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

solar energy techniciantocarpet fitter

A solar energy technician already meets 48% of what the carpet fitter role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From solar energy technician
48%
Overlap1
To carpet fitter
16 Skills carried over
8 Required, not held
56.5 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

48%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

56.5/ 100

1 Share of the carpet fitter role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the solar energy 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.

Why

Why this move works

A carpet fitter role treats 7 of its required skills as things a solar energy technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • follow health and safety procedures in construction
  • inspect construction supplies
  • interpret 2D plans
  • interpret 3D plans
  • transport construction supplies
  • use measurement instruments

What stands in the way is 8 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 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A carpet fitter role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a solar energy technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held transport construction supplies handling and moving
  • already held order construction supplies communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held calculate needs for construction supplies information skills
  • already held interpret 2D plans information skills
  • already held interpret 3D plans information skills
  • already held answer requests for quotation communication, collaboration and creativity

All 16 carried skills, including the 7 the carpet fitter role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 17 missing skills fall into 7 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 6 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held finish carpet edges required
  • required, not held fit carpet seams required
  • required, not held apply floor adhesive required
  • required, not held lay underlayment required
  • required, not held place carpet required
  • required, not held prepare floor for underlayment required
  • optional, not held install carpet gripper adhesive optional
  • optional, not held apply proofing membranes optional
  • optional, not held install insulation material optional
02 handling and moving 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held cut carpet required
  • optional, not held create floor plan template optional
  • optional, not held use sander optional
03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required
  • required, not held types of carpet required
04 arts and humanities 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held aesthetics optional
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held advise on construction materials optional
06 information skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held keep records of work progress optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a carpet fitter 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 16 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
  • already held inspect construction supplies skill
  • already held interpret 2D plans skill
  • already held interpret 3D plans skill
  • already held transport construction supplies skill
  • already held use measurement instruments skill
  • already held work ergonomically skill
  • already held answer requests for quotation skill
  • already held calculate needs for construction supplies skill
  • already held demonstrate products' features skill
  • already held keep personal administration skill
  • already held monitor stock level skill
  • already held order construction supplies skill
  • already held process incoming construction supplies skill
  • already held use safety equipment in construction skill
  • already held work in a construction team skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held plan carpet cutting optional
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held install carpet gripper adhesive optional
  • optional, not held plan carpet cutting optional
  • optional, not held create floor plan template optional
  • optional, not held use sander optional
  • optional, not held advise on construction materials optional
  • optional, not held aesthetics optional
  • optional, not held apply proofing membranes optional
  • optional, not held install insulation material optional
  • optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
77 held skills the carpet fitter role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role 3D modelling knowledge
  • not needed by the target role 3D printing process knowledge
  • not needed by the target role CAD software knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT software specifications knowledge
  • not needed by the target role alternative energy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role analyse big data skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse test data skill
  • not needed by the target role assemble mechatronic units skill
  • not needed by the target role assemble sensors skill
  • not needed by the target role automation technology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role building codes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role business intelligence knowledge
  • not needed by the target role calculate solar panel orientation skill
  • not needed by the target role check compatibility of materials skill
  • not needed by the target role cloud technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role comply with legal regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role control engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role data mining knowledge
  • not needed by the target role data storage knowledge
  • not needed by the target role design prototypes skill
  • not needed by the target role determine suitability of materials skill
  • not needed by the target role electric heating systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electrical wiring plans knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electricity knowledge
  • not needed by the target role energy conservation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role estimate profitability skill
  • not needed by the target role follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
  • not needed by the target role information extraction knowledge
  • not needed by the target role information structure knowledge
  • not needed by the target role inspect electrical supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role install automation components skill
  • not needed by the target role install circuit breakers skill
  • not needed by the target role install concentrated solar power systems skill
  • not needed by the target role install electrical and electronic equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role install inverter skill
  • not needed by the target role install mechatronic equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role install photovoltaic systems skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain robotic equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain solar energy systems skill

37 further entries not listed here

2 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 types of carpet required
  • optional, not held aesthetics optional
Index

Other moves recorded from solar energy technician

Full index of moves from solar energy technician

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.