Table 1Transition record

calibration techniciantocomputer hardware test technician

A calibration technician already meets 47% of what the computer hardware test technician role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From calibration technician

47%

Overlap1

To computer hardware test technician

20 Skills carried over

12 Required, not held

58.6 Difficulty2

Career overlap Partial match

47%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

58.6/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the computer hardware test technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the calibration 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 computer hardware test technician role treats 12 of its required skills as things a calibration technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

communicate test results to other departments
conduct quality control analysis
electrical discharge
electronic equipment standards
ensure conformity to specifications
instrument performance elements

What stands in the way is 12 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 20 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A computer hardware test technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a calibration technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held research equipment needs communication, collaboration and creativity
already held instrument performance elements engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held check system parameters against reference values information skills
already held communicate test results to other departments communication, collaboration and creativity
already held measure electrical characteristics information skills
already held electronic equipment standards engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 20 carried skills, including the 12 the computer hardware test technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 25 missing skills fall into 9 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 information skills 5 required

required, not held interpret circuit diagrams required
required, not held analyse test data required
required, not held inspect quality of products required
required, not held read assembly drawings required
required, not held read engineering drawings required

02 information and communication technologies (icts) 4 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held hardware materials required
required, not held hardware platforms required
required, not held hardware components required
required, not held hardware testing methods required

optional, not held printed circuit boards testing methods optional

03 constructing 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held test hardware required

optional, not held test wireless devices optional
optional, not held perform in-circuit test optional
optional, not held test printed circuit boards optional
optional, not held perform test run optional

04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held hardware architectures required

optional, not held consumer electronics optional
optional, not held mechanics optional
optional, not held microelectronics optional

05 management skills 1 required

required, not held meet deadlines required

06 handling and moving 2 supplementary

optional, not held remove defective products optional
optional, not held send faulty equipment back to assembly line optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a computer hardware test 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 20 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held communicate test results to other departments skill
already held conduct quality control analysis skill
already held electrical discharge knowledge
already held electronic equipment standards knowledge
already held ensure conformity to specifications skill
already held instrument performance elements knowledge
already held measure electrical characteristics skill
already held quality assurance procedures knowledge
already held quality standards knowledge
already held read standard blueprints skill
already held use measurement instruments skill
already held use testing equipment skill
already held calibrate electronic instruments skill
already held check system parameters against reference values skill
already held electronics knowledge
already held keep records of work progress skill
already held maintain test equipment skill
already held research equipment needs skill
already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
already held write inspection reports skill

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary

optional, not held liaise with engineers optional

08 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held waste removal regulations optional

09 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary

optional, not held operate precision measuring equipment optional

13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held test wireless devices optional
optional, not held consumer electronics optional
optional, not held perform in-circuit test optional
optional, not held test printed circuit boards optional
optional, not held waste removal regulations optional
optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
optional, not held mechanics optional
optional, not held microelectronics optional
optional, not held operate precision measuring equipment optional
optional, not held perform test run optional
optional, not held printed circuit boards testing methods optional
optional, not held remove defective products optional
optional, not held send faulty equipment back to assembly line optional

21 held skills the computer hardware test technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role assemble electronic units skill
not needed by the target role battery formation knowledge
not needed by the target role calibrate laboratory equipment skill
not needed by the target role develop calibration procedures skill
not needed by the target role develop material testing procedures skill
not needed by the target role develop preventive maintenance procedures for instruments skill
not needed by the target role electrical equipment regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role industrial software knowledge
not needed by the target role interpret electrical diagrams skill
not needed by the target role maintain electrical equipment skill
not needed by the target role maintain electronic systems skill
not needed by the target role manage instrumentation systems skill
not needed by the target role metrology knowledge
not needed by the target role monitor machine operations skill
not needed by the target role operate surveying instruments skill
not needed by the target role provide user support for electrical instruments skill
not needed by the target role report defective manufacturing materials skill
not needed by the target role test electronic units skill
not needed by the target role validate raw materials skill
not needed by the target role write calibration report skill
not needed by the target role write records for repairs skill

10 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 hardware architectures required
required, not held hardware materials required
required, not held hardware platforms required
required, not held hardware components required
required, not held hardware testing methods required
optional, not held consumer electronics optional
optional, not held waste removal regulations optional
optional, not held mechanics optional
optional, not held microelectronics optional
optional, not held printed circuit boards testing methods optional

Index

Other moves recorded from calibration technician

Full index of moves from calibration 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.