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

water conservation techniciantowater conservation technician supervisor

A water conservation technician already meets 26% of what the water conservation technician supervisor role asks for. The move turns on 17 required skills not yet in the profile.

From water conservation technician
26%
Overlap1
To water conservation technician supervisor
14 Skills carried over
17 Required, not held
74.7 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

26%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

74.7/ 100

1 Share of the water conservation technician supervisor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the water conservation technician 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 water conservation technician supervisor role treats 4 of its required skills as things a water conservation technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • follow health and safety procedures in construction
  • inspect roof for source of rainwater contamination
  • keep records of work progress
  • use safety equipment in construction

What stands in the way is 17 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 14 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A water conservation technician supervisor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a water conservation technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held inspect roof for source of rainwater contamination information skills
  • already held install water purity mechanism working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held install water reservoir constructing
  • already held set up water pump working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held use metal bending techniques working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held set up water filtration system constructing

All 14 carried skills, including the 4 the water conservation technician supervisor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 30 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 information skills 6 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held check compatibility of materials required
  • required, not held interpret 2D plans required
  • required, not held monitor stock level required
  • required, not held process incoming construction supplies required
  • required, not held inspect construction supplies required
  • required, not held interpret 3D plans required
  • optional, not held calculate needs for construction supplies optional
02 management skills 5 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held ensure compliance with construction project deadline required
  • required, not held ensure equipment availability required
  • required, not held evaluate employees work required
  • required, not held plan shifts of employees required
  • required, not held supervise staff required
  • optional, not held recruit employees optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held work in a construction team required
  • required, not held answer requests for quotation required
  • required, not held liaise with managers required
  • required, not held order construction supplies required
  • optional, not held manage contracts optional
  • optional, not held negotiate supplier arrangements optional
  • optional, not held provide technical expertise optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
04 assisting and caring 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held manage health and safety standards required
  • optional, not held provide first aid optional
  • optional, not held work ergonomically optional
05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required
  • required, not held mechanics required
06 business, administration and law 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held construction product regulation optional
  • optional, not held cost management optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a water conservation technician supervisor 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 14 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
  • already held inspect roof for source of rainwater contamination skill
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held use safety equipment in construction skill
  • already held apply proofing membranes skill
  • already held energy efficiency knowledge
  • already held energy performance of buildings knowledge
  • already held install PVC piping skill
  • already held install water purity mechanism skill
  • already held install water reservoir skill
  • already held set up water filtration system skill
  • already held set up water pump skill
  • already held use measurement instruments skill
  • already held use metal bending techniques skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 constructing 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held apply arc welding techniques optional
  • optional, not held apply spot welding techniques optional
08 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held operate excavator optional
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held construction product regulation optional
  • optional, not held cost management optional
  • optional, not held operate excavator optional
  • optional, not held apply arc welding techniques optional
  • optional, not held apply spot welding techniques optional
  • optional, not held calculate needs for construction supplies optional
  • optional, not held manage contracts optional
  • optional, not held negotiate supplier arrangements optional
  • optional, not held provide first aid optional
  • optional, not held provide technical expertise optional
  • optional, not held recruit employees optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
  • optional, not held work ergonomically optional
13 held skills the water conservation technician supervisor role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role check water pressure skill
  • not needed by the target role clear out drains skill
  • not needed by the target role conserve water resource skill
  • not needed by the target role develop water supply schedule skill
  • not needed by the target role habitat restoration knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain water treatment equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor water quality skill
  • not needed by the target role operate pumping equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operate water purifying equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role perform water treatment procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role perform water treatments skill
  • not needed by the target role treat contaminated water skill
  • not needed by the target role water policies knowledge
3 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 mechanics required
  • optional, not held construction product regulation optional
  • optional, not held cost management optional
Index
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.