Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

ceiling installertoconstruction painter

A ceiling installer already meets 49% of what the construction painter role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From ceiling installer
49%
Overlap1
To construction painter
21 Skills carried over
11 Required, not held
54.5 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 54.5

This move: 54.5 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the construction painter role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the ceiling installer 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 21 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A construction painter role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a ceiling installer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held clean painting equipment handling and moving
  • already held snap chalk line handling and moving
  • already held mix paint handling and moving
  • already held paint surfaces constructing
  • already held protect surfaces during construction work constructing
  • already held install construction profiles constructing

All 21 carried skills, including the 10 the construction painter role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 20 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, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held dispose of hazardous waste required
  • required, not held dispose of non-hazardous waste required
  • required, not held prepare surface for painting required
  • required, not held sand between coats required
  • optional, not held use sander optional
  • optional, not held blast surface optional
02 information skills 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held inspect paintwork required
  • required, not held interpret 2D plans required
  • required, not held interpret 3D plans required
  • optional, not held recognise signs of corrosion optional
03 assisting and caring 2 required
  • required, not held work safely with chemicals required
  • required, not held follow safety procedures when working at heights required
04 constructing 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held remove paint required
  • optional, not held set up temporary construction site infrastructure optional
  • optional, not held build scaffolding optional
  • optional, not held operate rust proofing spray gun optional
  • optional, not held paint with a paint gun optional
05 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required
  • required, not held types of paint required
06 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held work in a construction team optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a construction painter 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 21 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held clean painting equipment skill
  • already held follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
  • already held inspect construction supplies skill
  • already held paint surfaces skill
  • already held protect surfaces during construction work skill
  • already held snap chalk line skill
  • already held transport construction supplies skill
  • already held use measurement instruments skill
  • already held use safety equipment in construction skill
  • already held work ergonomically skill
  • already held advise on construction materials skill
  • already held answer requests for quotation skill
  • already held calculate needs for construction supplies skill
  • already held install construction profiles skill
  • already held keep personal administration skill
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held maintain work area cleanliness skill
  • already held mix paint skill
  • already held monitor stock level skill
  • already held order construction supplies skill
  • already held process incoming construction supplies skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held maintain equipment optional
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held set up temporary construction site infrastructure optional
  • optional, not held use sander optional
  • optional, not held work in a construction team optional
  • optional, not held blast surface optional
  • optional, not held build scaffolding optional
  • optional, not held maintain equipment optional
  • optional, not held operate rust proofing spray gun optional
  • optional, not held paint with a paint gun optional
  • optional, not held recognise signs of corrosion optional
11 held skills the construction painter role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role fit ceiling tiles skill
  • not needed by the target role install coffered ceiling skill
  • not needed by the target role install drop ceiling skill
  • not needed by the target role install insulation material skill
  • not needed by the target role install stretch ceiling skill
  • not needed by the target role install wood elements in structures skill
  • not needed by the target role join wood elements skill
  • not needed by the target role place drywall skill
  • not needed by the target role tape drywall skill
  • not needed by the target role types of ceiling knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use T-brace 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
  • required, not held types of paint required
Index
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.