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

costume makertoscenic painter

A costume maker already meets 62% of what the scenic painter role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From costume maker
62%
Overlap1
To scenic painter
21 Skills carried over
9 Required, not held
44.2 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

62%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

44.2/ 100

1 Share of the scenic painter role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the costume maker 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 scenic painter role treats 13 of its required skills as things a costume maker already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • adapt to artists' creative demands
  • keep up with trends
  • maintain theatre equipment
  • maintain workshop space
  • meet deadlines
  • prepare personal work environment

What stands in the way is 9 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 21 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A scenic painter role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a costume maker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held maintain workshop space management skills
  • already held organise workshop space management skills
  • already held maintain theatre equipment constructing
  • already held plan workshop activity management skills
  • already held support a designer in the developing process communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held manage consumables stock management skills

All 21 carried skills, including the 13 the scenic painter role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 11 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 6 required
  • required, not held adapt sets required
  • required, not held develop an artistic framework required
  • required, not held interpret artistic intentions required
  • required, not held maintain theatre sets required
  • required, not held transfer designs required
  • required, not held use genre painting techniques required
02 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held follow safety procedures when working at heights required
  • optional, not held perform first fire intervention optional
03 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held paint sets required
04 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held define set painting methods required
05 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use moulding techniques optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a scenic painter 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 21 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adapt to artists' creative demands skill
  • already held keep up with trends skill
  • already held maintain theatre equipment skill
  • already held maintain workshop space skill
  • already held meet deadlines skill
  • already held prepare personal work environment skill
  • already held prevent fire in a performance environment skill
  • already held translate artistic concepts to technical designs skill
  • already held understand artistic concepts skill
  • already held use personal protection equipment skill
  • already held work ergonomically skill
  • already held work safely with chemicals skill
  • already held work with respect for own safety skill
  • already held develop professional network skill
  • already held keep personal administration skill
  • already held manage consumables stock skill
  • already held manage personal professional development skill
  • already held manage technical resources stock skill
  • already held organise workshop space skill
  • already held plan workshop activity skill
  • already held support a designer in the developing process skill
2 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held perform first fire intervention optional
  • optional, not held use moulding techniques optional
27 held skills the scenic painter role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adapt costumes skill
  • not needed by the target role adapt existing designs to changed circumstances skill
  • not needed by the target role assemble costume parts skill
  • not needed by the target role attend rehearsals skill
  • not needed by the target role cut fabrics skill
  • not needed by the target role define costume fabrication methods skill
  • not needed by the target role develop drama production process skill
  • not needed by the target role develop the look of a production skill
  • not needed by the target role draw up artists' measurements skill
  • not needed by the target role draw up costume patterns skill
  • not needed by the target role draw up costume sketches skill
  • not needed by the target role dressmaking knowledge
  • not needed by the target role dye fabrics skill
  • not needed by the target role finish costumes skill
  • not needed by the target role finish project within budget skill
  • not needed by the target role follow directions of the artistic director skill
  • not needed by the target role follow work schedule skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain rigging equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role organise costume fittings skill
  • not needed by the target role perform costume settings skill
  • not needed by the target role sew pieces of fabric skill
  • not needed by the target role use manual sewing techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role work safely with machines skill
  • not needed by the target role work safely with mobile electrical systems under supervision skill
  • not needed by the target role work with the camera crew skill
  • not needed by the target role work with the director of photography skill
  • not needed by the target role work with the lighting crew skill
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.