Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

toilet attendanttobuilding cleaner

A toilet attendant already meets 34% of what the building cleaner role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

From toilet attendant
34%
Overlap1
To building cleaner
13 Skills carried over
13 Required, not held
72.4 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

34%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

72.4/ 100

1 Share of the building cleaner role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the toilet attendant 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.

Why

Why this move works

A building cleaner role treats 11 of its required skills as things a toilet attendant already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • clean glass surfaces
  • cleaning industry health and safety measures
  • follow organisational guidelines in the cleaning industry
  • handle chemical cleaning agents
  • inform on toilet facilities malfunctions
  • maintain cleaning equipment

What stands in the way is 13 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 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A building cleaner role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a toilet attendant background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held inform on toilet facilities malfunctions communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held supervise the work of cleaning staff management skills
  • already held manage routine waste handling and moving
  • already held follow organisational guidelines in the cleaning industry assisting and caring
  • already held restock toilet facilities' supplies handling and moving
  • already held clean toilet facilities handling and moving

All 13 carried skills, including the 11 the building cleaner role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 40 missing skills fall into 8 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 handling and moving 10 required, 14 supplementary
  • required, not held arrange furniture required
  • required, not held operate janitorial tools required
  • required, not held clean particular areas manually required
  • required, not held maintain personal hygiene standards when cleaning required
  • required, not held remove dust required
  • required, not held clean building facade required
  • required, not held clean building floors required
  • required, not held clean surfaces required
  • required, not held operate floor cleaning equipment required
  • required, not held sort waste required
  • optional, not held dispose food waste optional
  • optional, not held perform ground maintenance activities optional
  • optional, not held perform weed control operations optional
  • optional, not held provide lawn care optional
  • optional, not held remove snow optional
  • optional, not held spray pesticides optional
  • optional, not held use snow-removal equipment optional
  • optional, not held carry out pressure washing activities optional
  • optional, not held clean furniture optional
  • optional, not held clean rooms optional
  • optional, not held clean wood surface optional
  • optional, not held disinfect surfaces optional
  • optional, not held dispose medical waste optional
  • optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional
02 assisting and caring 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held maintain facility security systems required
  • optional, not held perform pest control optional
  • optional, not held follow safety procedures when working at heights optional
03 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held report major building repairs required
  • optional, not held monitor building security optional
04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required
  • required, not held perform minor repairs to buildings' systems required
05 services 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held lawn care optional
  • optional, not held snow removal safety hazards optional
  • optional, not held fire safety regulations optional
  • optional, not held hygiene in a health care setting optional
06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held hardware, plumbing and heating equipment products optional
  • optional, not held locking mechanisms optional
  • optional, not held wood preservation optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a building cleaner 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 13 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held clean glass surfaces skill
  • already held cleaning industry health and safety measures knowledge
  • already held follow organisational guidelines in the cleaning industry skill
  • already held handle chemical cleaning agents skill
  • already held inform on toilet facilities malfunctions skill
  • already held maintain cleaning equipment skill
  • already held maintain inventory of cleaning supplies skill
  • already held manage routine waste skill
  • already held perform cleaning activities in an environmentally friendly way skill
  • already held perform cleaning duties skill
  • already held restock toilet facilities' supplies skill
  • already held clean toilet facilities skill
  • already held supervise the work of cleaning staff skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held communicate with waste collectors optional
  • optional, not held perform procurement processes optional
08 health and welfare 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held sterilization techniques optional
27 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held dispose food waste optional
  • optional, not held hardware, plumbing and heating equipment products optional
  • optional, not held lawn care optional
  • optional, not held locking mechanisms optional
  • optional, not held monitor building security optional
  • optional, not held perform ground maintenance activities optional
  • optional, not held perform pest control optional
  • optional, not held perform weed control operations optional
  • optional, not held provide lawn care optional
  • optional, not held remove snow optional
  • optional, not held snow removal safety hazards optional
  • optional, not held spray pesticides optional
  • optional, not held use snow-removal equipment optional
  • optional, not held wood preservation optional
  • optional, not held carry out pressure washing activities optional
  • optional, not held clean furniture optional
  • optional, not held clean rooms optional
  • optional, not held clean wood surface optional
  • optional, not held communicate with waste collectors optional
  • optional, not held disinfect surfaces optional
  • optional, not held dispose medical waste optional
  • optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional
  • optional, not held fire safety regulations optional
  • optional, not held follow safety procedures when working at heights optional
  • optional, not held hygiene in a health care setting optional
  • optional, not held perform procurement processes optional
  • optional, not held sterilization techniques optional
9 held skills the building cleaner role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role clean public areas skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
  • not needed by the target role complete report sheets of activity skill
  • not needed by the target role determine charges for customer services skill
  • not needed by the target role greet guests skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain customer service skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain professional administration skill
  • not needed by the target role personal protective equipment knowledge
  • not needed by the target role report on customers' complaints related to toilet facilities 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
  • optional, not held hardware, plumbing and heating equipment products optional
  • optional, not held lawn care optional
  • optional, not held locking mechanisms optional
  • optional, not held snow removal safety hazards optional
  • optional, not held wood preservation optional
  • optional, not held fire safety regulations optional
  • optional, not held hygiene in a health care setting optional
  • optional, not held sterilization techniques optional
Index

Other moves recorded from toilet attendant

Full index of moves from toilet attendant

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.