Table 1Transition record

cigar inspectortocuring room worker

A cigar inspector already meets 34% of what the curing room worker role asks for. The move turns on 21 required skills not yet in the profile.

From cigar inspector

34%

Overlap1

To curing room worker

16 Skills carried over

21 Required, not held

73 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 73

This move: 73 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the curing room worker role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the cigar inspector 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 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A curing room worker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a cigar inspector background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held manufacturing of smokeless tobacco products engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held assess the colour curing of tobacco leaves information skills
already held curing methods for tobacco leaves engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held history of tobacco arts and humanities
already held quality prototype of a tobacco leaf engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held manufacturing of smoked tobacco products engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 16 carried skills, including the 10 the curing room worker 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 14 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held air-cure tobacco required
required, not held assess fermentation levels of tobacco leaves required
required, not held blend tobacco leaves required
required, not held cure tobacco leaves required
required, not held cut tobacco leaves required
required, not held dry tobacco leaves required
required, not held ferment stacks of tobacco leaves required
required, not held flavour tobacco leaves required
required, not held flue-cure tobacco required
required, not held perform tobacco leaves conditioning required
required, not held pre-blend tobacco leaves required
required, not held sort tobacco leaves required
required, not held sun-cure tobacco required
required, not held tie tobacco leaves in hands required

optional, not held perform cleaning duties optional

02 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held assess nicotine levels in tobacco leaves required
required, not held assess sugar levels in tobacco leaves required

optional, not held monitor processing conditions optional

03 management skills 2 required

required, not held be at ease in unsafe environments required
required, not held follow production schedule required

04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required

required, not held operate tobacco drying technology required
required, not held perform kiln fermentation of tobacco leaves required

05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required

required, not held fermentation process of tobacco leaves required

06 assisting and caring 2 supplementary

optional, not held carry out environmental audits optional
optional, not held follow hygienic procedures during food processing optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a curing room worker 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 16 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply GMP skill
already held apply HACCP skill
already held apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages skill
already held assess the colour curing of tobacco leaves skill
already held curing methods for tobacco leaves knowledge
already held history of tobacco knowledge
already held manufacturing of smoked tobacco products knowledge
already held manufacturing of smokeless tobacco products knowledge
already held quality prototype of a tobacco leaf knowledge
already held variety of tobacco leaves knowledge
already held act reliably skill
already held determine shreds sizes percentage in cigarettes skill
already held liaise with colleagues skill
already held liaise with managers skill
already held perform services in a flexible manner skill
already held tobacco products knowledge

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary

optional, not held work in a food processing team optional

08 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held carry out checks of production plant equipment optional

6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held work in a food processing team optional
optional, not held carry out checks of production plant equipment optional
optional, not held carry out environmental audits optional
optional, not held follow hygienic procedures during food processing optional
optional, not held monitor processing conditions optional
optional, not held perform cleaning duties optional

17 held skills the curing room worker role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role apply foreign language for international trade skill
not needed by the target role assure quality of tobacco leaves skill
not needed by the target role check quality of products on the production line skill
not needed by the target role compute average weight of cigarettes skill
not needed by the target role control levels of nicotine per cigar skill
not needed by the target role grade tobacco leaves skill
not needed by the target role handle delivery of raw materials skill
not needed by the target role have computer literacy skill
not needed by the target role label samples skill
not needed by the target role maintain updated professional knowledge skill
not needed by the target role manufacturing of by-products from tobacco knowledge
not needed by the target role mark differences in colours skill
not needed by the target role numerical sequences knowledge
not needed by the target role perform sensory evaluation of food products skill
not needed by the target role perform test in cigarette-making machine skill
not needed by the target role test cigars skill
not needed by the target role weigh leaf quantity per cigar 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 fermentation process of tobacco leaves required

Index

Other moves recorded from cigar inspector

Full index of moves from cigar inspector

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.