Telecommunications technician to ICT network technician
A telecommunications technician already meets 37% of what the ICT network technician role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.
67/ 100
1 How much of what an ICT network technician is expected to do is already part of a telecommunications 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 ICT network technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An ICT network technician role treats 8 of its required skills as things a telecommunications technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- create solutions to problems
- implement ICT security policies
- implement a firewall
- implement a virtual private network
- implement anti-virus software
- install electronic communication equipment
What stands in the way is 12 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 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An ICT network technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a telecommunications technician background worth leading with.
- already held install signal repeaters working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held maintain internet protocol configuration working with computers
- already held concepts of telecommunications engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held install electronic communication equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held Cisco information and communication technologies (icts)
- already held procurement of ICT network equipment information and communication technologies (icts)
All 13 carried skills, including the 8 the ICT network technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 26 missing skills fall into 7 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 ICT network cable limitations required
- still to learn ICT network routing required
- still to learn ICT network security risks required
- still to learn network standards required
- still to learn ICT networking hardware required
- optional, not held Apache Tomcat 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 digital systems optional
- still to learn adjust ICT system capacity required
- still to learn analyse network bandwidth requirements required
- still to learn analyse network configuration and performance required
- still to learn implement ICT network diagnostic tools required
- still to learn 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
- still to learn use precision tools required
- still to learn identify suppliers required
- optional, not held electronics principles optional
- optional, not held network engineering optional
- optional, not held ICT security legislation optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an ICT network technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 ICT network cable limitations study this
- 02 ICT network routing study this
- 03 ICT network security risks 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 13 skills that carry over
- already held create solutions to problems skill
- already held implement ICT security policies skill
- already held implement a firewall skill
- already held implement a virtual private network skill
- already held implement anti-virus software skill
- already held install electronic communication equipment skill
- already held install signal repeaters skill
- already held maintain internet protocol configuration skill
- already held Cisco knowledge
- already held ICT communications protocols knowledge
- already held concepts of telecommunications knowledge
- already held procurement of ICT network equipment knowledge
- already held solder electronics skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held design cloud architecture optional
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held Apache Tomcat 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 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 use ICT hardware optional
- optional, not held digital systems optional
- optional, not held remove computer virus or malware from a computer optional
32 held skills the ICT network technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role assess telecommunication infrastructure issues skill
- not needed by the target role assist customers skill
- not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
- not needed by the target role design failover solutions skill
- not needed by the target role direct inward dialing knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure proper document management skill
- not needed by the target role estimate duration of work skill
- not needed by the target role execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
- not needed by the target role install cable TV services skill
- not needed by the target role install low voltage wiring skill
- not needed by the target role log transmitter readings skill
- not needed by the target role monitor communication channels' performance skill
- not needed by the target role operate aerial work platforms skill
- not needed by the target role operate call distribution system skill
- not needed by the target role operate digging construction equipment skill
- not needed by the target role operate electronic measuring instruments skill
- not needed by the target role operate private branch exchange skill
- not needed by the target role operate signal generator skill
- not needed by the target role operate two-way radio systems skill
- not needed by the target role perform ICT troubleshooting skill
- not needed by the target role repair wiring skill
- not needed by the target role seal wires skill
- not needed by the target role splice cable skill
- not needed by the target role telecom regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role telecommunication trunking knowledge
- not needed by the target role upgrade firmware skill
- not needed by the target role use a complex communication system skill
- not needed by the target role use access control software skill
- not needed by the target role use communication equipment skill
- not needed by the target role use computer telephony integration skill
- not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
- not needed by the target role use session border controller skill
13 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 network cable limitations required
- still to learn ICT network routing required
- still to learn ICT network security risks required
- still to learn network standards required
- still to learn ICT networking hardware required
- optional, not held Apache Tomcat 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 electronics principles optional
- optional, not held network engineering optional
- optional, not held network management system tools optional
- optional, not held digital systems optional
Other moves recorded from telecommunications technician
Common questions about this move
Can a telecommunications technician become an ICT network technician?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A telecommunications technician already covers 37% of what an ICT network technician is expected to do: 13 skills carry over, 8 of which the ICT network technician role treats as required.
What skills does a telecommunications technician need to become an ICT network technician?
12 required skills are missing, plus 14 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information and communication technologies (icts). The single most important is ICT network cable limitations.
How hard is the move from telecommunications technician to ICT network technician?
Its learning distance is 67 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.