Career Overlap Transition record
RecordMove

Telecommunications analyst to telecommunications engineering technician

A telecommunications analyst already meets 34% of what the telecommunications engineering technician role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional
From telecommunications analyst
34 % overlap
Distant match
To telecommunications engineering technician
19 You already bring
13 Still to learn
76 Skills in the target role2
Learning distance A rebuild

75.7/ 100

1 How much of what a telecommunications engineering technician is expected to do is already part of a telecommunications analyst’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 12 of its required skills as things a telecommunications analyst already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

  • ICT communications protocols
  • analog electronics theory
  • calibrate electronic instruments
  • direct inward dialing
  • electromagnetism
  • electronics principles

What stands in the way is 13 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 19 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 telecommunications analyst background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held analog electronics theory engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held direct inward dialing business, administration and law
  • already held use session border controller working with computers
  • already held upgrade firmware working with computers
  • already held install monitors for process control working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held operate private branch exchange working with machinery and specialised equipment

All 19 carried skills, including the 12 the telecommunications engineering technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 57 missing skills fall into 9 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 4 required, 2 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
  • optional, not held implement a virtual private network optional
  • optional, not held solve ICT system problems optional
02 assisting and caring 2 required
  • still to learn apply ICT system usage policies required
  • still to learn apply system organisational policies required
03 business, administration and law 2 required
  • still to learn organisational policies required
  • still to learn quality assurance methodologies required
04 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required, 39 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 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 computer programming optional
05 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn interpret technical texts required
  • optional, not held execute ICT audits optional
06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn use a complex communication system required
  • optional, not held maintain telephony system optional

3 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 19 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held ICT communications protocols knowledge
  • already held analog electronics theory knowledge
  • already held calibrate electronic instruments skill
  • already held direct inward dialing knowledge
  • 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 telecom regulations knowledge
  • already held upgrade firmware skill
  • already held use session border controller skill
  • already held Cisco knowledge
  • already held log transmitter readings skill
  • already held operate private branch exchange skill
  • already held procurement of ICT network equipment knowledge
  • already held provide cost benefit analysis reports skill
  • already held solder electronics skill
  • already held telecommunication trunking knowledge
The 3 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 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held meet deadlines optional
44 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 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
  • optional, not held implement a virtual private network optional

4 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 ICT security legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role analyse business processes skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse business requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role business process modelling knowledge
  • not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate technological activities skill
  • not needed by the target role define technical requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role design process skill
  • not needed by the target role execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
  • not needed by the target role make strategic business decisions skill
  • not needed by the target role operate call distribution system skill
  • not needed by the target role propose ICT solutions to business problems skill
  • not needed by the target role provide ICT consulting advice skill
  • not needed by the target role provide ICT system training skill
  • not needed by the target role provide user documentation skill
  • not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
42 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 system user requirements required
  • still to learn organisational policies 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 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

2 further entries not listed here

Index

Other moves recorded from telecommunications analyst

Full index of moves from telecommunications analyst

FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a telecommunications analyst become a telecommunications engineering technician?

Yes, and it is a career change move. A telecommunications analyst already covers 34% of what a telecommunications engineering technician is expected to do: 19 skills carry over, 12 of which the telecommunications engineering technician role treats as required.

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

13 required skills are missing, plus 44 optional ones. They fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by working with computers. The single most important is ICT system user requirements.

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

Its learning distance is 75.7 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.