Table 1Transition record

printed circuit board test techniciantocomputer hardware test technician

A printed circuit board test technician already meets 61% of what the computer hardware test technician role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From printed circuit board test technician

61%

Overlap1

To computer hardware test technician

29 Skills carried over

10 Required, not held

45.4 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 45.4

This move: 45.4 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the computer hardware test technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the printed circuit board test technician 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 29 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A computer hardware test technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a printed circuit board test technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held perform in-circuit test constructing
already held test hardware constructing
already held printed circuit boards testing methods information and communication technologies (icts)
already held test printed circuit boards constructing
already held hardware testing methods information and communication technologies (icts)
already held research equipment needs communication, collaboration and creativity

All 29 carried skills, including the 14 the computer hardware test technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 16 missing skills fall into 5 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 3 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held analyse test data required
required, not held conduct quality control analysis required
required, not held read engineering drawings required

optional, not held check system parameters against reference values optional

02 information and communication technologies (icts) 3 required

required, not held hardware materials required
required, not held hardware platforms required
required, not held hardware components required

03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held hardware architectures required
required, not held electrical discharge required

optional, not held consumer electronics optional
optional, not held mechanics optional

04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held use measurement instruments required
required, not held use testing equipment required

optional, not held calibrate electronic instruments optional
optional, not held operate precision measuring equipment optional

05 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held test wireless devices optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a computer hardware 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 29 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held communicate test results to other departments skill
already held electronic equipment standards knowledge
already held ensure conformity to specifications skill
already held hardware testing methods knowledge
already held inspect quality of products 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 quality standards knowledge
already held read assembly drawings skill
already held read standard blueprints skill
already held test hardware skill
already held electronics knowledge
already held keep records of work progress skill
already held liaise with engineers skill
already held maintain test equipment skill
already held microelectronics knowledge
already held perform in-circuit test skill
already held perform test run skill
already held printed circuit boards testing methods knowledge
already held remove defective products skill
already held research equipment needs skill
already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
already held send faulty equipment back to assembly line skill
already held test printed circuit boards skill
already held waste removal regulations knowledge
already held write inspection reports skill

6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held test wireless devices optional
optional, not held consumer electronics optional
optional, not held calibrate electronic instruments optional
optional, not held check system parameters against reference values optional
optional, not held mechanics optional
optional, not held operate precision measuring equipment optional

19 held skills the computer hardware test technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role IPC standards knowledge
not needed by the target role abide by regulations on banned materials skill
not needed by the target role apply soldering techniques skill
not needed by the target role apply technical communication skills skill
not needed by the target role automated optical inspection knowledge
not needed by the target role check for solder defects skill
not needed by the target role ensure material compliance skill
not needed by the target role in-circuit test knowledge
not needed by the target role integrated circuits knowledge
not needed by the target role monitor machine operations skill
not needed by the target role operate automated optical inspection machine skill
not needed by the target role printed circuit boards knowledge
not needed by the target role process customer requests based on the REACh Regulation 1907 2006 skill
not needed by the target role report defective manufacturing materials skill
not needed by the target role semiconductors knowledge
not needed by the target role surface-mount technology knowledge
not needed by the target role through-hole technology knowledge
not needed by the target role troubleshoot skill
not needed by the target role write records for repairs skill

7 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 hardware architectures required
required, not held hardware materials required
required, not held hardware platforms required
required, not held electrical discharge required
required, not held hardware components required
optional, not held consumer electronics optional
optional, not held mechanics optional

Index

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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.