Telecommunications equipment maintainer to telecommunications technician
A telecommunications equipment maintainer already meets 21% of what the telecommunications technician role asks for. The move turns on 21 required skills not yet in the profile.
81.9/ 100
1 How much of what a telecommunications technician is expected to do is already part of a telecommunications equipment maintainer’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 technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A telecommunications technician role treats 5 of its required skills as things a telecommunications equipment maintainer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- install low voltage wiring
- install signal repeaters
- operate two-way radio systems
- repair wiring
- solder electronics
What stands in the way is 21 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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A telecommunications 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.
- already held assess telecommunication infrastructure issues information skills
- already held install signal repeaters working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held use a complex communication system working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held operate two-way radio systems working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held install low voltage wiring working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held repair wiring working with machinery and specialised equipment
All 10 carried skills, including the 5 the telecommunications technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 35 missing skills fall into 8 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 install cable TV services required
- still to learn install electronic communication equipment required
- still to learn operate call distribution system required
- still to learn operate digging construction equipment required
- still to learn operate electronic measuring instruments required
- still to learn operate private branch exchange required
- still to learn use communication equipment required
- still to learn operate aerial work platforms required
- still to learn seal wires required
- still to learn splice cable required
- still to learn use session border controller required
- still to learn operate signal generator required
- still to learn upgrade firmware required
- optional, not held design failover solutions optional
- optional, not held implement anti-virus software optional
- optional, not held maintain internet protocol configuration optional
- optional, not held use access control software optional
- optional, not held use computer telephony integration optional
- optional, not held perform ICT troubleshooting optional
- still to learn ICT communications protocols required
- still to learn concepts of telecommunications required
- still to learn telecommunication trunking required
- optional, not held telecom regulations optional
- still to learn log transmitter readings required
- still to learn estimate duration of work required
- optional, not held monitor communication channels' performance optional
- optional, not held ensure proper document management optional
- optional, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations optional
- still to learn communicate with customers required
- optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
- optional, not held use different communication channels optional
- still to learn procurement of ICT network equipment required
- optional, not held Cisco optional
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a telecommunications technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 ICT communications protocols study this
- 02 concepts of telecommunications study this
- 03 direct inward dialing study this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 10 skills that carry over
- already held install low voltage wiring skill
- already held install signal repeaters skill
- already held operate two-way radio systems skill
- already held repair wiring skill
- already held solder electronics skill
- already held assess telecommunication infrastructure issues skill
- already held implement ICT security policies skill
- already held implement a firewall skill
- already held implement a virtual private network skill
- already held use a complex communication system skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn direct inward dialing required
- optional, not held assist customers optional
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held design failover solutions optional
- optional, not held Cisco optional
- optional, not held assist customers optional
- optional, not held implement anti-virus software optional
- optional, not held maintain internet protocol configuration optional
- optional, not held monitor communication channels' performance optional
- optional, not held telecom regulations optional
- optional, not held use access control software optional
- optional, not held use computer telephony integration optional
- optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
- optional, not held ensure proper document management optional
- optional, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations optional
- optional, not held perform ICT troubleshooting optional
- optional, not held use different communication channels optional
10 held skills the telecommunications technician role does not ask for
- 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 calibrate electronic instruments 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 solve location and navigation problems by using GPS tools skill
- not needed by the target role use precision tools skill
7 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn ICT communications protocols required
- still to learn concepts of telecommunications required
- still to learn direct inward dialing required
- still to learn procurement of ICT network equipment required
- still to learn telecommunication trunking required
- optional, not held Cisco optional
- optional, not held telecom regulations optional
Other moves recorded from telecommunications equipment maintainer
- communication infrastructure maintainer 27% covered · substantial
- radio technician 25% covered · substantial
- ICT network technician 24% covered · career change
- broadcast technician 16% covered · career change
Full index of moves from telecommunications equipment maintainer
Common questions about this move
Can a telecommunications equipment maintainer become a telecommunications technician?
Yes, and it is a career change move. A telecommunications equipment maintainer already covers 21% of what a telecommunications technician is expected to do: 10 skills carry over, 5 of which the telecommunications technician role treats as required.
What skills does a telecommunications equipment maintainer need to become a telecommunications technician?
21 required skills are missing, plus 14 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by working with machinery and specialised equipment. The single most important is ICT communications protocols.
How hard is the move from telecommunications equipment maintainer to telecommunications technician?
Its learning distance is 81.9 out of 100, which is the career change 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.