Table 1Transition record

asbestos abatement workertorecycling worker

A asbestos abatement worker already meets 34% of what the recycling worker role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From asbestos abatement worker

34%

Overlap1

To recycling worker

10 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

63.9 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

34%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

63.9/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

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

assess waste type
ensure compliance with waste legislative regulations
handle chemical cleaning agents
health, safety and hygiene legislation
use personal protection equipment

What stands in the way is 7 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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A recycling worker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a asbestos abatement worker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held remove contaminants handling and moving
already held assess waste type handling and moving
already held assess contamination information skills
already held avoid contamination assisting and caring
already held ensure compliance with waste legislative regulations assisting and caring
already held hazardous waste storage services

All 10 carried skills, including the 5 the recycling worker role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 24 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 handling and moving 2 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held collect broken appliances required
required, not held manage waste required

optional, not held monitor composting optional
optional, not held drain hazardous liquids optional
optional, not held install recycling containers optional
optional, not held dispose of non-hazardous waste optional
optional, not held follow recycling collection schedules optional
optional, not held sort waste optional

02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held dismantle broken appliances required
required, not held operate recycling processing equipment required

optional, not held operate forklift optional
optional, not held perform laboratory tests optional

03 services 2 required

required, not held waste and scrap products required
required, not held waste management required

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held troubleshoot required

optional, not held educate on recycling regulations optional
optional, not held advise on waste management procedures optional

05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 supplementary

optional, not held electronics principles optional
optional, not held electricity optional
optional, not held pollution prevention optional

06 information skills 3 supplementary

optional, not held control delivered waste optional
optional, not held report pollution incidents optional
optional, not held maintain recycling records optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a recycling 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 10 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held assess waste type skill
already held ensure compliance with waste legislative regulations skill
already held handle chemical cleaning agents skill
already held health, safety and hygiene legislation knowledge
already held use personal protection equipment skill
already held assess contamination skill
already held avoid contamination skill
already held dispose of hazardous waste skill
already held hazardous waste storage knowledge
already held remove contaminants skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held maintain sorting equipment optional

17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held monitor composting optional
optional, not held control delivered waste optional
optional, not held drain hazardous liquids optional
optional, not held educate on recycling regulations optional
optional, not held electronics principles optional
optional, not held install recycling containers optional
optional, not held maintain sorting equipment optional
optional, not held report pollution incidents optional
optional, not held advise on waste management procedures optional
optional, not held dispose of non-hazardous waste optional
optional, not held electricity optional
optional, not held follow recycling collection schedules optional
optional, not held maintain recycling records optional
optional, not held operate forklift optional
optional, not held perform laboratory tests optional
optional, not held pollution prevention optional
optional, not held sort waste optional

18 held skills the recycling worker role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role asbestos removal regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role assist people in contaminated areas skill
not needed by the target role contamination exposure regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role disinfect surfaces skill
not needed by the target role ensure operability of protective equipment skill
not needed by the target role follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
not needed by the target role hazardous materials transportation knowledge
not needed by the target role hazardous waste treatment knowledge
not needed by the target role identify damage to buildings skill
not needed by the target role investigate contamination skill
not needed by the target role operate pressure washer skill
not needed by the target role perform demarcation skill
not needed by the target role remove contaminated materials skill
not needed by the target role report on building damage skill
not needed by the target role secure working area skill
not needed by the target role store contaminated materials skill
not needed by the target role tend asbestos blower skill
not needed by the target role use solvents skill

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 waste and scrap products required
required, not held waste management required
optional, not held electronics principles optional
optional, not held electricity optional
optional, not held pollution prevention optional

Index

Other moves recorded from asbestos abatement worker

Full index of moves from asbestos abatement worker

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.