not held install hydraulic systems optional
35 held skills the hydroelectric plant operator role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role analyse test data skill
- not needed by the target role electrical discharge knowledge
- not needed by the target role electrical engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role energy conservation knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with electricity distribution schedule skill
- not needed by the target role follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
- not needed by the target role inspect wind turbines skill
- not needed by the target role install electrical and electronic equipment skill
- not needed by the target role maintain electrical equipment skill
- not needed by the target role maintain power plants skill
- not needed by the target role maintain records of maintenance interventions skill
- not needed by the target role maintain wind turbines skill
- not needed by the target role maintenance operations knowledge
- not needed by the target role manage maintenance operations skill
- not needed by the target role marine energy knowledge
- not needed by the target role marine engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role marine technology knowledge
- not needed by the target role offshore constructions and facilities knowledge
- not needed by the target role offshore renewable energy technologies knowledge
- not needed by the target role operate control panels skill
- not needed by the target role operate electronic measuring instruments skill
- not needed by the target role power engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role power plant instrumentation knowledge
- not needed by the target role prevent marine pollution skill
- not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
- not needed by the target role replace large components skill
- not needed by the target role resolve equipment malfunctions skill
- not needed by the target role set up generators skill
- not needed by the target role test wind turbine blades skill
- not needed by the target role types of tidal stream generators knowledge
- not needed by the target role types of wave energy converters knowledge
- not needed by the target role types of wind turbines knowledge
- not needed by the target role wind energy knowledge
- not needed by the target role work in inclement conditions skill
- not needed by the target role work in outdoor conditions skill
6 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 electric current required
- required, not held environmental engineering required
- required, not held hydraulics required
- required, not held hydroelectricity required
- optional, not held hydrography optional
- optional, not held climate change impact optional
Other moves recorded from offshore renewable energy plant operator
- onshore wind farm technician 51% covered · substantial
- offshore renewable energy technician 50% covered · substantial
- electrical transmission system operator 40% covered · substantial
- electrical power distributor 40% covered · substantial
Full index of moves from offshore renewable energy plant operator
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.