Table 1Transition record

shuntertorailway electronic technician

A shunter already meets 35% of what the railway electronic technician role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.

From shunter

35%

Overlap1

To railway electronic technician

9 Skills carried over

15 Required, not held

65.8 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 65.8

This move: 65.8 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the railway electronic technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the shunter 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 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A railway electronic technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a shunter background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held operate railway warning systems working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held read railway circuit plans information skills
already held operate railway control panels working with computers
already held operate railway vehicles working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held operate railway communication systems working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held enforce railway safety regulations assisting and caring

All 9 carried skills, including the 8 the railway electronic technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 17 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 assisting and caring 3 required

required, not held ensure compliance with railway regulation required
required, not held ensure safety of mobile electrical systems required
required, not held comply with legal regulations required

02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 required

required, not held electrical systems used in transportation required
required, not held electronics principles required
required, not held electronics required

03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 required

required, not held maintain railway signal equipment required
required, not held install electronic communication devices on trains required
required, not held use diagnostic tools for electronic repairs required

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required

required, not held follow written instructions required
required, not held write routine reports required

05 constructing 2 required

required, not held detect malfunctions in train control systems required
required, not held test electronic units required

06 information skills 2 required

required, not held interpret circuit diagrams required
required, not held maintain records of maintenance interventions required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a railway electronic 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 9 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held electrical wiring plans knowledge
already held enforce railway safety regulations skill
already held operate radio equipment skill
already held operate railway communication systems skill
already held operate railway control panels skill
already held operate railway vehicles skill
already held operate railway warning systems skill
already held read railway circuit plans skill
already held principles of mechanical engineering knowledge

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held design wayside signalling interlockings optional

08 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held have computer literacy optional

2 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held design wayside signalling interlockings optional
optional, not held have computer literacy optional

30 held skills the railway electronic technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role assess railway operations skill
not needed by the target role assist in the movement of heavy loads skill
not needed by the target role check train engines skill
not needed by the target role compare shipment contents with waybill skill
not needed by the target role comply with railway safety standards skill
not needed by the target role control train movement skill
not needed by the target role dangers of marshalling activity knowledge
not needed by the target role deal with challenging work conditions skill
not needed by the target role drive vehicles skill
not needed by the target role electrical engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role follow switching instructions in rail operations skill
not needed by the target role keep written records of cargo skill
not needed by the target role load animals for transportation skill
not needed by the target role mechanics of trains knowledge
not needed by the target role operate railway switches skill
not needed by the target role operate switching locomotives skill
not needed by the target role oversee operational safety on trains skill
not needed by the target role perform maintenance on locomotives skill
not needed by the target role perform rail track inspections skill
not needed by the target role perform routine maintenance on railway engines skill
not needed by the target role perform wagon coupling skill
not needed by the target role physical characteristics of railways knowledge
not needed by the target role rail infrastructure knowledge
not needed by the target role railway framework legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role shunt inbound loads skill
not needed by the target role shunt outbound loads skill
not needed by the target role shunt rolling stock in marshalling yards skill
not needed by the target role test the braking force of trains skill
not needed by the target role train operating procedures knowledge
not needed by the target role use hand signal for transport procedures skill

3 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 electrical systems used in transportation required
required, not held electronics principles required
required, not held electronics required

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.