Table 1Transition record

woodcarvertoframe maker

A woodcarver already meets 38% of what the frame maker role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From woodcarver

38%

Overlap1

To frame maker

13 Skills carried over

8 Required, not held

61.3 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

38%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

61.3/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the frame maker role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the woodcarver 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 frame maker role treats 5 of its required skills as things a woodcarver already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

apply wood finishes
manipulate wood
operate wood sawing equipment
sand wood
types of wood

What stands in the way is 8 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 frame maker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a woodcarver background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held carve materials handling and moving
already held decorate furniture communication, collaboration and creativity
already held sell household goods communication, collaboration and creativity
already held sell furniture communication, collaboration and creativity
already held apply wood finishes constructing
already held operate wood sawing equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment

All 13 carried skills, including the 5 the frame maker role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 21 missing skills fall into 6 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 handling and moving 5 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held build picture frames required
required, not held cut glass required
required, not held create smooth wood surface required
required, not held create wood joints required
required, not held manipulate glass required

optional, not held handle delivery of furniture goods optional
optional, not held age furniture artificially optional
optional, not held clean furniture optional
optional, not held fix minor scratches optional
optional, not held manipulate metal optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held match frames to pictures required

optional, not held paint decorative designs optional
optional, not held pass on trade techniques optional

03 constructing 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held apply a protective layer required

optional, not held prepare furniture for application of paint optional
optional, not held remove paint optional

04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required

required, not held organic building materials required

05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 supplementary

optional, not held maintain furniture machinery optional
optional, not held operate furniture machinery optional
optional, not held repair furniture machinery optional

06 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held set up the controller of a machine optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a frame maker 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 apply wood finishes skill
already held manipulate wood skill
already held operate wood sawing equipment skill
already held sand wood skill
already held types of wood knowledge
already held apply restoration techniques skill
already held carve materials skill
already held decorate furniture skill
already held estimate restoration costs skill
already held evaluate restoration procedures skill
already held sell furniture skill
already held sell household goods skill
already held technical drawings knowledge

13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held handle delivery of furniture goods optional
optional, not held maintain furniture machinery optional
optional, not held operate furniture machinery optional
optional, not held repair furniture machinery optional
optional, not held age furniture artificially optional
optional, not held clean furniture optional
optional, not held fix minor scratches optional
optional, not held manipulate metal optional
optional, not held paint decorative designs optional
optional, not held pass on trade techniques optional
optional, not held prepare furniture for application of paint optional
optional, not held remove paint optional
optional, not held set up the controller of a machine optional

31 held skills the frame maker role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise customers on wood products skill
not needed by the target role answer requests for quotation skill
not needed by the target role check quality of raw materials skill
not needed by the target role clean engraved areas skill
not needed by the target role clean wood surface skill
not needed by the target role design objects to be crafted skill
not needed by the target role dry wood skill
not needed by the target role dye wood skill
not needed by the target role engrave patterns skill
not needed by the target role join wood elements skill
not needed by the target role keep personal administration skill
not needed by the target role maintain edged hand tools skill
not needed by the target role maintain equipment skill
not needed by the target role manage supplies skill
not needed by the target role negotiate supplier arrangements skill
not needed by the target role operate engraving equipment skill
not needed by the target role operate manual planer skill
not needed by the target role prepare workpieces for engraving skill
not needed by the target role prepare workpieces for etching skill
not needed by the target role recognise signs of wood rot skill
not needed by the target role stain wood skill
not needed by the target role store products skill
not needed by the target role tend lathe skill
not needed by the target role treat wood skill
not needed by the target role turn wood skill
not needed by the target role types of arrows knowledge
not needed by the target role use painting equipment skill
not needed by the target role use wood carving knives skill
not needed by the target role wood cuts knowledge
not needed by the target role woodworking processes knowledge
not needed by the target role woodworking tools knowledge

1 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 organic building materials required

Index

Other moves recorded from woodcarver

Full index of moves from woodcarver

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.