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

commissioning techniciantocomputer hardware test technician

A commissioning technician already meets 25% of what the computer hardware test technician role asks for. The move turns on 17 required skills not yet in the profile.

From commissioning technician
25%
Overlap1
To computer hardware test technician
9 Skills carried over
17 Required, not held
76.6 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

25%

Learning distance A rebuild

76.6/ 100

1 Share of the computer hardware test technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the commissioning 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 7 of its required skills as things a commissioning technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • analyse test data
  • conduct quality control analysis
  • ensure conformity to specifications
  • quality assurance procedures
  • quality standards
  • read standard blueprints

What stands in the way is 17 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 9 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 commissioning technician 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 maintain test equipment constructing
  • already held ensure conformity to specifications assisting and caring
  • already held quality assurance procedures business, administration and law
  • already held analyse test data information skills

All 9 carried skills, including the 7 the computer hardware test technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 36 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, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held interpret circuit diagrams required
  • required, not held inspect quality of products required
  • required, not held measure electrical characteristics required
  • required, not held read assembly drawings required
  • required, not held read engineering drawings required
  • optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 4 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held hardware architectures required
  • required, not held electrical discharge required
  • required, not held electronic equipment standards required
  • required, not held instrument performance elements required
  • optional, not held consumer electronics optional
  • optional, not held electronics optional
  • optional, not held mechanics optional
  • optional, not held microelectronics optional
03 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
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held communicate test results to other departments required
  • optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
  • optional, not held research equipment needs optional
  • optional, not held resolve equipment malfunctions optional
  • optional, not held write inspection reports optional
05 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
06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held use testing equipment required
  • optional, not held calibrate electronic instruments optional
  • optional, not held operate precision measuring equipment 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 9 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held analyse test data 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 check system parameters against reference values skill
  • already held maintain test equipment skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held meet deadlines required
08 handling and moving 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held remove defective products optional
  • optional, not held send faulty equipment back to assembly line optional
09 services 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held waste removal regulations optional
19 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 calibrate electronic instruments optional
  • optional, not held electronics optional
  • optional, not held keep records of work progress 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 research equipment needs optional
  • optional, not held resolve equipment malfunctions optional
  • optional, not held send faulty equipment back to assembly line optional
  • optional, not held write inspection reports optional
20 held skills the computer hardware test technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role collaborate with engineers skill
  • not needed by the target role engineering processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure fulfilment of legal requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role maintenance operations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manage instrumentation systems skill
  • not needed by the target role perform project management skill
  • 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 repair electronic components skill
  • not needed by the target role safety engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role test performance of power plants skill
  • not needed by the target role troubleshoot skill
  • not needed by the target role use tools for construction and repair 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
  • not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill
14 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 electrical discharge required
  • required, not held electronic equipment standards required
  • required, not held hardware components required
  • required, not held hardware testing methods required
  • required, not held instrument performance elements required
  • optional, not held consumer electronics optional
  • optional, not held waste removal regulations optional
  • optional, not held electronics 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 commissioning technician

Full index of moves from commissioning 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.