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

commissioning engineertocalibration technician

A commissioning engineer already meets 27% of what the calibration technician role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.

From commissioning engineer
27%
Overlap1
To calibration technician
8 Skills carried over
15 Required, not held
72.7 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

27%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

72.7/ 100

1 Share of the calibration technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the commissioning engineer 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 calibration technician role treats 8 of its required skills as things a commissioning engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • check system parameters against reference values
  • conduct quality control analysis
  • ensure conformity to specifications
  • quality assurance procedures
  • quality standards
  • read standard blueprints

What stands in the way is 15 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 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A calibration technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a commissioning engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held check system parameters against reference values information skills
  • already held conduct quality control analysis information skills
  • already held ensure conformity to specifications assisting and caring
  • already held quality assurance procedures business, administration and law
  • already held use measurement instruments working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held use testing equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment

All 8 carried skills, including the 8 the calibration technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 33 missing skills fall into 10 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 5 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held battery formation required
  • required, not held electrical equipment regulations required
  • required, not held electronic equipment standards required
  • required, not held electronics required
  • required, not held instrument performance elements required
  • optional, not held electrical discharge optional
02 information skills 4 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held interpret electrical diagrams required
  • required, not held measure electrical characteristics required
  • required, not held monitor machine operations required
  • required, not held report defective manufacturing materials required
  • optional, not held write records for repairs optional
  • optional, not held develop material testing procedures optional
  • optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
  • optional, not held validate raw materials optional
03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held operate surveying instruments required
  • required, not held calibrate electronic instruments required
  • optional, not held calibrate laboratory equipment optional
  • optional, not held maintain electrical equipment optional
  • optional, not held maintain electronic systems optional
  • optional, not held manage instrumentation systems optional
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held communicate test results to other departments required
  • optional, not held research equipment needs optional
  • optional, not held resolve equipment malfunctions optional
  • optional, not held write calibration report optional
  • optional, not held write inspection reports optional
05 constructing 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held test electronic units required
  • optional, not held maintain test equipment optional
06 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held develop preventive maintenance procedures for instruments required
  • optional, not held develop calibration procedures optional

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a calibration 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 8 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held check system parameters against reference values skill
  • already held conduct quality control analysis skill
  • already held ensure conformity to specifications 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
The 4 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 education 1 required
  • required, not held metrology required
08 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held provide user support for electrical instruments optional
09 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held assemble electronic units optional
10 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held industrial software optional
18 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held write records for repairs optional
  • optional, not held assemble electronic units optional
  • optional, not held calibrate laboratory equipment optional
  • optional, not held develop calibration procedures optional
  • optional, not held develop material testing procedures optional
  • optional, not held electrical discharge optional
  • optional, not held industrial software optional
  • optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
  • optional, not held maintain electrical equipment optional
  • optional, not held maintain electronic systems optional
  • optional, not held maintain test equipment optional
  • optional, not held manage instrumentation systems optional
  • optional, not held provide user support for electrical instruments optional
  • optional, not held research equipment needs optional
  • optional, not held resolve equipment malfunctions optional
  • optional, not held validate raw materials optional
  • optional, not held write calibration report optional
  • optional, not held write inspection reports optional
25 held skills the calibration technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role analyse test data skill
  • not needed by the target role collaborate with engineers skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure fulfilment of legal requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure public safety and security skill
  • not needed by the target role follow nuclear plant safety precautions skill
  • not needed by the target role fossil-fuel power plant operations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role geothermal power plant operations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role hardware testing methods knowledge
  • not needed by the target role liaise with quality assurance skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain nuclear reactors skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor nuclear power plant systems skill
  • not needed by the target role nuclear energy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform project management skill
  • not needed by the target role power plant instrumentation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role present reports skill
  • not needed by the target role project commissioning knowledge
  • not needed by the target role project management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role record test data skill
  • not needed by the target role safety engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role test materials skill
  • not needed by the target role test performance of power plants skill
  • not needed by the target role test procedures knowledge
  • not needed by the target role test sensors skill
  • not needed by the target role troubleshoot skill
  • not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill
8 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 battery formation required
  • required, not held electrical equipment regulations required
  • required, not held electronic equipment standards required
  • required, not held electronics required
  • required, not held instrument performance elements required
  • required, not held metrology required
  • optional, not held electrical discharge optional
  • optional, not held industrial software optional
Index

Other moves recorded from commissioning engineer

Full index of moves from commissioning engineer

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.