Career Overlap Transition record
RecordMove

Radio technician to telecommunications engineering technician

A radio technician already meets 20% of what the telecommunications engineering technician role asks for. The move turns on 17 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional
From radio technician
20 % overlap
Distant match
To telecommunications engineering technician
10 You already bring
17 Still to learn
76 Skills in the target role2
Learning distance A rebuild

85.2/ 100

1 How much of what a telecommunications engineering technician is expected to do is already part of a radio technician’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the telecommunications engineering technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A telecommunications engineering technician role treats 8 of its required skills as things a radio technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

  • analog electronics theory
  • calibrate electronic instruments
  • electromagnetism
  • electronics principles
  • install monitors for process control
  • microwave principles

What stands in the way is 17 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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A telecommunications engineering technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a radio technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held analog electronics theory engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held install monitors for process control working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held use a complex communication system working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held electromagnetism natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held microwave principles engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held operate electronic measuring instruments working with machinery and specialised equipment

All 10 carried skills, including the 8 the telecommunications engineering technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 66 missing skills fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.

Skill to pick up Tier
01 working with computers 6 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn integrate system components required
  • still to learn manage changes in ICT system required
  • still to learn manage system security required
  • still to learn use scripting programming required
  • still to learn use session border controller required
  • still to learn upgrade firmware required
  • optional, not held solve ICT system problems optional
02 business, administration and law 3 required
  • still to learn direct inward dialing required
  • still to learn organisational policies required
  • still to learn quality assurance methodologies required
03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn ICT communications protocols required
  • still to learn telecom regulations required
  • optional, not held telecommunication trunking optional
04 assisting and caring 2 required
  • still to learn apply ICT system usage policies required
  • still to learn apply system organisational policies required
05 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required, 41 supplementary
  • still to learn ICT system user requirements required
  • optional, not held ABAP optional
  • optional, not held AJAX optional
  • optional, not held APL optional
  • optional, not held ASP.NET optional
  • optional, not held Assembly (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held C# optional
  • optional, not held C++ optional
  • optional, not held COBOL optional
  • optional, not held Cisco optional
  • optional, not held CoffeeScript optional
  • optional, not held Common Lisp optional
  • optional, not held Erlang optional
  • optional, not held Groovy optional
  • optional, not held Haskell optional
  • optional, not held ICT system programming optional
  • optional, not held Java (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held JavaScript optional
  • optional, not held Lisp optional
  • optional, not held MATLAB optional
  • optional, not held ML (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Microsoft Visual C++ optional
  • optional, not held Objective-C optional
  • optional, not held OpenEdge Advanced Business Language optional
  • optional, not held PHP optional
  • optional, not held Pascal (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Perl optional
  • optional, not held Prolog (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Python (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held R optional
  • optional, not held Ruby (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held SAP R3 optional
  • optional, not held SAS language optional
  • optional, not held Scala optional
  • optional, not held Scratch (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Smalltalk (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Swift (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held TypeScript optional
  • optional, not held VBScript optional
  • optional, not held Visual Basic optional
  • optional, not held procurement of ICT network equipment optional
  • optional, not held computer programming optional
06 information skills 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • still to learn interpret technical texts required
  • optional, not held execute ICT audits optional
  • optional, not held log transmitter readings optional
  • optional, not held provide cost benefit analysis reports optional

