Table 1Transition record

block machine operatortobelt builder

A block machine operator already meets 19% of what the belt builder role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From block machine operator

19%

Overlap1

To belt builder

3 Skills carried over

8 Required, not held

71.1 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 71.1

This move: 71.1 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the belt builder role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the block machine operator 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 3 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A belt builder role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a block machine operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held measure materials information skills
already held operate forklift working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held inspect quality of products information skills

All 3 carried skills, including the 2 the belt builder role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 14 missing skills fall into 5 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, 1 supplementary

required, not held build up rubber plies required
required, not held fabricate belts required
required, not held cut rubber plies required
required, not held prepare rubber plies required

optional, not held fasten rubber goods optional

02 assisting and caring 2 required

required, not held follow standards for machinery safety required
required, not held use personal protection equipment required

03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held bond rubber plies required

optional, not held guide cranes optional
optional, not held operate calender machine optional
optional, not held maintain equipment optional

04 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held report defective manufacturing materials required

optional, not held read standard blueprints optional

05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary

optional, not held mechanics optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a belt builder 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 3 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held inspect quality of products skill
already held measure materials skill
already held operate forklift skill

6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held guide cranes optional
optional, not held operate calender machine optional
optional, not held fasten rubber goods optional
optional, not held maintain equipment optional
optional, not held mechanics optional
optional, not held read standard blueprints optional

18 held skills the belt builder role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role clean mixer skill
not needed by the target role discharge cement skill
not needed by the target role inspect industrial equipment skill
not needed by the target role inspect supplied concrete skill
not needed by the target role maintain moulds skill
not needed by the target role maintain work area cleanliness skill
not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
not needed by the target role operate concrete casting machine skill
not needed by the target role operate concrete mixer truck skill
not needed by the target role operate cubing machine skill
not needed by the target role perform machine maintenance skill
not needed by the target role select mould types skill
not needed by the target role set up machine controls skill
not needed by the target role stack empty pallets skill
not needed by the target role stack goods skill
not needed by the target role tend hoist cement transfer equipment skill
not needed by the target role use moulding techniques skill
not needed by the target role write batch record documentation skill

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

optional, not held mechanics optional

Index

Other moves recorded from block machine operator

Full index of moves from block machine operator

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.