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

pest management workertowindow cleaner

A pest management worker already meets 16% of what the window cleaner role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.

From pest management worker
16%
Overlap1
To window cleaner
5 Skills carried over
14 Required, not held
82.2 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

16%

Learning distance A rebuild

82.2/ 100

1 Share of the window cleaner role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the pest management worker 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 window cleaner role treats 3 of its required skills as things a pest management worker already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • cleaning industry health and safety measures
  • follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health
  • personal protective equipment

What stands in the way is 14 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 5 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A window cleaner role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a pest management worker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held cleaning industry health and safety measures services
  • already held personal protective equipment services
  • already held follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health handling and moving
  • already held manage a small-to-medium business management skills
  • already held maintain professional administration management skills

All 5 carried skills, including the 3 the window cleaner role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 30 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 handling and moving 7 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held prepare cleaning materials for window cleaning required
  • required, not held use a water-fed pole system required
  • required, not held maintain personal hygiene standards when cleaning required
  • required, not held clean glass surfaces required
  • required, not held dispose of non-hazardous waste required
  • required, not held handle chemical cleaning agents required
  • required, not held maintain cleaning equipment required
  • optional, not held clean particular areas manually optional
  • optional, not held manage routine waste optional
  • optional, not held carry out pressure washing activities optional
  • optional, not held clean building facade optional
  • optional, not held clean public furniture optional
  • optional, not held perform outdoor cleaning activities optional
02 information skills 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held report on window damage required
  • required, not held maintain inventory of cleaning supplies required
  • required, not held complete report sheets of activity required
  • optional, not held read technical datasheet optional
03 assisting and caring 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held follow organisational guidelines in the cleaning industry required
  • optional, not held follow safety procedures when working at heights optional
  • optional, not held perform cleaning activities in an environmentally friendly way optional
  • optional, not held select hazard control optional
04 constructing 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held protect window frames required
  • optional, not held perform glazing reconditioning optional
  • optional, not held apply proofing membranes optional
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required
  • required, not held follow reporting procedures required
06 services 1 required
  • required, not held risk assessment for window cleaning required

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a window cleaner 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 5 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held cleaning industry health and safety measures knowledge
  • already held follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health skill
  • already held personal protective equipment knowledge
  • already held maintain professional administration skill
  • already held manage a small-to-medium business skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 management skills 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held issue sales invoices optional
  • optional, not held supervise the work of cleaning staff optional
08 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held customer service optional
09 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held operate aerial work platforms optional
16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held perform glazing reconditioning optional
  • optional, not held clean particular areas manually optional
  • optional, not held customer service optional
  • optional, not held issue sales invoices optional
  • optional, not held manage routine waste optional
  • optional, not held supervise the work of cleaning staff optional
  • optional, not held apply proofing membranes optional
  • optional, not held carry out pressure washing activities optional
  • optional, not held clean building facade optional
  • optional, not held clean public furniture optional
  • optional, not held follow safety procedures when working at heights optional
  • optional, not held operate aerial work platforms optional
  • optional, not held perform cleaning activities in an environmentally friendly way optional
  • optional, not held perform outdoor cleaning activities optional
  • optional, not held read technical datasheet optional
  • optional, not held select hazard control optional
26 held skills the window cleaner role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role European pesticide legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role advise on pest infestation prevention skill
  • not needed by the target role chemical products knowledge
  • not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
  • not needed by the target role decide on infestation treatment type skill
  • not needed by the target role drive vehicles skill
  • not needed by the target role environmental engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role herbicides knowledge
  • not needed by the target role identify infestation source skill
  • not needed by the target role integrated pest management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain customer service skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain inventory of pesticides skill
  • not needed by the target role national pesticide legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform mathematical calculations in pest management skill
  • not needed by the target role pest biology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role pest management techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role pesticides knowledge
  • not needed by the target role phytosanitary measures knowledge
  • not needed by the target role preventative measures against pests knowledge
  • not needed by the target role protect plants during pest control skill
  • not needed by the target role report on pest inspections skill
  • not needed by the target role safe use of pesticides knowledge
  • not needed by the target role spray pesticides skill
  • not needed by the target role use personal protection equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role use pest detection sensors skill
  • not needed by the target role wood preservation knowledge
2 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 risk assessment for window cleaning required
  • optional, not held customer service optional
Index

Other moves recorded from pest management worker

Full index of moves from pest management worker

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.