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

coffee tastertomaster coffee roaster

A coffee taster already meets 38% of what the master coffee roaster role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.

From coffee taster
38%
Overlap1
To master coffee roaster
14 Skills carried over
14 Required, not held
67 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

38%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

67/ 100

1 Share of the master coffee roaster role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the coffee taster 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 master coffee roaster role treats 8 of its required skills as things a coffee taster already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply GMP
  • apply HACCP
  • apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages
  • coffee characteristics
  • evaluate coffee characteristics
  • grade coffee beans

What stands in the way is 14 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 14 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A master coffee roaster role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a coffee taster background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held coffee characteristics engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held evaluate coffee characteristics information skills
  • already held grade coffee beans information skills
  • already held perform coffee tastings information skills
  • already held types of coffee beans engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held educate customers on coffee varieties communication, collaboration and creativity

All 14 carried skills, including the 8 the master coffee roaster role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 22 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held roasting coffee required
  • required, not held coffee grinding levels required
  • required, not held colour ranges of roasting required
  • optional, not held mill operations optional
02 assisting and caring 3 required
  • required, not held ensure public safety and security required
  • required, not held operate a heat treatment process required
  • required, not held prepare hot drinks required
03 information skills 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held examine green coffee beans required
  • required, not held monitor roasting required
  • optional, not held assess quality characteristics of food products optional
  • optional, not held control of expenses optional
04 handling and moving 2 required
  • required, not held apply different roasting methods required
  • required, not held handle flammable substances required
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held create new recipes required
  • optional, not held apply foreign language for international trade optional
  • optional, not held conduct extensive international travel optional
  • optional, not held perform services in a flexible manner optional
06 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held mitigate waste of resources required
  • optional, not held identify market niches optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a master coffee roaster 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 14 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 coffee characteristics knowledge
  • already held evaluate coffee characteristics skill
  • already held grade coffee beans skill
  • already held perform sensory evaluation of food products skill
  • already held types of coffee beans knowledge
  • already held educate customers on coffee varieties skill
  • already held food and beverage industry knowledge
  • already held have computer literacy skill
  • already held liaise with colleagues skill
  • already held liaise with managers skill
  • already held perform coffee tastings skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held match coffee grind to coffee type required
  • optional, not held manage kiln ventilation optional
08 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held maintain industrial ovens required
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held assess quality characteristics of food products optional
  • optional, not held manage kiln ventilation optional
  • optional, not held mill operations optional
  • optional, not held apply foreign language for international trade optional
  • optional, not held conduct extensive international travel optional
  • optional, not held control of expenses optional
  • optional, not held identify market niches optional
  • optional, not held perform services in a flexible manner optional
14 held skills the master coffee roaster role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role act reliably skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse characteristics of food products at reception skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse trends in the food and beverage industries skill
  • not needed by the target role boil water skill
  • not needed by the target role check processing parameters skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
  • not needed by the target role create coffee flavour profiles skill
  • not needed by the target role find new types of food and beverages skill
  • not needed by the target role label samples skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain food specifications skill
  • not needed by the target role perform public relations skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare specialised coffee skill
  • not needed by the target role temperature scales knowledge
  • not needed by the target role tolerate strong smells skill
4 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 roasting coffee required
  • required, not held coffee grinding levels required
  • required, not held colour ranges of roasting required
  • optional, not held mill operations optional
Index

Other moves recorded from coffee taster

Full index of moves from coffee taster

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.