Table 1Transition record

water plant techniciantowater treatment systems operator

A water plant technician already meets 39% of what the water treatment systems operator role asks for. The move turns on 19 required skills not yet in the profile.

From water plant technician

39%

Overlap1

To water treatment systems operator

25 Skills carried over

19 Required, not held

71.2 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 71.2

This move: 71.2 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the water treatment systems operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the water plant 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 25 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A water treatment systems operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a water plant technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held follow water supply schedule management skills
already held manage desalination control system working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held maintain desalination control system working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held operate water purifying equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held ensure proper water storage information skills
already held maintain water distribution equipment constructing

All 25 carried skills, including the 11 the water treatment systems operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 37 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 assisting and caring 7 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held apply GMP required
required, not held apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages required
required, not held operate a heat treatment process required
required, not held adhere to organisational guidelines required
required, not held apply HACCP required
required, not held boil water required
required, not held follow hygienic procedures during food processing required

optional, not held manage environmental management system optional

02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 6 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held separate unstable elements in the water required
required, not held strive to conserve the composition of water required
required, not held filter liquids required
required, not held perform carbonation processes required
required, not held tend beverage gasifier equipment required
required, not held disassemble equipment required

optional, not held monitor centrifugal separators optional
optional, not held operate centrifuges optional
optional, not held operate pumping equipment optional
optional, not held set up equipment for food production optional

03 handling and moving 2 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held check bottles for packaging required
required, not held clean food and beverage machinery required

optional, not held collect samples optional
optional, not held dispose food waste optional
optional, not held label samples optional
optional, not held maintain tanks optional

04 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held exert quality control to processing food required
required, not held measure water flow required

optional, not held perform water chemistry analysis optional

05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held beverages filtration processes required

optional, not held risks associated to physical, chemical, biological hazards in food and beverages optional

06 management skills 1 required

required, not held be at ease in unsafe environments required

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a water treatment systems operator 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 25 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
already held manage desalination control system skill
already held measure water quality parameters skill
already held operate water purifying equipment skill
already held percolation knowledge
already held perform water treatment procedures skill
already held perform water treatments skill
already held use water disinfection equipment skill
already held water policies knowledge
already held water pressure knowledge
already held water reuse knowledge
already held carry out waste water treatment skill
already held collect samples for analysis skill
already held ensure equipment availability skill
already held ensure equipment maintenance skill
already held ensure proper water storage skill
already held follow water supply schedule skill
already held maintain desalination control system skill
already held maintain water distribution equipment skill
already held maintain water treatment equipment skill
already held monitor water quality skill
already held operate hydraulic machinery controls skill
already held perform water testing procedures skill
already held use personal protection equipment skill
already held water chemistry analysis knowledge

The 4 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 supplementary

optional, not held work in a food processing team optional
optional, not held liaise with colleagues optional
optional, not held liaise with managers optional

08 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 supplementary

optional, not held biology optional
optional, not held chemistry optional

09 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary

optional, not held automatic control system optional

10 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation optional

18 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held collect samples optional
optional, not held dispose food waste optional
optional, not held label samples optional
optional, not held monitor centrifugal separators optional
optional, not held operate centrifuges optional
optional, not held operate pumping equipment optional
optional, not held perform water chemistry analysis optional
optional, not held risks associated to physical, chemical, biological hazards in food and beverages optional
optional, not held set up equipment for food production optional
optional, not held work in a food processing team optional
optional, not held automatic control system optional
optional, not held biology optional
optional, not held chemistry optional
optional, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation optional
optional, not held liaise with colleagues optional
optional, not held liaise with managers optional
optional, not held maintain tanks optional
optional, not held manage environmental management system optional

10 held skills the water treatment systems operator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role document analysis results skill
not needed by the target role install hydraulic systems skill
not needed by the target role install plumbing systems skill
not needed by the target role maintain records of maintenance interventions skill
not needed by the target role maintain specified water characteristics skill
not needed by the target role maintain water storage equipment skill
not needed by the target role operate pumping systems skill
not needed by the target role perform laboratory tests skill
not needed by the target role test samples for pollutants skill
not needed by the target role troubleshoot 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 acquire Tier

required, not held beverages filtration processes required
optional, not held risks associated to physical, chemical, biological hazards in food and beverages optional
optional, not held automatic control system optional
optional, not held biology optional
optional, not held chemistry optional
optional, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation optional

Index

Other moves recorded from water plant technician

Full index of moves from water plant technician

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.