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

wood treatertowood products assembler

A wood treater already meets 39% of what the wood products assembler role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From wood treater
39%
Overlap1
To wood products assembler
14 Skills carried over
8 Required, not held
58 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 58

This move: 58 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the wood products assembler role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the wood treater 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 14 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A wood products assembler role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a wood treater background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held dye wood handling and moving
  • already held clean wood surface handling and moving
  • already held stain wood handling and moving
  • already held woodworking processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held prepare wood production reports information skills
  • already held manipulate wood handling and moving

All 14 carried skills, including the 4 the wood products assembler role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 19 missing skills fall into 7 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held construction products required
  • required, not held wood products required
  • required, not held woodworking tools required
  • optional, not held manufacturing of sports equipment optional
  • optional, not held wood cuts optional
02 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held perform pre-assembly quality checks required
  • required, not held use technical documentation required
  • optional, not held read engineering drawings optional
03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held work safely with machines required
  • optional, not held monitor automated machines optional
  • optional, not held operate wood sawing equipment optional
04 constructing 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held join wood elements required
  • optional, not held apply wood finishes optional
05 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held quality standards required
06 handling and moving 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held sharpen edged tools optional
  • optional, not held create wood joints optional
  • optional, not held pack goods optional
  • optional, not held sand wood optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a wood products assembler 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 manipulate wood skill
  • already held set up the controller of a machine skill
  • already held types of wood knowledge
  • already held woodworking processes knowledge
  • already held check quality of raw materials skill
  • already held clean wood surface skill
  • already held dye wood skill
  • already held inspect quality of products skill
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held perform machine maintenance skill
  • already held prepare wood production reports skill
  • already held record production data for quality control skill
  • already held stain wood skill
  • already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held develop assembly instructions optional
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held manufacturing of sports equipment optional
  • optional, not held sharpen edged tools optional
  • optional, not held apply wood finishes optional
  • optional, not held create wood joints optional
  • optional, not held develop assembly instructions optional
  • optional, not held monitor automated machines optional
  • optional, not held operate wood sawing equipment optional
  • optional, not held pack goods optional
  • optional, not held read engineering drawings optional
  • optional, not held sand wood optional
  • optional, not held wood cuts optional
24 held skills the wood products assembler role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role acclimatise timber skill
  • not needed by the target role chemical processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role clean equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role dispose of hazardous waste skill
  • not needed by the target role dry wood skill
  • not needed by the target role identify hazards in the workplace skill
  • not needed by the target role manage timber stocks skill
  • not needed by the target role measure parts of manufactured products skill
  • not needed by the target role meet contract specifications skill
  • not needed by the target role mix chemicals skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor stock level skill
  • not needed by the target role move treated wood skill
  • not needed by the target role operate forklift skill
  • not needed by the target role operate grappler skill
  • not needed by the target role operate hoists skill
  • not needed by the target role record wood treatment information skill
  • not needed by the target role report defective manufacturing materials skill
  • not needed by the target role stack timber skill
  • not needed by the target role supply machine skill
  • not needed by the target role timber products knowledge
  • not needed by the target role treat wood skill
  • not needed by the target role wood moisture content knowledge
  • not needed by the target role work as a team in a hazardous environment skill
  • not needed by the target role work safely with chemicals 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 construction products required
  • required, not held wood products required
  • required, not held quality standards required
  • required, not held woodworking tools required
  • optional, not held manufacturing of sports equipment optional
  • optional, not held wood cuts 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.