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

corrosion techniciantoassayer

A corrosion technician already meets 29% of what the assayer role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From corrosion technician
29%
Overlap1
To assayer
7 Skills carried over
11 Required, not held
67.8 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

29%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

67.8/ 100

1 Share of the assayer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the corrosion technician 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 assayer role treats 5 of its required skills as things a corrosion technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • analytical chemistry
  • chemical processes
  • chemistry
  • laboratory techniques
  • perform laboratory tests

What stands in the way is 11 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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A assayer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a corrosion technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held analytical chemistry natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held prepare chemical samples handling and moving
  • already held chemical processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held laboratory techniques natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held perform laboratory tests working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held physics natural sciences, mathematics and statistics

All 7 carried skills, including the 5 the assayer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 20 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 required
  • required, not held metal and metal ore products required
  • required, not held good laboratory practice required
  • required, not held precious metals required
02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required
  • required, not held separate metals from ores required
  • required, not held use chemical analysis equipment required
03 information skills 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held test raw minerals required
  • optional, not held manage chemical testing procedures optional
  • optional, not held record test data optional
  • optional, not held report test findings optional
04 arts and humanities 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held characteristics of precious metals required
  • optional, not held jewellery processes optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of jewellery optional
05 handling and moving 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held handle chemicals required
  • optional, not held heat jewellery metals optional
  • optional, not held label samples optional
06 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held statistics required
  • optional, not held geology optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a assayer 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 7 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held analytical chemistry knowledge
  • already held chemical processes knowledge
  • already held chemistry knowledge
  • already held laboratory techniques knowledge
  • already held perform laboratory tests skill
  • already held physics knowledge
  • already held prepare chemical samples skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held apply safety procedures in laboratory required
08 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required
  • required, not held identify customer's needs required
09 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held supervise laboratory operations optional
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held heat jewellery metals optional
  • optional, not held jewellery processes optional
  • optional, not held label samples optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of jewellery optional
  • optional, not held geology optional
  • optional, not held manage chemical testing procedures optional
  • optional, not held record test data optional
  • optional, not held report test findings optional
  • optional, not held supervise laboratory operations optional
32 held skills the assayer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role assess environmental impact skill
  • not needed by the target role collaborate with engineers skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct soil sample tests skill
  • not needed by the target role corrosion types knowledge
  • not needed by the target role create designs for pipeline engineering skill
  • not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
  • not needed by the target role design principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role detect flaws in pipeline infrastructure skill
  • not needed by the target role engineering principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role engineering processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
  • not needed by the target role execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
  • not needed by the target role inorganic chemistry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role inspect pipelines skill
  • not needed by the target role keep records of work progress skill
  • not needed by the target role manage health and safety standards skill
  • not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mechanics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform scientific research skill
  • not needed by the target role production processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role quality assurance methodologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role recognise signs of corrosion skill
  • not needed by the target role repair pipelines skill
  • not needed by the target role risk management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role soil science knowledge
  • not needed by the target role soil structure knowledge
  • not needed by the target role types of metal knowledge
  • not needed by the target role types of pipelines knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use ICT systems skill
  • not needed by the target role use personal protection equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role write technical reports skill
  • not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill
8 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 metal and metal ore products required
  • required, not held characteristics of precious metals required
  • required, not held good laboratory practice required
  • required, not held precious metals required
  • required, not held statistics required
  • optional, not held jewellery processes optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of jewellery optional
  • optional, not held geology 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.