Performance rental technician to video technician
A performance rental technician already meets 50% of what the video technician role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.
57.9/ 100
1 How much of what a video technician is expected to do is already part of a performance rental technician’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 video technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A video technician role treats 12 of its required skills as things a performance rental technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- adapt to artists' creative demands
- follow safety procedures when working at heights
- prevent fire in a performance environment
- set up equipment in a timely manner
- store performance equipment
- use personal protection equipment
What stands in the way is 11 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 22 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A video technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a performance rental technician background worth leading with.
- already held manage signoff of an installed system management skills
- already held instruct on set up of equipment communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held consult with stakeholders on implementation of a production communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held set up equipment in a timely manner handling and moving
- already held store performance equipment handling and moving
- already held ensure safety of mobile electrical systems assisting and caring
All 22 carried skills, including the 12 the video technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 23 missing skills fall into 7 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 image equipment required
- still to learn maintain audiovisual equipment required
- still to learn run a projection required
- still to learn set up cameras required
- still to learn set up projection equipment required
- still to learn use a telecine required
- optional, not held assist multimedia operator optional
- optional, not held coordinate audio system programmes optional
- optional, not held operate a camera optional
- still to learn understand artistic concepts required
- optional, not held adapt artistic plan to location optional
- optional, not held maintain system layout for a production optional
- optional, not held safeguard artistic quality of performance optional
- optional, not held translate artistic concepts to technical designs optional
- still to learn keep up with trends required
- optional, not held document your own practice optional
- optional, not held draw up artistic production optional
- still to learn adjust projector required
- optional, not held problem-solving with digital tools optional
- optional, not held use presentation software optional
- still to learn pack electronic equipment required
- still to learn prepare personal work environment required
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a video technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 install image equipment practise this
- 02 adjust projector practise this
- 03 maintain audiovisual equipment 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 22 skills that carry over
- already held adapt to artists' creative demands skill
- already held follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
- already held prevent fire in a performance environment skill
- already held set up equipment in a timely manner skill
- already held store performance equipment skill
- already held use personal protection equipment skill
- already held use technical documentation skill
- already held work ergonomically skill
- already held work safely with chemicals skill
- already held work safely with machines skill
- already held work safely with mobile electrical systems under supervision skill
- already held work with respect for own safety skill
- already held advise client on technical possibilities skill
- already held consult with stakeholders on implementation of a production skill
- already held develop professional network skill
- already held ensure safety of mobile electrical systems skill
- already held instruct on set up of equipment skill
- already held keep personal administration skill
- already held manage consumables stock skill
- already held manage personal professional development skill
- already held manage signoff of an installed system skill
- already held manage technical resources stock skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held computer graphics optional
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held adapt artistic plan to location optional
- optional, not held assist multimedia operator optional
- optional, not held coordinate audio system programmes optional
- optional, not held document your own practice optional
- optional, not held draw up artistic production optional
- optional, not held maintain system layout for a production optional
- optional, not held operate a camera optional
- optional, not held problem-solving with digital tools optional
- optional, not held safeguard artistic quality of performance optional
- optional, not held computer graphics optional
- optional, not held translate artistic concepts to technical designs optional
- optional, not held use presentation software optional
24 held skills the video technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role ICT software specifications knowledge
- not needed by the target role clean equipment skill
- not needed by the target role de-rig electronic equipment skill
- not needed by the target role deal with pressure from unexpected circumstances skill
- not needed by the target role edit digital moving images skill
- not needed by the target role edit recorded sound skill
- not needed by the target role electrical wiring plans knowledge
- not needed by the target role electronics principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure client orientation skill
- not needed by the target role guarantee customer satisfaction skill
- not needed by the target role handle rental overdues skill
- not needed by the target role interpret floor plans skill
- not needed by the target role load equipment skill
- not needed by the target role manage performance light quality skill
- not needed by the target role manage sound quality skill
- not needed by the target role manage supplies skill
- not needed by the target role multimedia systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role perform minor repairs to equipment skill
- not needed by the target role prospect new customers skill
- not needed by the target role provide customer follow-up services skill
- not needed by the target role repair equipment on site skill
- not needed by the target role set up multimedia equipment skill
- not needed by the target role teamwork principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role unload equipment skill
1 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- optional, not held computer graphics optional
Other moves recorded from performance rental technician
Common questions about this move
Can a performance rental technician become a video technician?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A performance rental technician already covers 50% of what a video technician is expected to do: 22 skills carry over, 12 of which the video technician role treats as required.
What skills does a performance rental technician need to become a video technician?
11 required skills are missing, plus 12 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by working with machinery and specialised equipment. The single most important is install image equipment.
How hard is the move from performance rental technician to video technician?
Its learning distance is 57.9 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.