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

crane techniciantorigging supervisor

A crane technician already meets 32% of what the rigging supervisor role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From crane technician
32%
Overlap1
To rigging supervisor
6 Skills carried over
9 Required, not held
63.4 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 63.4

This move: 63.4 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the rigging supervisor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the crane 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A rigging supervisor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a crane technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held crane load charts services
  • already held interpret 2D plans information skills
  • already held interpret 3D plans information skills
  • already held follow safety procedures when working at heights assisting and caring
  • already held electricity engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held mechanics engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 6 carried skills, including the 5 the rigging supervisor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 16 missing skills fall into 8 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 management skills 3 required
  • required, not held provide rigging plans required
  • required, not held evaluate employees work required
  • required, not held plan schedule required
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held direct rigging equipment operators required
  • required, not held react to events in time-critical environments required
  • optional, not held train employees optional
03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held use measurement instruments required
  • optional, not held set up drilling rigs optional
  • optional, not held transport drilling rigs optional
04 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held understand rigging work orders required
  • optional, not held keep personal administration optional
05 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held work ergonomically required
06 services 1 required
  • required, not held rigging terminology required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a rigging supervisor 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 6 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held crane load charts knowledge
  • already held follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
  • already held interpret 2D plans skill
  • already held interpret 3D plans skill
  • already held mechanics knowledge
  • already held electricity knowledge
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 handling and moving 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held move rigging equipment optional
  • optional, not held rig loads optional
08 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use remote control equipment optional
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held move rigging equipment optional
  • optional, not held set up drilling rigs optional
  • optional, not held transport drilling rigs optional
  • optional, not held keep personal administration optional
  • optional, not held rig loads optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
  • optional, not held use remote control equipment optional
25 held skills the rigging supervisor role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise on safety improvements skill
  • not needed by the target role apply technical communication skills skill
  • not needed by the target role blueprints knowledge
  • not needed by the target role conduct routine machinery checks skill
  • not needed by the target role electronics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role hydraulics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role inspect crane equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role install crane equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role install electrical and electronic equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain crane equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operate cranes skill
  • not needed by the target role operate mobile crane skill
  • not needed by the target role operate railway lever frames skill
  • not needed by the target role operate tower crane skill
  • not needed by the target role perform risk analysis skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare compliance documents skill
  • not needed by the target role read standard blueprints skill
  • not needed by the target role repair crane equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role resolve equipment malfunctions skill
  • not needed by the target role secure crane skill
  • not needed by the target role set up crane skill
  • not needed by the target role set up tower crane skill
  • not needed by the target role troubleshoot skill
  • not needed by the target role use rigging tools skill
  • not needed by the target role write records for repairs 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
  • required, not held rigging terminology required
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.