Solar energy technician to resilient floor layer
A solar energy technician already meets 47% of what the resilient floor layer role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.
55.4/ 100
1 How much of what a resilient floor layer is expected to do is already part of a solar energy 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 resilient floor layer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A resilient floor layer role treats 7 of its required skills as things a solar energy technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- 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 · What you already bring
Of the 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A resilient floor layer 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.
- 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 15 carried skills, including the 7 the resilient floor layer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 17 missing skills fall into 6 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.
- still to learn apply floor adhesive required
- still to learn install laminate floor required
- still to learn lay resilient flooring tiles required
- still to learn lay underlayment required
- still to learn prepare floor for underlayment required
- optional, not held install construction profiles optional
- optional, not held seal flooring optional
- optional, not held apply proofing membranes optional
- optional, not held install insulation material optional
- still to learn create floor plan template required
- still to learn cut resilient flooring materials required
- still to learn mix construction grouts required
- optional, not held use sander optional
- optional, not held work safely with chemicals optional
- optional, not held advise on construction materials optional
- optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
- optional, not held operate wood sawing equipment optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a resilient floor layer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 apply floor adhesive practise this
- 02 create floor plan template practise this
- 03 cut resilient flooring materials practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 15 skills that carry over
- 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 work in a construction team skill
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held install construction profiles optional
- optional, not held seal flooring optional
- optional, not held use sander optional
- optional, not held work safely with chemicals optional
- optional, not held advise on construction materials optional
- optional, not held apply proofing membranes optional
- optional, not held install insulation material optional
- optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
- optional, not held operate wood sawing equipment optional
78 held skills the resilient floor layer role does not ask for
- 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
38 further entries not listed here
Other moves recorded from solar energy technician
Common questions about this move
Can a solar energy technician become a resilient floor layer?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A solar energy technician already covers 47% of what a resilient floor layer is expected to do: 15 skills carry over, 7 of which the resilient floor layer role treats as required.
What skills does a solar energy technician need to become a resilient floor layer?
8 required skills are missing, plus 9 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by constructing. The single most important is apply floor adhesive.
How hard is the move from solar energy technician to resilient floor layer?
Its learning distance is 55.4 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.