Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

scrap metal operativetobriquetting machine operator

A scrap metal operative already meets 91% of what the briquetting machine operator role asks for. Every required skill of the target role is already in the profile.

From scrap metal operative
91%
Overlap1
To briquetting machine operator
15 Skills carried over
0 Required, not held
8.2 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 8.2

This move: 8.2 of 100 · adjacent

1 Share of the briquetting machine operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the scrap metal operative 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 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A briquetting machine operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a scrap metal operative background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held apply various lifting techniques handling and moving
  • already held maximise efficiency of crane operations management skills
  • already held operate metal fabricating machines working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held guide cranes working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held operate hydraulic machinery controls working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held perform minor repairs to equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment

All 15 carried skills, including the 9 the briquetting machine operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 3 missing skills fall into 3 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 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held ensure public safety and security optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held work in metal manufacture teams optional
03 information skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held monitor manufacturing quality standards optional
Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 15 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply health and safety standards skill
  • already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
  • already held follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
  • already held follow verbal instructions skill
  • already held guide cranes skill
  • already held operate hydraulic machinery controls skill
  • already held operate metal fabricating machines skill
  • already held perform minor repairs to equipment skill
  • already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
  • already held advise on machinery malfunctions skill
  • already held apply various lifting techniques skill
  • already held follow written instructions skill
  • already held maximise efficiency of crane operations skill
  • already held physics knowledge
  • already held quality standards knowledge
3 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held ensure public safety and security optional
  • optional, not held work in metal manufacture teams optional
  • optional, not held monitor manufacturing quality standards optional
5 held skills the briquetting machine operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role cut metal products skill
  • not needed by the target role hydraulics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manufacturing processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role types of metal manufacturing processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use shaping machinery skill
Index
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.