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

construction scaffoldertosteeplejack

A construction scaffolder already meets 47% of what the steeplejack role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From construction scaffolder
47%
Overlap1
To steeplejack
12 Skills carried over
5 Required, not held
56.8 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

47%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

56.8/ 100

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

  • build scaffolding
  • construct working platform
  • follow health and safety procedures in construction
  • follow safety procedures when working at heights
  • inspect construction supplies
  • use safety equipment in construction

What stands in the way is 5 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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A steeplejack role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a construction scaffolder background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held inspect scaffolding information skills
  • already held construct working platform constructing
  • already held build scaffolding constructing
  • already held set up temporary construction site infrastructure constructing
  • already held inspect construction supplies information skills
  • already held work in a construction team communication, collaboration and creativity

All 12 carried skills, including the 8 the steeplejack role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 21 missing skills fall into 6 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 1 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held inspect climbing equipment required
  • optional, not held inspect concrete structures optional
  • optional, not held inspect masonry work optional
  • optional, not held inspect paintwork optional
  • optional, not held inspect roofs optional
  • optional, not held inspect insulation optional
02 handling and moving 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held handle equipment while suspended required
  • optional, not held prune hedges and trees optional
  • optional, not held blast surface optional
  • optional, not held clean building facade optional
  • optional, not held clean glass surfaces optional
03 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held spot other climbers required
  • optional, not held perform search and rescue missions optional
04 services 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held climbing equipment required
  • optional, not held risk assessment for window cleaning optional
05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required
  • required, not held work from suspended access cradle required
06 constructing 5 supplementary
  • optional, not held lay bricks optional
  • optional, not held paint surfaces optional
  • optional, not held inspect wind turbines optional
  • optional, not held install insulation material optional
  • optional, not held set window optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a steeplejack 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 12 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held build scaffolding skill
  • already held construct working platform skill
  • already held follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
  • already held follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
  • already held inspect construction supplies skill
  • already held use safety equipment in construction skill
  • already held work ergonomically skill
  • already held work in a construction team skill
  • already held inspect scaffolding skill
  • already held keep personal administration skill
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held set up temporary construction site infrastructure skill
16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held inspect concrete structures optional
  • optional, not held inspect masonry work optional
  • optional, not held inspect paintwork optional
  • optional, not held inspect roofs optional
  • optional, not held lay bricks optional
  • optional, not held paint surfaces optional
  • optional, not held perform search and rescue missions optional
  • optional, not held prune hedges and trees optional
  • optional, not held blast surface optional
  • optional, not held clean building facade optional
  • optional, not held clean glass surfaces optional
  • optional, not held inspect insulation optional
  • optional, not held inspect wind turbines optional
  • optional, not held install insulation material optional
  • optional, not held risk assessment for window cleaning optional
  • optional, not held set window optional
19 held skills the steeplejack role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role construction product regulation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role dismantle scaffolding skill
  • not needed by the target role install scaffolding pump jacks skill
  • not needed by the target role interpret 2D plans skill
  • not needed by the target role interpret 3D plans skill
  • not needed by the target role mechanical tools knowledge
  • not needed by the target role plan scaffolding skill
  • not needed by the target role position base plates skill
  • not needed by the target role position guardrails and toeboards skill
  • not needed by the target role position outriggers skill
  • not needed by the target role position sole plates skill
  • not needed by the target role process incoming construction supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role recognise signs of corrosion skill
  • not needed by the target role recognise signs of wood rot skill
  • not needed by the target role rig loads skill
  • not needed by the target role scaffolding components knowledge
  • not needed by the target role transport construction supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role use measurement instruments skill
  • not needed by the target role work safely with machines skill
2 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 climbing equipment required
  • optional, not held risk assessment for window cleaning optional
Index

Other moves recorded from construction scaffolder

Full index of moves from construction scaffolder

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.