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a telecommunications engineering 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 10 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held analog electronics theory knowledge
  • already held calibrate electronic instruments skill
  • already held electromagnetism knowledge
  • already held electronics principles knowledge
  • already held install monitors for process control skill
  • already held microwave principles knowledge
  • already held operate electronic measuring instruments skill
  • already held use a complex communication system skill
  • already held implement a virtual private network skill
  • already held solder electronics skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
Skill to pick up Tier
07 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required
  • still to learn support ICT system users required
08 constructing 1 required
  • still to learn manage system testing required
09 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held maintain telephony system optional
  • optional, not held operate private branch exchange optional
10 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held meet deadlines optional
49 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to pick up Tier
  • optional, not held ABAP optional
  • optional, not held AJAX optional
  • optional, not held APL optional
  • optional, not held ASP.NET optional
  • optional, not held Assembly (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held C# optional
  • optional, not held C++ optional
  • optional, not held COBOL optional
  • optional, not held Cisco optional
  • optional, not held CoffeeScript optional
  • optional, not held Common Lisp optional
  • optional, not held Erlang optional
  • optional, not held Groovy optional
  • optional, not held Haskell optional
  • optional, not held ICT system programming optional
  • optional, not held Java (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held JavaScript optional
  • optional, not held Lisp optional
  • optional, not held MATLAB optional
  • optional, not held ML (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Microsoft Visual C++ optional
  • optional, not held Objective-C optional
  • optional, not held OpenEdge Advanced Business Language optional
  • optional, not held PHP optional
  • optional, not held Pascal (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Perl optional
  • optional, not held Prolog (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Python (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held R optional
  • optional, not held Ruby (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held SAP R3 optional
  • optional, not held SAS language optional
  • optional, not held Scala optional
  • optional, not held Scratch (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Smalltalk (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Swift (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held TypeScript optional
  • optional, not held VBScript optional
  • optional, not held Visual Basic optional
  • optional, not held execute ICT audits optional

9 further entries not listed here

16 held skills the telecommunications engineering technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role assemble telecommunications devices skill
  • not needed by the target role estimate duration of work skill
  • not needed by the target role execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
  • not needed by the target role implement a firewall skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect cables skill
  • not needed by the target role install electronic communication equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role install low voltage wiring skill
  • not needed by the target role interpret electronic design specifications skill
  • not needed by the target role interpret technical information for electronic repair work skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain electronic equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain radio communications equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain theatre equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role manage ICT project skill
  • not needed by the target role operate signal generator skill
  • not needed by the target role solve location and navigation problems by using GPS tools skill
  • not needed by the target role use repair manuals skill
48 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 pick up Tier
  • still to learn ICT communications protocols required
  • still to learn ICT system user requirements required
  • still to learn direct inward dialing required
  • still to learn organisational policies required
  • still to learn telecom regulations required
  • still to learn quality assurance methodologies required
  • optional, not held ABAP optional
  • optional, not held AJAX optional
  • optional, not held APL optional
  • optional, not held ASP.NET optional
  • optional, not held Assembly (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held C# optional
  • optional, not held C++ optional
  • optional, not held COBOL optional
  • optional, not held Cisco optional
  • optional, not held CoffeeScript optional
  • optional, not held Common Lisp optional
  • optional, not held Erlang optional
  • optional, not held Groovy optional
  • optional, not held Haskell optional
  • optional, not held ICT system programming optional
  • optional, not held Java (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held JavaScript optional
  • optional, not held Lisp optional
  • optional, not held MATLAB optional
  • optional, not held ML (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Microsoft Visual C++ optional
  • optional, not held Objective-C optional
  • optional, not held OpenEdge Advanced Business Language optional
  • optional, not held PHP optional
  • optional, not held Pascal (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Perl optional
  • optional, not held Prolog (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Python (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held R optional
  • optional, not held Ruby (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held SAP R3 optional
  • optional, not held SAS language optional
  • optional, not held Scala optional
  • optional, not held Scratch (computer programming) optional

8 further entries not listed here

Index

Other moves recorded from radio technician

Full index of moves from radio technician

FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a radio technician become a telecommunications engineering technician?

Yes, and it is a career change move. A radio technician already covers 20% of what a telecommunications engineering technician is expected to do: 10 skills carry over, 8 of which the telecommunications engineering technician role treats as required.

What skills does a radio technician need to become a telecommunications engineering technician?

17 required skills are missing, plus 49 optional ones. They fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by working with computers. The single most important is ICT communications protocols.

How hard is the move from radio technician to telecommunications engineering technician?

Its learning distance is 85.2 out of 100, which is the career change band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

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.