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

communication infrastructure maintainertoICT network architect

A communication infrastructure maintainer already meets 21% of what the ICT network architect role asks for. The move turns on 21 required skills not yet in the profile.

From communication infrastructure maintainer
21%
Overlap1
To ICT network architect
10 Skills carried over
21 Required, not held
83.1 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

21%

Learning distance A rebuild

83.1/ 100

1 Share of the ICT network architect role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the communication infrastructure maintainer 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 ICT network architect role treats 7 of its required skills as things a communication infrastructure maintainer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • ICT network routing
  • ICT network security risks
  • ICT networking hardware
  • implement ICT security policies
  • implement a firewall
  • implement a virtual private network

What stands in the way is 21 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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A ICT network architect role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a communication infrastructure maintainer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held monitor communication channels' performance information skills
  • already held ICT networking hardware information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held ICT network routing information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held Cisco information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held procurement of ICT network equipment information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held ICT network security risks information and communication technologies (icts)

All 10 carried skills, including the 7 the ICT network architect role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 45 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 working with computers 6 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held adjust ICT system capacity required
  • required, not held analyse network bandwidth requirements required
  • required, not held implement ICT network diagnostic tools required
  • required, not held maintain internet protocol configuration required
  • required, not held use an application-specific interface required
  • required, not held maintain information network hardware required
  • optional, not held develop with cloud services optional
  • optional, not held implement spam protection optional
  • optional, not held perform ICT troubleshooting optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held define ICT network design policies required
  • required, not held design computer network required
  • required, not held design process required
  • required, not held develop creative ideas required
  • optional, not held automate cloud tasks optional
  • optional, not held design cloud architecture optional
  • optional, not held design cloud networks optional
  • optional, not held design for organisational complexity optional
  • optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional
  • optional, not held build business relationships optional
03 management skills 4 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held design ICT hardware placement required
  • required, not held assess ICT knowledge required
  • required, not held define technical requirements required
  • required, not held identify suppliers required
  • optional, not held manage staff optional
04 business, administration and law 2 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held ICT security legislation required
  • required, not held business process modelling required
  • optional, not held Agile project management optional
  • optional, not held ICT project management methodologies optional
  • optional, not held Process-based management optional
  • optional, not held lean project management optional
  • optional, not held organisational resilience optional
  • optional, not held legal requirements of ICT products optional
05 information and communication technologies (icts) 2 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held network standards required
  • required, not held system design required
  • optional, not held ICT network simulation optional
  • optional, not held ICT security standards optional
  • optional, not held attack vectors optional
  • optional, not held internet governance optional
  • optional, not held network management system tools optional
06 information skills 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held forecast future ICT network needs required
  • required, not held analyse business requirements required
  • optional, not held perform resource planning optional
  • optional, not held provide cost benefit analysis reports optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a ICT network architect 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 10 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held ICT network routing knowledge
  • already held ICT network security risks knowledge
  • already held ICT networking hardware knowledge
  • already held implement ICT security policies skill
  • already held implement a firewall skill
  • already held implement a virtual private network skill
  • already held use back-up and recovery tools skill
  • already held Cisco knowledge
  • already held monitor communication channels' performance skill
  • already held procurement of ICT network equipment knowledge
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required
  • required, not held network engineering required
08 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held protect personal data and privacy optional
24 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held Agile project management optional
  • optional, not held ICT network simulation optional
  • optional, not held ICT project management methodologies optional
  • optional, not held ICT security standards optional
  • optional, not held Process-based management optional
  • optional, not held attack vectors optional
  • optional, not held automate cloud tasks optional
  • optional, not held design cloud architecture optional
  • optional, not held design cloud networks optional
  • optional, not held design for organisational complexity optional
  • optional, not held develop with cloud services optional
  • optional, not held implement spam protection optional
  • optional, not held internet governance optional
  • optional, not held lean project management optional
  • optional, not held network management system tools optional
  • optional, not held organisational resilience optional
  • optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional
  • optional, not held build business relationships optional
  • optional, not held legal requirements of ICT products optional
  • optional, not held manage staff optional
  • optional, not held perform ICT troubleshooting optional
  • optional, not held perform resource planning optional
  • optional, not held protect personal data and privacy optional
  • optional, not held provide cost benefit analysis reports optional
16 held skills the ICT network architect role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role ICT communications protocols knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT network cable limitations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role assess telecommunication infrastructure issues skill
  • not needed by the target role concepts of telecommunications knowledge
  • not needed by the target role implement anti-virus software skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect cables skill
  • not needed by the target role install cable TV services skill
  • not needed by the target role install electronic communication equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role install low voltage wiring skill
  • not needed by the target role operate digging construction equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role seal wires skill
  • not needed by the target role solve location and navigation problems by using GPS tools skill
  • not needed by the target role splice cable skill
  • not needed by the target role telecom regulations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role telecommunication trunking knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use a complex communication system skill
16 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 ICT security legislation required
  • required, not held business process modelling required
  • required, not held network engineering required
  • required, not held network standards required
  • required, not held system design required
  • optional, not held Agile project management optional
  • optional, not held ICT network simulation optional
  • optional, not held ICT project management methodologies optional
  • optional, not held ICT security standards optional
  • optional, not held Process-based management optional
  • optional, not held attack vectors optional
  • optional, not held internet governance optional
  • optional, not held lean project management optional
  • optional, not held network management system tools optional
  • optional, not held organisational resilience optional
  • optional, not held legal requirements of ICT products optional
Index

Other moves recorded from communication infrastructure maintainer

Full index of moves from communication infrastructure maintainer

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.