Table 1Transition record

audio-visual techniciantobroadcast technician

A audio-visual technician already meets 42% of what the broadcast technician role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From audio-visual technician

42%

Overlap1

To broadcast technician

16 Skills carried over

10 Required, not held

64.5 Difficulty2

Career overlap Partial match

42%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

64.5/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the broadcast technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the audio-visual 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.

Why

Why this move works

A broadcast technician role treats 9 of its required skills as things a audio-visual technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

audiovisual products
calibrate electronic instruments
coordinate activities in audio recording studio
maintain audiovisual equipment
maintain electrical equipment
maintain electronic equipment

What stands in the way is 10 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 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A broadcast technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a audio-visual technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held operate broadcast equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held operate remote broadcast equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held set up audiovisual peripheral equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held coordinate activities in audio recording studio management skills
already held set up sound equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held maintain audiovisual equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment

All 16 carried skills, including the 9 the broadcast technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 26 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 working with machinery and specialised equipment 5 required, 7 supplementary

required, not held monitor quality of broadcasts required
required, not held select recording source required
required, not held set up broadcast equipment required
required, not held operate electronic measuring instruments required
required, not held install low voltage wiring required

optional, not held adjust video transmissions optional
optional, not held align antennae with receiving dishes optional
optional, not held broadcast using Internet Protocol optional
optional, not held maintain broadcast equipment optional
optional, not held set up portable field transmission equipment optional
optional, not held record multi-track sound optional
optional, not held operate audio-signal processors optional

02 arts and humanities 3 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held broadcast equipment required
required, not held media formats required
required, not held multimedia systems required

optional, not held audio technology optional

03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held electronics principles required

optional, not held ICT communications protocols optional

04 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held meet deadlines required

optional, not held develop programming schedule optional

05 working with computers 5 supplementary

optional, not held administer ICT system optional
optional, not held assemble video tape footage optional
optional, not held execute integration testing optional
optional, not held maintain internet protocol configuration optional
optional, not held provide multimedia content optional

06 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary

optional, not held signal cues to announcers optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a broadcast technician 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 16 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held audiovisual products knowledge
already held calibrate electronic instruments skill
already held coordinate activities in audio recording studio skill
already held maintain audiovisual equipment skill
already held maintain electrical equipment skill
already held maintain electronic equipment skill
already held manage sound quality skill
already held operate audio equipment skill
already held use audio reproduction software skill
already held assist multimedia operator skill
already held audiovisual equipment knowledge
already held edit recorded sound skill
already held operate broadcast equipment skill
already held operate remote broadcast equipment skill
already held set up audiovisual peripheral equipment skill
already held set up sound equipment skill

16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held adjust video transmissions optional
optional, not held align antennae with receiving dishes optional
optional, not held broadcast using Internet Protocol optional
optional, not held maintain broadcast equipment optional
optional, not held set up portable field transmission equipment optional
optional, not held signal cues to announcers optional
optional, not held ICT communications protocols optional
optional, not held administer ICT system optional
optional, not held assemble video tape footage optional
optional, not held develop programming schedule optional
optional, not held execute integration testing optional
optional, not held maintain internet protocol configuration optional
optional, not held provide multimedia content optional
optional, not held record multi-track sound optional
optional, not held audio technology optional
optional, not held operate audio-signal processors optional

21 held skills the broadcast technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role acoustics knowledge
not needed by the target role adapt to type of media skill
not needed by the target role apply health and safety standards skill
not needed by the target role assess power needs skill
not needed by the target role assess sound quality skill
not needed by the target role audio editing software knowledge
not needed by the target role cinematography knowledge
not needed by the target role coordinate audio system programmes skill
not needed by the target role create moving images skill
not needed by the target role determine visual concepts skill
not needed by the target role digital media knowledge
not needed by the target role operate a camera skill
not needed by the target role operate sound live skill
not needed by the target role operate video equipment skill
not needed by the target role photography knowledge
not needed by the target role plan audiovisual recording skill
not needed by the target role receive appropriate permissions for use of recorded audiovisual examples skill
not needed by the target role set up cameras skill
not needed by the target role support audio system installation skill
not needed by the target role transfer uncut audiovisual material to computer skill
not needed by the target role use a telecine 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 broadcast equipment required
required, not held electronics principles required
required, not held media formats required
required, not held multimedia systems required
optional, not held ICT communications protocols optional
optional, not held audio technology optional

Index

Other moves recorded from audio-visual technician

Full index of moves from audio-visual technician

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.