RecordMove

Telecommunications technician to telecommunications analyst

A telecommunications technician already meets 49% of what the telecommunications analyst role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional

From telecommunications technician

Partial match

To telecommunications analyst

16 You already bring

12 Still to learn

35 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance Substantial retraining

55.7/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what a telecommunications analyst 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 telecommunications analyst role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A telecommunications analyst role treats 13 of its required skills as things a telecommunications technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

ICT communications protocols
communicate with customers
direct inward dialing
execute analytical mathematical calculations
operate call distribution system
operate electronic measuring instruments

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

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A telecommunications analyst 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.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held operate call distribution system working with machinery and specialised equipment
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 operate private branch exchange working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held telecommunication trunking engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 16 carried skills, including the 13 the telecommunications analyst role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 19 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.

Skill to pick up Tier

01 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 2 supplementary

still to learn provide ICT system training required
still to learn design process required
still to learn provide user documentation required

optional, not held provide ICT consulting advice optional
optional, not held propose ICT solutions to business problems optional

02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 required

still to learn analog electronics theory required
still to learn electronics principles required
still to learn microwave principles required

03 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn analyse business processes required
still to learn provide cost benefit analysis reports required

optional, not held analyse business requirements optional

04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required

still to learn calibrate electronic instruments required
still to learn install monitors for process control required

05 management skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

still to learn define technical requirements required

optional, not held coordinate technological activities optional
optional, not held make strategic business decisions optional

06 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required

still to learn electromagnetism required

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a telecommunications analyst 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 16 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held ICT communications protocols knowledge
already held communicate with customers skill
already held direct inward dialing knowledge
already held execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
already held operate call distribution system skill
already held operate electronic measuring instruments skill
already held operate private branch exchange skill
already held procurement of ICT network equipment knowledge
already held telecom regulations knowledge
already held telecommunication trunking knowledge
already held upgrade firmware skill
already held use different communication channels skill
already held use session border controller skill
already held Cisco knowledge
already held log transmitter readings skill
already held solder electronics skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to pick up Tier

07 business, administration and law 2 supplementary

optional, not held ICT security legislation optional
optional, not held business process modelling optional

7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

optional, not held ICT security legislation optional
optional, not held business process modelling optional
optional, not held coordinate technological activities optional
optional, not held provide ICT consulting advice optional
optional, not held analyse business requirements optional
optional, not held make strategic business decisions optional
optional, not held propose ICT solutions to business problems optional

29 held skills the telecommunications analyst role does not ask for

Skill Type

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 concepts of telecommunications knowledge
not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
not needed by the target role design failover solutions skill
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 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 implement anti-virus software skill
not needed by the target role install cable TV services skill
not needed by the target role install electronic communication equipment skill
not needed by the target role install low voltage wiring skill
not needed by the target role install signal repeaters skill
not needed by the target role maintain internet protocol configuration 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 digging construction equipment 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 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

6 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 analog electronics theory required
still to learn electromagnetism required
still to learn electronics principles required
still to learn microwave principles required
optional, not held ICT security legislation optional
optional, not held business process modelling optional

Index

Other moves recorded from telecommunications technician

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FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a telecommunications technician become a telecommunications analyst?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. A telecommunications technician already covers 49% of what a telecommunications analyst is expected to do: 16 skills carry over, 13 of which the telecommunications analyst role treats as required.

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

12 required skills are missing, plus 7 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is analog electronics theory.

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

Its learning distance is 55.7 out of 100, which is the substantial 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.