Table 1Transition record

3D printing techniciantorolling stock engineering drafter

A 3D printing technician already meets 42% of what the rolling stock engineering drafter role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From 3D printing technician

42%

Overlap1

To rolling stock engineering drafter

12 Skills carried over

8 Required, not held

57 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 57

This move: 57 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the rolling stock engineering drafter role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the 3D printing 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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A rolling stock engineering drafter role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a 3D printing technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held manual draughting techniques arts and humanities
already held use manual draughting techniques communication, collaboration and creativity
already held 3D modelling natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held create technical plans management skills
already held ICT software specifications information and communication technologies (icts)
already held design drawings engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 12 carried skills, including the 8 the rolling stock engineering drafter role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 22 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held engineering processes required
required, not held engineering principles required

optional, not held electromechanics optional
optional, not held material mechanics optional
optional, not held mechanics of trains optional

02 information skills 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations required
required, not held read engineering drawings required

optional, not held archive documentation related to work optional
optional, not held define part requirements optional

03 working with computers 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held use CADD software required
required, not held use computer-aided engineering systems required

optional, not held use spreadsheets software optional

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held liaise with engineers required

optional, not held create a product's virtual model optional
optional, not held develop assembly instructions optional
optional, not held draw blueprints optional
optional, not held render 3D images optional

05 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required

required, not held CAE software required

06 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held control compliance of railway vehicles regulations optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a rolling stock engineering drafter 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 12 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held ICT software specifications knowledge
already held create technical plans skill
already held design drawings knowledge
already held manual draughting techniques knowledge
already held mathematics knowledge
already held technical drawings knowledge
already held use manual draughting techniques skill
already held use technical drawing software skill
already held 3D modelling knowledge
already held CAD software knowledge
already held adjust engineering designs skill
already held use CAD software skill

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held product data management optional

08 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held design wayside signalling interlockings optional

09 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held physics optional

14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held archive documentation related to work optional
optional, not held control compliance of railway vehicles regulations optional
optional, not held define part requirements optional
optional, not held design wayside signalling interlockings optional
optional, not held create a product's virtual model optional
optional, not held develop assembly instructions optional
optional, not held draw blueprints optional
optional, not held electromechanics optional
optional, not held material mechanics optional
optional, not held mechanics of trains optional
optional, not held physics optional
optional, not held product data management optional
optional, not held render 3D images optional
optional, not held use spreadsheets software optional

26 held skills the rolling stock engineering drafter role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role 3D printing process knowledge
not needed by the target role CADD software knowledge
not needed by the target role advise client on technical possibilities skill
not needed by the target role blueprints knowledge
not needed by the target role calculate materials to build equipment skill
not needed by the target role clean equipment skill
not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
not needed by the target role design principles knowledge
not needed by the target role design prototypes skill
not needed by the target role determine suitability of materials skill
not needed by the target role digitization knowledge
not needed by the target role draft design specifications skill
not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
not needed by the target role industrial engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role maintenance of printing machines knowledge
not needed by the target role maintenance operations knowledge
not needed by the target role manufacturing processes knowledge
not needed by the target role mechanics knowledge
not needed by the target role monitor manufacturing quality standards skill
not needed by the target role operate 3D computer graphics software skill
not needed by the target role operate printing machinery skill
not needed by the target role printing materials knowledge
not needed by the target role printing on large scale machines knowledge
not needed by the target role printing techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role product comprehension knowledge
not needed by the target role prosthetic devices knowledge

8 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 engineering processes required
required, not held CAE software required
required, not held engineering principles required
optional, not held electromechanics optional
optional, not held material mechanics optional
optional, not held mechanics of trains optional
optional, not held physics optional
optional, not held product data management optional

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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.