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

coquille casting workertofoundry operative

A coquille casting worker already meets 38% of what the foundry operative role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From coquille casting worker
38%
Overlap1
To foundry operative
16 Skills carried over
10 Required, not held
59.8 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

38%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

59.8/ 100

1 Share of the foundry operative role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the coquille casting worker 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 foundry operative role treats 3 of its required skills as things a coquille casting worker already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • assemble metal parts
  • handle metal work orders
  • troubleshoot

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 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A foundry operative role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a coquille casting worker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held operate smelter working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held handle metal work orders management skills
  • already held operate metal heating equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held remove finished casts handling and moving
  • already held communicate using non-verbal language communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held manage time in casting processes management skills

All 16 carried skills, including the 3 the foundry operative role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 16 missing skills fall into 4 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 handling and moving 9 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held insert mould structures required
  • required, not held maintain moulds required
  • required, not held mix moulding and casting material required
  • required, not held move filled moulds required
  • required, not held construct moulds required
  • required, not held ensure mould uniformity required
  • required, not held fill moulds required
  • required, not held repair mould defects required
  • required, not held select mould types required
  • optional, not held attend to detail in casting processes optional
  • optional, not held insert reinforcement in mould optional
02 information skills 1 required
  • required, not held extract products from moulds required
03 arts and humanities 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held jewellery processes optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of jewellery optional
  • optional, not held precious metal processing optional
04 constructing 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held monitor gauge optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a foundry operative 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 16 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held assemble metal parts skill
  • already held handle metal work orders skill
  • already held troubleshoot skill
  • already held communicate using non-verbal language skill
  • already held cut metal products skill
  • already held ferrous metal processing knowledge
  • already held follow manufacturing work schedule skill
  • already held manage time in casting processes skill
  • already held mark a metal workpiece skill
  • already held non-ferrous metal processing knowledge
  • already held operate metal heating equipment skill
  • already held operate smelter skill
  • already held record production data for quality control skill
  • already held remove finished casts skill
  • already held smooth burred surfaces skill
  • already held types of metal manufacturing processes knowledge
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held attend to detail in casting processes optional
  • optional, not held insert reinforcement in mould optional
  • optional, not held jewellery processes optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of jewellery optional
  • optional, not held precious metal processing optional
  • optional, not held monitor gauge optional
8 held skills the foundry operative role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role construct coquilles skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure coquille uniformity skill
  • not needed by the target role extract products from coquilles skill
  • not needed by the target role insert coquille structures skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain coquille parts skill
  • not needed by the target role move filled coquilles skill
  • not needed by the target role repair coquille defects skill
  • not needed by the target role select coquille types skill
3 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 jewellery processes optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of jewellery optional
  • optional, not held precious metal processing 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.