Offshore renewable energy plant operator to offshore renewable energy technician
An offshore renewable energy plant operator already meets 50% of what the offshore renewable energy technician role asks for. The move turns on 18 required skills not yet in the profile.
61.9/ 100
1 How much of what an offshore renewable energy technician is expected to do is already part of an offshore renewable energy plant operator’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the offshore renewable energy technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An offshore renewable energy technician role treats 23 of its required skills as things an offshore renewable energy plant operator already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- analyse test data
- electric generators
- electrical discharge
- electrical power safety regulations
- electricity
- ensure equipment maintenance
What stands in the way is 18 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 30 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An offshore renewable energy technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an offshore renewable energy plant operator background worth leading with.
- already held maintain wind turbines working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held inspect wind turbines constructing
- already held marine energy engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held marine engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held prevent marine pollution information skills
- already held replace large components working with machinery and specialised equipment
All 30 carried skills, including the 23 the offshore renewable energy technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 38 missing skills fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn install offshore renewable energy systems required
- still to learn maintain electronic equipment required
- still to learn maintain hydraulic systems required
- still to learn maintain sensor equipment required
- optional, not held maintain robotic equipment optional
- optional, not held operate automated process control optional
- still to learn inspect tidal stream generators required
- still to learn inspect wave energy converters required
- still to learn gather data required
- optional, not held review meteorological forecast data optional
- optional, not held control temperature optional
- optional, not held read engineering drawings optional
- optional, not held report test findings optional
- still to learn apply health and safety standards required
- still to learn provide first aid required
- still to learn survive at sea in the event of ship abandonment required
- optional, not held provide information on wind turbines optional
- still to learn electronics required
- still to learn mechanics required
- optional, not held maritime electric drives optional
- optional, not held aerodynamics optional
- optional, not held automation technology optional
- optional, not held robotics optional
- optional, not held technical drawings optional
- still to learn arrange equipment repairs required
- still to learn manage emergency procedures required
- optional, not held develop strategies for electricity contingencies optional
- still to learn inspect offshore constructions required
- optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
- optional, not held write inspection reports optional
4 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an offshore renewable energy technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 arrange equipment repairs practise this
- 02 inspect tidal stream generators practise this
- 03 inspect wave energy converters practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 30 skills that carry over
- already held analyse test data skill
- already held electric generators knowledge
- already held electrical discharge knowledge
- already held electrical power safety regulations knowledge
- already held electricity knowledge
- already held ensure equipment maintenance skill
- already held follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
- already held inspect wind turbines skill
- already held install electrical and electronic equipment skill
- already held maintain electrical equipment skill
- already held maintain records of maintenance interventions skill
- already held maintain wind turbines skill
- already held marine energy knowledge
- already held marine engineering knowledge
- already held marine technology knowledge
- already held monitor electric generators skill
- already held offshore constructions and facilities knowledge
- already held offshore renewable energy technologies knowledge
- already held prevent marine pollution skill
- already held renewable energy knowledge
- already held respond to electrical power contingencies skill
- already held types of wind turbines knowledge
- already held wind energy knowledge
- already held coordinate electricity generation skill
- already held electricity consumption knowledge
- already held ensure compliance with electricity distribution schedule skill
- already held ensure safety in electrical power operations skill
- already held quality standards knowledge
- already held replace large components skill
- already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn use remote control equipment required
- optional, not held execute software tests optional
- optional, not held set up machine controls optional
- still to learn test sensors required
- optional, not held test procedures in electricity transmission optional
- still to learn maritime meteorology required
- optional, not held statistical analysis system software optional
- optional, not held assemble electrical components optional
20 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held develop strategies for electricity contingencies optional
- optional, not held execute software tests optional
- optional, not held maintain robotic equipment optional
- optional, not held maritime electric drives optional
- optional, not held provide information on wind turbines optional
- optional, not held review meteorological forecast data optional
- optional, not held aerodynamics optional
- optional, not held assemble electrical components optional
- optional, not held automation technology optional
- optional, not held control temperature optional
- optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
- optional, not held operate automated process control optional
- optional, not held read engineering drawings optional
- optional, not held report test findings optional
- optional, not held robotics optional
- optional, not held set up machine controls optional
- optional, not held statistical analysis system software optional
- optional, not held technical drawings optional
- optional, not held test procedures in electricity transmission optional
- optional, not held write inspection reports optional
16 held skills the offshore renewable energy technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role electrical engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role energy conservation knowledge
- not needed by the target role maintain power plants 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 operate control panels skill
- not needed by the target role operate electronic measuring instruments skill
- not needed by the target role oversee power equipment operation 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 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 work in inclement conditions skill
- not needed by the target role work in outdoor conditions skill
9 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn maritime meteorology required
- still to learn electronics required
- still to learn mechanics required
- optional, not held maritime electric drives optional
- optional, not held aerodynamics optional
- optional, not held automation technology optional
- optional, not held robotics optional
- optional, not held statistical analysis system software optional
- optional, not held technical drawings optional
Other moves recorded from offshore renewable energy plant operator
- onshore wind farm technician 51% covered · substantial
- electrical transmission system operator 40% covered · substantial
- electrical power distributor 40% covered · substantial
- hydroelectric plant operator 39% covered · substantial
Full index of moves from offshore renewable energy plant operator
Common questions about this move
Can an offshore renewable energy plant operator become an offshore renewable energy technician?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An offshore renewable energy plant operator already covers 50% of what an offshore renewable energy technician is expected to do: 30 skills carry over, 23 of which the offshore renewable energy technician role treats as required.
What skills does an offshore renewable energy plant operator need to become an offshore renewable energy technician?
18 required skills are missing, plus 20 optional ones. They fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by working with machinery and specialised equipment. The single most important is arrange equipment repairs.
How hard is the move from offshore renewable energy plant operator to offshore renewable energy technician?
Its learning distance is 61.9 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.