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

communication infrastructure maintainertoICT network technician

A communication infrastructure maintainer already meets 43% of what the ICT network technician role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From communication infrastructure maintainer
43%
Overlap1
To ICT network technician
14 Skills carried over
10 Required, not held
61.9 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

43%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

61.9/ 100

1 Share of the ICT network technician 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 technician role treats 10 of its required skills as things a communication infrastructure maintainer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • ICT network cable limitations
  • ICT network routing
  • ICT network security risks
  • ICT networking hardware
  • implement ICT security policies
  • implement a firewall

What stands in the way is 10 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 ICT network technician 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 ICT network cable limitations information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held concepts of telecommunications engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held ICT networking hardware information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held ICT network routing information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held install electronic communication equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held Cisco information and communication technologies (icts)

All 14 carried skills, including the 10 the ICT network technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 25 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 working with computers 5 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held adjust ICT system capacity required
  • required, not held analyse network bandwidth requirements required
  • required, not held analyse network configuration and performance required
  • required, not held implement ICT network diagnostic tools required
  • required, not held maintain internet protocol configuration required
  • optional, not held implement spam protection optional
  • optional, not held migrate existing data optional
  • optional, not held perform ICT security testing optional
  • optional, not held use ICT hardware optional
  • optional, not held remove computer virus or malware from a computer optional
02 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held network standards required
  • optional, not held Apache Tomcat optional
  • optional, not held ICT debugging tools optional
  • optional, not held ICT system programming optional
  • optional, not held network management system tools optional
  • optional, not held digital systems optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held create solutions to problems required
  • optional, not held design cloud architecture optional
04 handling and moving 1 required
  • required, not held use precision tools required
05 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held identify suppliers required
06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required
  • required, not held install signal repeaters required

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a ICT network 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 14 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held ICT network cable limitations knowledge
  • 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 implement anti-virus software skill
  • already held install electronic communication equipment skill
  • already held use back-up and recovery tools skill
  • already held Cisco knowledge
  • already held ICT communications protocols knowledge
  • already held concepts of telecommunications knowledge
  • already held procurement of ICT network equipment knowledge
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held electronics principles optional
  • optional, not held network engineering optional
08 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held ICT security legislation optional
09 constructing 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held solder electronics optional
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held Apache Tomcat optional
  • optional, not held ICT debugging tools optional
  • optional, not held ICT security legislation optional
  • optional, not held ICT system programming optional
  • optional, not held design cloud architecture optional
  • optional, not held electronics principles optional
  • optional, not held implement spam protection optional
  • optional, not held migrate existing data optional
  • optional, not held network engineering optional
  • optional, not held network management system tools optional
  • optional, not held perform ICT security testing optional
  • optional, not held use ICT hardware optional
  • optional, not held digital systems optional
  • optional, not held remove computer virus or malware from a computer optional
  • optional, not held solder electronics optional
12 held skills the ICT network technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role assess telecommunication infrastructure issues 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 low voltage wiring skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor communication channels' performance 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
9 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 network standards required
  • optional, not held Apache Tomcat optional
  • optional, not held ICT debugging tools optional
  • optional, not held ICT security legislation optional
  • optional, not held ICT system programming optional
  • optional, not held electronics principles optional
  • optional, not held network engineering optional
  • optional, not held network management system tools optional
  • optional, not held digital systems optional
Index
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.