Table 1Transition record

telecommunications equipment maintainertobroadcast technician

A telecommunications equipment maintainer already meets 16% of what the broadcast technician role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.

From telecommunications equipment maintainer

16%

Overlap1

To broadcast technician

5 Skills carried over

15 Required, not held

84.4 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 84.4

This move: 84.4 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the broadcast technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the telecommunications equipment maintainer 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 5 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A broadcast technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a telecommunications equipment maintainer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held operate remote broadcast equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held operate audio equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held install low voltage wiring working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held calibrate electronic instruments working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held meet deadlines management skills

All 5 carried skills, including the 4 the broadcast technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 37 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 working with machinery and specialised equipment 7 required, 11 supplementary

required, not held monitor quality of broadcasts required
required, not held select recording source required
required, not held set up broadcast equipment required
required, not held maintain audiovisual equipment required
required, not held operate electronic measuring instruments required
required, not held maintain electrical equipment required
required, not held maintain electronic equipment required

optional, not held adjust video transmissions optional
optional, not held align antennae with receiving dishes optional
optional, not held broadcast using Internet Protocol optional
optional, not held maintain broadcast equipment optional
optional, not held set up portable field transmission equipment optional
optional, not held assist multimedia operator optional
optional, not held operate broadcast equipment optional
optional, not held record multi-track sound optional
optional, not held set up sound equipment optional
optional, not held operate audio-signal processors optional
optional, not held set up audiovisual peripheral equipment optional

02 arts and humanities 4 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held audiovisual products required
required, not held broadcast equipment required
required, not held media formats required
required, not held multimedia systems required

optional, not held audiovisual equipment optional
optional, not held audio technology optional

03 working with computers 1 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held use audio reproduction software required

optional, not held administer ICT system optional
optional, not held assemble video tape footage optional
optional, not held edit recorded sound optional
optional, not held execute integration testing optional
optional, not held maintain internet protocol configuration optional
optional, not held provide multimedia content optional

04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held electronics principles required

optional, not held ICT communications protocols optional

05 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held coordinate activities in audio recording studio required

optional, not held develop programming schedule optional

06 constructing 1 required

required, not held manage sound quality required

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a broadcast 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 5 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held calibrate electronic instruments skill
already held install low voltage wiring skill
already held meet deadlines skill
already held operate audio equipment skill
already held operate remote broadcast equipment skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary

optional, not held signal cues to announcers optional

22 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held adjust video transmissions optional
optional, not held align antennae with receiving dishes optional
optional, not held broadcast using Internet Protocol optional
optional, not held maintain broadcast equipment optional
optional, not held set up portable field transmission equipment optional
optional, not held signal cues to announcers optional
optional, not held ICT communications protocols optional
optional, not held administer ICT system optional
optional, not held assemble video tape footage optional
optional, not held assist multimedia operator optional
optional, not held audiovisual equipment optional
optional, not held develop programming schedule optional
optional, not held edit recorded sound optional
optional, not held execute integration testing optional
optional, not held maintain internet protocol configuration optional
optional, not held operate broadcast equipment optional
optional, not held provide multimedia content optional
optional, not held record multi-track sound optional
optional, not held set up sound equipment optional
optional, not held audio technology optional
optional, not held operate audio-signal processors optional
optional, not held set up audiovisual peripheral equipment optional

15 held skills the broadcast technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role ICT network cable limitations knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT power consumption knowledge
not needed by the target role assess telecommunication infrastructure issues skill
not needed by the target role implement ICT security policies skill
not needed by the target role implement a firewall skill
not needed by the target role implement a virtual private network skill
not needed by the target role install signal repeaters skill
not needed by the target role maintain radio communications equipment skill
not needed by the target role operate radio equipment skill
not needed by the target role operate two-way radio systems skill
not needed by the target role repair wiring skill
not needed by the target role solder electronics skill
not needed by the target role solve location and navigation problems by using GPS tools skill
not needed by the target role use a complex communication system skill
not needed by the target role use precision tools skill

8 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 audiovisual products required
required, not held broadcast equipment required
required, not held electronics principles required
required, not held media formats required
required, not held multimedia systems required
optional, not held ICT communications protocols optional
optional, not held audiovisual equipment optional
optional, not held audio technology optional

Index

Other moves recorded from telecommunications equipment maintainer

Full index of moves from telecommunications equipment maintainer

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.