Table 1Transition record

precision device inspectortoprinted circuit board test technician

A precision device inspector already meets 50% of what the printed circuit board test technician role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

From precision device inspector

50%

Overlap1

To printed circuit board test technician

24 Skills carried over

13 Required, not held

57.7 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 57.7

This move: 57.7 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the printed circuit board test technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the precision device inspector 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 24 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A printed circuit board test technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a precision device inspector background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held research equipment needs communication, collaboration and creativity
already held instrument performance elements engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held waste removal regulations services
already held communicate test results to other departments communication, collaboration and creativity
already held measure electrical characteristics information skills
already held microelectronics engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 24 carried skills, including the 13 the printed circuit board test technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 24 missing skills fall into 8 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 constructing 4 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held perform in-circuit test required
required, not held test printed circuit boards required
required, not held check for solder defects required
required, not held perform test run required

optional, not held apply soldering techniques optional
optional, not held test hardware optional

02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held in-circuit test required
required, not held electronic equipment standards required
required, not held integrated circuits required

optional, not held IPC standards optional
optional, not held surface-mount technology optional
optional, not held through-hole technology optional
optional, not held semiconductors optional

03 information and communication technologies (icts) 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held printed circuit boards required
required, not held printed circuit boards testing methods required

optional, not held hardware testing methods optional

04 assisting and caring 2 required

required, not held abide by regulations on banned materials required
required, not held process customer requests based on the REACh Regulation 1907 2006 required

05 information skills 2 required

required, not held ensure material compliance required
required, not held inspect quality of products required

06 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 supplementary

optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional
optional, not held liaise with engineers optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a printed circuit board test technician 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 24 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held communicate test results to other departments skill
already held electronics knowledge
already held ensure conformity to specifications skill
already held instrument performance elements knowledge
already held interpret circuit diagrams skill
already held measure electrical characteristics skill
already held meet deadlines skill
already held quality assurance procedures knowledge
already held read assembly drawings skill
already held read standard blueprints skill
already held report defective manufacturing materials skill
already held send faulty equipment back to assembly line skill
already held troubleshoot skill
already held keep records of work progress skill
already held maintain test equipment skill
already held microelectronics knowledge
already held monitor machine operations skill
already held quality standards knowledge
already held remove defective products skill
already held research equipment needs skill
already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
already held waste removal regulations knowledge
already held write inspection reports skill
already held write records for repairs skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 health and welfare 1 supplementary

optional, not held automated optical inspection optional

08 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary

optional, not held operate automated optical inspection machine optional

11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held IPC standards optional
optional, not held automated optical inspection optional
optional, not held operate automated optical inspection machine optional
optional, not held surface-mount technology optional
optional, not held through-hole technology optional
optional, not held apply soldering techniques optional
optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional
optional, not held hardware testing methods optional
optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
optional, not held semiconductors optional
optional, not held test hardware optional

19 held skills the printed circuit board test technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role MOEM knowledge
not needed by the target role calibrate electronic instruments skill
not needed by the target role calibrate precision instrument skill
not needed by the target role check system parameters against reference values skill
not needed by the target role conduct quality control analysis skill
not needed by the target role electrical engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role interpret electrical diagrams skill
not needed by the target role mechanical engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role microelectromechanical systems knowledge
not needed by the target role micromechanics knowledge
not needed by the target role micromechatronic engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role microoptics knowledge
not needed by the target role microprocessors knowledge
not needed by the target role operate precision machinery skill
not needed by the target role operate precision measuring equipment skill
not needed by the target role precision engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role precision measuring instruments knowledge
not needed by the target role precision mechanics knowledge
not needed by the target role use precision tools skill

11 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 in-circuit test required
required, not held electronic equipment standards required
required, not held integrated circuits required
required, not held printed circuit boards required
required, not held printed circuit boards testing methods required
optional, not held IPC standards optional
optional, not held automated optical inspection optional
optional, not held surface-mount technology optional
optional, not held through-hole technology optional
optional, not held hardware testing methods optional
optional, not held semiconductors optional

Index

Other moves recorded from precision device inspector

Full index of moves from precision device inspector

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.