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

waterway construction labourertodrainage worker

A waterway construction labourer already meets 32% of what the drainage worker role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

From waterway construction labourer
32%
Overlap1
To drainage worker
13 Skills carried over
13 Required, not held
69.7 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

32%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

69.7/ 100

1 Share of the drainage worker role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the waterway construction labourer 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 drainage worker role treats 6 of its required skills as things a waterway construction labourer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • follow health and safety procedures in construction
  • inspect drainage channels
  • inspect pipelines
  • manage sumps
  • operate sumps
  • perform drainage work

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 drainage worker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a waterway construction labourer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held manage sumps working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held operate vacuum dewatering system working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held inspect drainage channels information skills
  • already held perform drainage work handling and moving
  • already held operate sumps working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held dig soil mechanically working with machinery and specialised equipment

All 13 carried skills, including the 6 the drainage worker role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 26 missing skills fall into 9 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 constructing 5 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held create open drainage systems required
  • required, not held assemble manufactured pipeline parts required
  • required, not held detect flaws in pipeline infrastructure required
  • required, not held provide pipe bedding required
  • required, not held prevent pipeline deterioration required
  • optional, not held install PVC piping optional
  • optional, not held install drainage well systems optional
  • optional, not held repair pipelines optional
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held types of pipelines required
  • required, not held mechanical systems required
  • required, not held mechanics required
  • optional, not held types of bedding materials optional
03 information skills 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held inspect construction supplies required
  • required, not held inspect sewers required
  • optional, not held perform water analysis optional
  • optional, not held test pipeline infrastructure operations optional
04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held keep airport drainage systems functional required
  • optional, not held operate excavator optional
  • optional, not held transport pipes optional
  • optional, not held use measurement instruments optional
05 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held use safety equipment in construction required
  • optional, not held ensure regulatory compliance in pipeline infrastructures optional
06 handling and moving 1 required
  • required, not held clear pipelines required

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a drainage worker 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 follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
  • already held inspect drainage channels skill
  • already held inspect pipelines skill
  • already held manage sumps skill
  • already held operate sumps skill
  • already held perform drainage work skill
  • already held dig soil mechanically skill
  • already held excavation techniques knowledge
  • already held inspect construction sites skill
  • already held operate pumps skill
  • already held operate vacuum dewatering system skill
  • already held set up temporary construction site infrastructure skill
  • already held work in a construction team skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held design drainage well systems optional
08 services 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held health and safety hazards underground optional
09 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held operate GPS systems optional
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held design drainage well systems optional
  • optional, not held ensure regulatory compliance in pipeline infrastructures optional
  • optional, not held install PVC piping optional
  • optional, not held install drainage well systems optional
  • optional, not held operate excavator optional
  • optional, not held perform water analysis optional
  • optional, not held test pipeline infrastructure operations optional
  • optional, not held transport pipes optional
  • optional, not held types of bedding materials optional
  • optional, not held health and safety hazards underground optional
  • optional, not held operate GPS systems optional
  • optional, not held repair pipelines optional
  • optional, not held use measurement instruments optional
34 held skills the drainage worker role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role check borehole depth skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct erosion control skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct sediment control skill
  • not needed by the target role construct canal locks skill
  • not needed by the target role construct dams skill
  • not needed by the target role demolition techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role design dams skill
  • not needed by the target role develop flood remediation strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role dredging consoles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role european classification of inland waterways knowledge
  • not needed by the target role flood remediation equipment knowledge
  • not needed by the target role identify defects in concrete skill
  • not needed by the target role identify risk of flooding skill
  • not needed by the target role insert charges into drill holes skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect concrete structures skill
  • not needed by the target role install tunnel segments skill
  • not needed by the target role international waterways knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain dredging equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role measure water depth skill
  • not needed by the target role mix construction grouts skill
  • not needed by the target role national waterways knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operate cranes skill
  • not needed by the target role operate drilling equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role perform underwater bridge inspection skill
  • not needed by the target role plan surface slope skill
  • not needed by the target role position dredger skill
  • not needed by the target role pour concrete underwater skill
  • not needed by the target role quality assurance procedures knowledge
  • not needed by the target role read standard blueprints skill
  • not needed by the target role types of waterways knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use rigging equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role water policies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role water pressure knowledge
  • not needed by the target role water reuse knowledge
5 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 types of pipelines required
  • required, not held mechanical systems required
  • required, not held mechanics required
  • optional, not held types of bedding materials optional
  • optional, not held health and safety hazards underground optional
Index

Other moves recorded from waterway construction labourer

Full index of moves from waterway construction labourer

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.