Table 1Transition record

brick and tile castertofoundry operative

A brick and tile caster already meets 25% of what the foundry operative role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From brick and tile caster

25%

Overlap1

To foundry operative

5 Skills carried over

8 Required, not held

71.1 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

25%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

71.1/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the foundry operative role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the brick and tile caster 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 foundry operative role treats 5 of its required skills as things a brick and tile caster already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

ensure mould uniformity
fill moulds
maintain moulds
mix moulding and casting material
select mould types

What stands in the way is 8 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 5 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A foundry operative role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a brick and tile caster background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held ensure mould uniformity handling and moving
already held mix moulding and casting material handling and moving
already held select mould types handling and moving
already held fill moulds handling and moving
already held maintain moulds handling and moving

All 5 carried skills, including the 5 the foundry operative role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 27 missing skills fall into 8 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 5 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held assemble metal parts required
required, not held insert mould structures required
required, not held move filled moulds required
required, not held construct moulds required
required, not held repair mould defects required

optional, not held attend to detail in casting processes optional
optional, not held insert reinforcement in mould optional
optional, not held remove finished casts optional
optional, not held smooth burred surfaces optional
optional, not held cut metal products optional
optional, not held mark a metal workpiece optional

02 management skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held handle metal work orders required

optional, not held follow manufacturing work schedule optional
optional, not held manage time in casting processes optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held troubleshoot required

optional, not held communicate using non-verbal language optional

04 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held extract products from moulds required

optional, not held record production data for quality control optional

05 arts and humanities 3 supplementary

optional, not held jewellery processes optional
optional, not held manufacturing of jewellery optional
optional, not held precious metal processing optional

06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 supplementary

optional, not held ferrous metal processing optional
optional, not held non-ferrous metal processing optional
optional, not held types of metal manufacturing processes optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a foundry operative 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 5 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held ensure mould uniformity skill
already held fill moulds skill
already held maintain moulds skill
already held mix moulding and casting material skill
already held select mould types skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 supplementary

optional, not held operate metal heating equipment optional
optional, not held operate smelter optional

08 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held monitor gauge optional

19 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held attend to detail in casting processes optional
optional, not held ferrous metal processing optional
optional, not held follow manufacturing work schedule optional
optional, not held insert reinforcement in mould optional
optional, not held jewellery processes optional
optional, not held manage time in casting processes optional
optional, not held manufacturing of jewellery optional
optional, not held non-ferrous metal processing optional
optional, not held operate metal heating equipment optional
optional, not held operate smelter optional
optional, not held precious metal processing optional
optional, not held remove finished casts optional
optional, not held smooth burred surfaces optional
optional, not held types of metal manufacturing processes optional
optional, not held communicate using non-verbal language optional
optional, not held cut metal products optional
optional, not held mark a metal workpiece optional
optional, not held monitor gauge optional
optional, not held record production data for quality control optional

22 held skills the foundry operative role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role apply techniques for stacking goods into containers skill
not needed by the target role clean driers skill
not needed by the target role clean mixer skill
not needed by the target role control air flow skill
not needed by the target role cut clay skill
not needed by the target role feed the clay mixing machine skill
not needed by the target role hydraulic press parts knowledge
not needed by the target role inspect extruded products skill
not needed by the target role maintain chain hoists skill
not needed by the target role maintain finishing units skill
not needed by the target role measure materials skill
not needed by the target role mill operations knowledge
not needed by the target role milling machines knowledge
not needed by the target role operate brick oven skill
not needed by the target role optimise production processes parameters skill
not needed by the target role select material to process skill
not needed by the target role set up extrusion head 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 types of pottery material knowledge
not needed by the target role use measurement instruments skill
not needed by the target role write batch record documentation 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

optional, not held ferrous metal processing optional
optional, not held jewellery processes optional
optional, not held manufacturing of jewellery optional
optional, not held non-ferrous metal processing optional
optional, not held precious metal processing optional
optional, not held types of metal manufacturing processes optional

Index

Other moves recorded from brick and tile caster

Full index of moves from brick and tile caster

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.