Table 1Transition record

utilities inspectortoconsumer goods inspector

A utilities inspector already meets 42% of what the consumer goods inspector role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From utilities inspector

42%

Overlap1

To consumer goods inspector

12 Skills carried over

5 Required, not held

56 Difficulty2

Career overlap Partial match

42%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

56/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the consumer goods inspector role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the utilities inspector 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 consumer goods inspector role treats 7 of its required skills as things a utilities inspector already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

conduct performance tests
manage health and safety standards
quality assurance procedures
record test data
undertake inspections
use technical documentation

What stands in the way is 5 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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A consumer goods inspector role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a utilities inspector background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held act as contact person during equipment incident assisting and caring
already held prepare audit activities management skills
already held lead inspections information skills
already held undertake inspections information skills
already held quality assurance procedures business, administration and law
already held conduct performance tests constructing

All 12 carried skills, including the 7 the consumer goods inspector role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 25 missing skills fall into 10 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 information skills 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held check for damaged items required
required, not held inspect quality of products required

optional, not held monitor packaging operations optional
optional, not held read standard blueprints optional
optional, not held replace machines optional

02 business, administration and law 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held quality standards required

optional, not held quality assurance methodologies optional
optional, not held toys and games industry optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held communicate problems to senior colleagues required

optional, not held give instructions to staff optional

04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required

required, not held use testing equipment required

05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 5 supplementary

optional, not held furniture industry optional
optional, not held manufacturing of sports equipment optional
optional, not held metalworking optional
optional, not held glassworking optional
optional, not held woodworking processes optional

06 management skills 3 supplementary

optional, not held manage maintenance operations optional
optional, not held supervise staff optional
optional, not held supervise work optional

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a consumer goods inspector 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 12 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held conduct performance tests skill
already held manage health and safety standards skill
already held quality assurance procedures knowledge
already held record test data skill
already held undertake inspections skill
already held use technical documentation skill
already held write inspection reports skill
already held act as contact person during equipment incident skill
already held create solutions to problems skill
already held lead inspections skill
already held liaise with engineers skill
already held prepare audit activities skill

The 4 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 arts and humanities 2 supplementary

optional, not held jewellery processes optional
optional, not held musical instruments optional

08 constructing 2 supplementary

optional, not held maintain test equipment optional
optional, not held perform test run optional

09 health and welfare 1 supplementary

optional, not held medical devices optional

10 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held features of sporting equipment optional

20 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held features of sporting equipment optional
optional, not held furniture industry optional
optional, not held jewellery processes optional
optional, not held manufacturing of sports equipment optional
optional, not held metalworking optional
optional, not held monitor packaging operations optional
optional, not held musical instruments optional
optional, not held give instructions to staff optional
optional, not held glassworking optional
optional, not held maintain test equipment optional
optional, not held manage maintenance operations optional
optional, not held medical devices optional
optional, not held perform test run optional
optional, not held quality assurance methodologies optional
optional, not held read standard blueprints optional
optional, not held replace machines optional
optional, not held supervise staff optional
optional, not held supervise work optional
optional, not held toys and games industry optional
optional, not held woodworking processes optional

32 held skills the consumer goods inspector role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on machinery malfunctions skill
not needed by the target role advise on utility consumption skill
not needed by the target role anticipate installation maintenance skill
not needed by the target role building codes knowledge
not needed by the target role check construction compliance skill
not needed by the target role collect samples for analysis skill
not needed by the target role comply with legal regulations skill
not needed by the target role construction product regulation knowledge
not needed by the target role electrical power safety regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role engineering principles knowledge
not needed by the target role engineering processes knowledge
not needed by the target role follow standards for machinery safety skill
not needed by the target role identify faults in utility meters skill
not needed by the target role inspect facility sites skill
not needed by the target role inspect industrial equipment skill
not needed by the target role inspect sewers skill
not needed by the target role install utility equipment skill
not needed by the target role investigate pollution skill
not needed by the target role monitor parameters' compliance in construction projects skill
not needed by the target role monitor utility equipment skill
not needed by the target role monitor work site skill
not needed by the target role notify supervisor skill
not needed by the target role oversee record management skill
not needed by the target role perform inspection analysis skill
not needed by the target role prevent damage to utility infrastructure skill
not needed by the target role report utility meter readings skill
not needed by the target role respond to enquiries skill
not needed by the target role review construction projects skill
not needed by the target role surveying knowledge
not needed by the target role use non-destructive testing equipment skill
not needed by the target role wear appropriate protective gear skill
not needed by the target role write records for repairs skill

12 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 quality standards required
optional, not held features of sporting equipment optional
optional, not held furniture industry optional
optional, not held jewellery processes optional
optional, not held manufacturing of sports equipment optional
optional, not held metalworking optional
optional, not held musical instruments optional
optional, not held glassworking optional
optional, not held medical devices optional
optional, not held quality assurance methodologies optional
optional, not held toys and games industry optional
optional, not held woodworking processes optional

Index

Other moves recorded from utilities inspector

Full index of moves from utilities inspector

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.