Table 1Transition record

basketmakertowoodcarver

A basketmaker already meets 36% of what the woodcarver role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From basketmaker

36%

Overlap1

To woodcarver

14 Skills carried over

10 Required, not held

65.2 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

36%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

65.2/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the woodcarver role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the basketmaker 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 woodcarver role treats 7 of its required skills as things a basketmaker already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

apply wood finishes
check quality of raw materials
maintain edged hand tools
operate wood sawing equipment
types of wood
use wood carving knives

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 14 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A woodcarver role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a basketmaker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held use wood carving knives handling and moving
already held maintain edged hand tools handling and moving
already held design objects to be crafted communication, collaboration and creativity
already held apply wood finishes constructing
already held store products handling and moving
already held operate wood sawing equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment

All 14 carried skills, including the 7 the woodcarver role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 30 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 4 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held carve materials required
required, not held clean wood surface required
required, not held manipulate wood required
required, not held sand wood required

optional, not held clean engraved areas optional
optional, not held prepare workpieces for engraving optional
optional, not held prepare workpieces for etching optional
optional, not held dye wood optional
optional, not held operate manual planer optional
optional, not held stain wood optional

02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held turn wood required
required, not held tend lathe required

optional, not held dry wood optional
optional, not held engrave patterns optional
optional, not held operate engraving equipment optional
optional, not held maintain equipment optional
optional, not held treat wood optional

03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held woodworking processes required
required, not held woodworking tools required

optional, not held technical drawings optional

04 constructing 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held join wood elements required

optional, not held use painting equipment optional

05 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held recognise signs of wood rot required

optional, not held keep personal administration optional

06 communication, collaboration and creativity 5 supplementary

optional, not held sell furniture optional
optional, not held sell household goods optional
optional, not held advise customers on wood products optional
optional, not held answer requests for quotation optional
optional, not held decorate furniture optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a woodcarver 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 apply wood finishes skill
already held check quality of raw materials skill
already held maintain edged hand tools skill
already held operate wood sawing equipment skill
already held types of wood knowledge
already held use wood carving knives skill
already held wood cuts knowledge
already held apply restoration techniques skill
already held design objects to be crafted skill
already held estimate restoration costs skill
already held evaluate restoration procedures skill
already held manage supplies skill
already held negotiate supplier arrangements skill
already held store products skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held types of arrows optional

20 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held clean engraved areas optional
optional, not held dry wood optional
optional, not held engrave patterns optional
optional, not held operate engraving equipment optional
optional, not held prepare workpieces for engraving optional
optional, not held prepare workpieces for etching optional
optional, not held sell furniture optional
optional, not held sell household goods optional
optional, not held types of arrows optional
optional, not held advise customers on wood products optional
optional, not held answer requests for quotation optional
optional, not held decorate furniture optional
optional, not held dye wood optional
optional, not held keep personal administration optional
optional, not held maintain equipment optional
optional, not held operate manual planer optional
optional, not held stain wood optional
optional, not held technical drawings optional
optional, not held treat wood optional
optional, not held use painting equipment optional

14 held skills the woodcarver role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role demonstrate products' features skill
not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
not needed by the target role manipulate wicker material skill
not needed by the target role manufacturing of daily use goods knowledge
not needed by the target role pass on trade techniques skill
not needed by the target role perform basket weaving skill
not needed by the target role prepare wicker material for weaving skill
not needed by the target role produce customised products skill
not needed by the target role pruning techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role pruning types knowledge
not needed by the target role sell products skill
not needed by the target role sell services skill
not needed by the target role wicker materials knowledge
not needed by the target role wicker weaving techniques knowledge

4 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 woodworking processes required
required, not held woodworking tools required
optional, not held types of arrows optional
optional, not held technical drawings optional

Index

Other moves recorded from basketmaker

Full index of moves from basketmaker

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.