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

waterway construction labourertodredge operator

A waterway construction labourer already meets 32% of what the dredge operator role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From waterway construction labourer
32%
Overlap1
To dredge operator
6 Skills carried over
6 Required, not held
62.3 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

32%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

62.3/ 100

1 Share of the dredge operator 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 dredge operator role treats 5 of its required skills as things a waterway construction labourer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • dredging consoles
  • follow health and safety procedures in construction
  • maintain dredging equipment
  • measure water depth
  • position dredger

What stands in the way is 6 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 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A dredge operator 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 maintain dredging equipment constructing
  • already held dredging consoles information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held position dredger handling and moving
  • already held measure water depth information skills
  • already held excavation techniques engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held follow health and safety procedures in construction assisting and caring

All 6 carried skills, including the 5 the dredge operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 21 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 assisting and caring 2 required
  • required, not held use safety equipment in construction required
  • required, not held work ergonomically required
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held mechanical systems required
  • optional, not held soil mechanics optional
  • optional, not held machinery load capacity optional
03 handling and moving 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held collect samples required
  • optional, not held clear pipelines optional
04 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held use rigging tools required
05 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held prevent damage to utility infrastructure required
06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 9 supplementary
  • optional, not held replace cutterhead teeth optional
  • optional, not held control cutterheads optional
  • optional, not held control suction booms optional
  • optional, not held guide placement of anchors optional
  • optional, not held operate bucket wheel excavator optional
  • optional, not held operate excavator optional
  • optional, not held position anchor poles optional
  • optional, not held secure heavy construction equipment optional
  • optional, not held perform minor repairs to equipment optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a dredge 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 6 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held dredging consoles knowledge
  • already held follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
  • already held maintain dredging equipment skill
  • already held measure water depth skill
  • already held position dredger skill
  • already held excavation techniques knowledge
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 information skills 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held keep personal administration optional
  • optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
08 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held operate GPS systems optional
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held replace cutterhead teeth optional
  • optional, not held clear pipelines optional
  • optional, not held control cutterheads optional
  • optional, not held control suction booms optional
  • optional, not held guide placement of anchors optional
  • optional, not held operate bucket wheel excavator optional
  • optional, not held operate excavator optional
  • optional, not held position anchor poles optional
  • optional, not held secure heavy construction equipment optional
  • optional, not held soil mechanics optional
  • optional, not held keep personal administration optional
  • optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
  • optional, not held machinery load capacity optional
  • optional, not held operate GPS systems optional
  • optional, not held perform minor repairs to equipment optional
41 held skills the dredge operator 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 dig soil mechanically skill
  • 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 inspect construction sites skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect drainage channels skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect pipelines 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 manage sumps 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 operate pumps skill
  • not needed by the target role operate sumps skill
  • not needed by the target role operate vacuum dewatering system skill
  • not needed by the target role perform drainage work 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 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 set up temporary construction site infrastructure 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

1 further entry not listed here

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 mechanical systems required
  • optional, not held soil mechanics optional
  • optional, not held machinery load capacity 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.