Table 1Transition record

telecommunications equipment maintainertoICT network technician

A telecommunications equipment maintainer already meets 24% of what the ICT network technician role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.

From telecommunications equipment maintainer

24%

Overlap1

To ICT network technician

7 Skills carried over

14 Required, not held

77.4 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 77.4

This move: 77.4 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the ICT network 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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A ICT network 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 ICT network cable limitations information and communication technologies (icts)
already held install signal repeaters working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held solder electronics constructing
already held implement a firewall working with computers
already held implement a virtual private network working with computers
already held implement ICT security policies working with computers

All 7 carried skills, including the 6 the ICT network technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 32 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 computers 7 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held adjust ICT system capacity required
required, not held analyse network bandwidth requirements required
required, not held analyse network configuration and performance required
required, not held implement ICT network diagnostic tools required
required, not held implement anti-virus software required
required, not held maintain internet protocol configuration required
required, not held use back-up and recovery tools required

optional, not held implement spam protection optional
optional, not held migrate existing data optional
optional, not held perform ICT security testing optional
optional, not held use ICT hardware optional
optional, not held remove computer virus or malware from a computer optional

02 information and communication technologies (icts) 4 required, 7 supplementary

required, not held ICT network routing required
required, not held ICT network security risks required
required, not held network standards required
required, not held ICT networking hardware required

optional, not held Apache Tomcat optional
optional, not held Cisco optional
optional, not held ICT debugging tools optional
optional, not held ICT system programming optional
optional, not held network management system tools optional
optional, not held procurement of ICT network equipment optional
optional, not held digital systems optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held create solutions to problems required

optional, not held design cloud architecture optional

04 management skills 1 required

required, not held identify suppliers required

05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required

required, not held install electronic communication equipment required

06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 4 supplementary

optional, not held ICT communications protocols optional
optional, not held concepts of telecommunications optional
optional, not held electronics principles optional
optional, not held network engineering optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a ICT network 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 7 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held ICT network cable limitations knowledge
already held implement ICT security policies skill
already held implement a firewall skill
already held implement a virtual private network skill
already held install signal repeaters skill
already held use precision tools skill
already held solder electronics skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held ICT security legislation optional

18 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held Apache Tomcat optional
optional, not held Cisco optional
optional, not held ICT communications protocols optional
optional, not held ICT debugging tools optional
optional, not held ICT security legislation optional
optional, not held ICT system programming optional
optional, not held concepts of telecommunications optional
optional, not held design cloud architecture optional
optional, not held electronics principles optional
optional, not held implement spam protection optional
optional, not held migrate existing data optional
optional, not held network engineering optional
optional, not held network management system tools optional
optional, not held perform ICT security testing optional
optional, not held procurement of ICT network equipment optional
optional, not held use ICT hardware optional
optional, not held digital systems optional
optional, not held remove computer virus or malware from a computer optional

13 held skills the ICT network technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

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 calibrate electronic instruments skill
not needed by the target role install low voltage wiring skill
not needed by the target role maintain radio communications equipment skill
not needed by the target role meet deadlines skill
not needed by the target role operate audio equipment skill
not needed by the target role operate radio equipment skill
not needed by the target role operate remote broadcast 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 solve location and navigation problems by using GPS tools skill
not needed by the target role use a complex communication system skill

16 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 ICT network routing required
required, not held ICT network security risks required
required, not held network standards required
required, not held ICT networking hardware required
optional, not held Apache Tomcat optional
optional, not held Cisco optional
optional, not held ICT communications protocols optional
optional, not held ICT debugging tools optional
optional, not held ICT security legislation optional
optional, not held ICT system programming optional
optional, not held concepts of telecommunications optional
optional, not held electronics principles optional
optional, not held network engineering optional
optional, not held network management system tools optional
optional, not held procurement of ICT network equipment optional
optional, not held digital systems 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.