Table 1Transition record

precious stone settertosilversmith

A precious stone setter already meets 54% of what the silversmith role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From precious stone setter

54%

Overlap1

To silversmith

16 Skills carried over

5 Required, not held

50.4 Difficulty2

Career overlap Partial match

54%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

50.4/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the silversmith 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.

Why

Why this move works

A silversmith role treats 11 of its required skills as things a precious stone setter already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

characteristics of precious metals
clean jewellery pieces
create jewellery
cut metal products
develop jewellery designs
heat jewellery metals

What stands in the way is 5 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 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A silversmith 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 mount stones in jewels handling and moving
already held record jewel processing time information skills
already held record jewel weight information skills
already held heat jewellery metals handling and moving
already held select metals for jewellery handling and moving
already held create jewellery handling and moving

All 16 carried skills, including the 11 the silversmith role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 22 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 handling and moving 4 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held cast jewellery metal required
required, not held pour molten metal into moulds required
required, not held smoothen rough jewel parts required
required, not held apply smithing techniques required

optional, not held build jewellery models optional
optional, not held maintain jewels and watches optional

02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held metal and metal ore products required

optional, not held electroplating metal materials optional
optional, not held electroplating processes optional
optional, not held engraving technologies optional

03 information skills 5 supplementary

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

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 supplementary

optional, not held design objects to be crafted 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

05 arts and humanities 1 supplementary

optional, not held jewellery product categories optional

06 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held apply restoration techniques optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a silversmith 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 characteristics of precious metals knowledge
already held clean jewellery pieces skill
already held create jewellery skill
already held cut metal products skill
already held develop jewellery designs skill
already held heat jewellery metals skill
already held jewellery processes knowledge
already held mount stones in jewels skill
already held select gems for jewellery skill
already held select metals for jewellery skill
already held use jewellery equipment skill
already held adjust jewellery skill
already held ensure conformance to jewel design specifications skill
already held record jewel processing time skill
already held record jewel weight skill
already held watches and jewellery products knowledge

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

17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held apply restoration techniques optional
optional, not held build jewellery models 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 jewellery product categories optional
optional, not held maintain jewels and watches optional
optional, not held select restoration activities optional
optional, not held advise customers on jewellery and watches 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

14 held skills the silversmith role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role assemble jewellery parts skill
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 cultured pearls knowledge
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 repair jewellery 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

5 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 metal and metal ore products required
optional, not held jewellery product categories optional
optional, not held electroplating metal materials optional
optional, not held electroplating processes optional
optional, not held engraving technologies 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.