Table 1Transition record

precious stone settertojeweller

A precious stone setter already meets 54% of what the jeweller role asks for. The move turns on 2 required skills not yet in the profile.

From precious stone setter

54%

Overlap1

To jeweller

16 Skills carried over

2 Required, not held

50.6 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 50.6

This move: 50.6 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the jeweller role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the precious stone setter 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

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A jeweller role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a precious stone setter background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held assemble jewellery parts handling and moving
already held mount stones in jewels handling and moving
already held record jewel processing time information skills
already held record jewel weight information skills
already held repair jewellery handling and moving
already held cultured pearls arts and humanities

All 16 carried skills, including the 12 the jeweller role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 29 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.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 information skills 1 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held appraise gemstones required

optional, not held conduct jewellery market research optional
optional, not held estimate cost of jewellery and watches' maintenance optional
optional, not held estimate restoration costs optional
optional, not held estimate value of used jewellery and watches optional
optional, not held evaluate restoration procedures optional
optional, not held select restoration activities optional

02 handling and moving 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held build jewellery models required

optional, not held cast jewellery metal optional
optional, not held maintain jewels and watches optional
optional, not held perform wire wrapping optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 7 supplementary

optional, not held design objects to be crafted optional
optional, not held handle jewellery and watches insurance claims optional
optional, not held trade in jewellery optional
optional, not held advise customers on jewellery and watches optional
optional, not held pass on trade techniques optional
optional, not held perform damascening optional
optional, not held sell clocks optional

04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 6 supplementary

optional, not held minerals prices optional
optional, not held coining optional
optional, not held electroplating metal materials optional
optional, not held electroplating processes optional
optional, not held engraving technologies optional
optional, not held precious metals optional

05 arts and humanities 2 supplementary

optional, not held imitation jewellery optional
optional, not held jewellery product categories optional

06 constructing 2 supplementary

optional, not held apply restoration techniques optional
optional, not held perform enamelling optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 2 entries a jeweller 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 16 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held adjust jewellery skill
already held assemble jewellery parts skill
already held clean jewellery pieces skill
already held create jewellery skill
already held develop jewellery designs skill
already held ensure conformance to jewel design specifications skill
already held jewellery processes knowledge
already held mount stones in jewels skill
already held record jewel processing time skill
already held record jewel weight skill
already held repair jewellery skill
already held use jewellery equipment skill
already held cultured pearls knowledge
already held heat jewellery metals skill
already held select gems for jewellery skill
already held select metals for jewellery skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary

optional, not held engrave patterns optional

27 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held apply restoration techniques optional
optional, not held cast jewellery metal optional
optional, not held conduct jewellery market research optional
optional, not held design objects to be crafted optional
optional, not held engrave patterns optional
optional, not held estimate cost of jewellery and watches' maintenance optional
optional, not held estimate restoration costs optional
optional, not held estimate value of used jewellery and watches optional
optional, not held evaluate restoration procedures optional
optional, not held handle jewellery and watches insurance claims optional
optional, not held imitation jewellery optional
optional, not held jewellery product categories optional
optional, not held maintain jewels and watches optional
optional, not held minerals prices optional
optional, not held perform enamelling optional
optional, not held perform wire wrapping optional
optional, not held select restoration activities optional
optional, not held trade in jewellery optional
optional, not held advise customers on jewellery and watches optional
optional, not held coining optional
optional, not held electroplating metal materials optional
optional, not held electroplating processes optional
optional, not held engraving technologies optional
optional, not held pass on trade techniques optional
optional, not held perform damascening optional
optional, not held precious metals optional
optional, not held sell clocks optional

14 held skills the jeweller role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role attend to detail regarding jewellery creation skill
not needed by the target role characteristics of diamonds knowledge
not needed by the target role characteristics of precious metals knowledge
not needed by the target role cut metal products skill
not needed by the target role detect product defects skill
not needed by the target role examine gems skill
not needed by the target role exercise patience skill
not needed by the target role gemstones knowledge
not needed by the target role manufacturing of jewellery knowledge
not needed by the target role operate microscope skill
not needed by the target role think creatively about jewellery skill
not needed by the target role use precision tools skill
not needed by the target role use specialised equipment skill
not needed by the target role watches and jewellery products knowledge

8 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

optional, not held imitation jewellery optional
optional, not held jewellery product categories optional
optional, not held minerals prices optional
optional, not held coining optional
optional, not held electroplating metal materials optional
optional, not held electroplating processes optional
optional, not held engraving technologies optional
optional, not held precious metals optional

Index

Other moves recorded from precious stone setter

Full index of moves from precious stone setter

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.