Table 1Transition record

communication infrastructure maintainertotelecommunications equipment maintainer

A communication infrastructure maintainer already meets 37% of what the telecommunications equipment maintainer role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From communication infrastructure maintainer

37%

Overlap1

To telecommunications equipment maintainer

8 Skills carried over

6 Required, not held

55.3 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 55.3

This move: 55.3 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the telecommunications equipment maintainer 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.

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 telecommunications equipment maintainer 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 assess telecommunication infrastructure issues information skills
already held ICT network cable limitations information and communication technologies (icts)
already held use a complex communication system working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held solve location and navigation problems by using GPS tools working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held install low voltage wiring working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held implement a firewall working with computers

All 8 carried skills, including the 3 the telecommunications equipment maintainer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 12 missing skills fall into 5 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 machinery and specialised equipment 5 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held maintain radio communications equipment required
required, not held operate remote broadcast equipment required
required, not held operate two-way radio systems required
required, not held calibrate electronic instruments required
required, not held repair wiring required

optional, not held install signal repeaters optional
optional, not held operate audio equipment optional
optional, not held operate radio equipment optional

02 constructing 1 required

required, not held solder electronics required

03 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held use precision tools optional

04 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary

optional, not held ICT power consumption optional

05 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held meet deadlines optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a telecommunications equipment maintainer 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 ICT network cable limitations knowledge
already held assess telecommunication infrastructure issues skill
already held install low voltage wiring skill
already held implement ICT security policies skill
already held implement a firewall skill
already held implement a virtual private network skill
already held solve location and navigation problems by using GPS tools skill
already held use a complex communication system skill

6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held ICT power consumption optional
optional, not held install signal repeaters optional
optional, not held operate audio equipment optional
optional, not held meet deadlines optional
optional, not held operate radio equipment optional
optional, not held use precision tools optional

18 held skills the telecommunications equipment maintainer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role Cisco knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT communications protocols knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT network routing knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT network security risks knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT networking hardware knowledge
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 monitor communication channels' performance skill
not needed by the target role operate digging construction equipment skill
not needed by the target role procurement of ICT network equipment knowledge
not needed by the target role seal wires 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 back-up and recovery tools skill

1 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

optional, not held ICT power consumption optional

Index

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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.