Table 1Transition record

cytotechnologisttodietetic technician

A cytotechnologist already meets 39% of what the dietetic technician role asks for. The move turns on 18 required skills not yet in the profile.

From cytotechnologist

39%

Overlap1

To dietetic technician

15 Skills carried over

18 Required, not held

68.3 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 68.3

This move: 68.3 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the dietetic technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the cytotechnologist 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 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A dietetic technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a cytotechnologist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held professional documentation in health care health and welfare
already held medical informatics health and welfare
already held hygiene in a health care setting services
already held medical terminology health and welfare
already held health care legislation business, administration and law
already held deal with emergency care situations assisting and caring

All 15 carried skills, including the 11 the dietetic technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 23 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 health and welfare 6 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held calculation of food energy required
required, not held dietetics required
required, not held nutrition of healthy persons required
required, not held composition of diets required
required, not held counselling methods required
required, not held human anatomy required

optional, not held obesity optional
optional, not held geriatrics optional

02 assisting and caring 5 required

required, not held prepare infant formulae required
required, not held use food preparation techniques required
required, not held adhere to organisational guidelines required
required, not held empathise with the healthcare user required
required, not held identify nutritional properties of food required

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required

required, not held plan patient menus required
required, not held educate healthcare users on nutrition required

04 services 2 required

required, not held food hygiene rules required
required, not held food safety standards required

05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held food preservation required

optional, not held european food safety policy optional

06 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held monitor stock level required

optional, not held manage healthcare users' data optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a dietetic technician 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 15 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held communicate in healthcare skill
already held comply with legislation related to health care skill
already held comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice skill
already held follow clinical guidelines skill
already held health care legislation knowledge
already held hygiene in a health care setting knowledge
already held interact with healthcare users skill
already held medical informatics knowledge
already held professional documentation in health care knowledge
already held work in a multicultural environment in health care skill
already held work in multidisciplinary health teams skill
already held deal with emergency care situations skill
already held medical terminology knowledge
already held pedagogy knowledge
already held use foreign languages in patient care skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 working with computers 1 required

required, not held use e-health and mobile health technologies required

08 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held store raw food materials optional

5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held european food safety policy optional
optional, not held obesity optional
optional, not held geriatrics optional
optional, not held manage healthcare users' data optional
optional, not held store raw food materials optional

40 held skills the dietetic technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role accept own accountability skill
not needed by the target role address side effects of menopause skill
not needed by the target role apply context specific clinical competences skill
not needed by the target role apply good clinical practices skill
not needed by the target role apply safety procedures in laboratory skill
not needed by the target role assist in the production of laboratory documentation skill
not needed by the target role biosafety in biomedical laboratory knowledge
not needed by the target role biostatistics knowledge
not needed by the target role carry out flow cytometry skill
not needed by the target role cervical screening knowledge
not needed by the target role check the received biological samples skill
not needed by the target role chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role clinical cytology knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct cancer screening tests skill
not needed by the target role conduct health related research skill
not needed by the target role coordinate the procurement of organs for transplantation skill
not needed by the target role cytopathology knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure public safety and security skill
not needed by the target role examine cell specimens microscopically skill
not needed by the target role fine-needle aspiration knowledge
not needed by the target role follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health skill
not needed by the target role genomics knowledge
not needed by the target role infection control knowledge
not needed by the target role interpret urology diagnostic tests skill
not needed by the target role label medical laboratory samples skill
not needed by the target role maintain medical laboratory equipment skill
not needed by the target role manage infection control in the facility skill
not needed by the target role medical genetics knowledge
not needed by the target role microscopic techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role observe confidentiality skill
not needed by the target role operate microscope skill
not needed by the target role perform gynecological examination skill
not needed by the target role perform virological test skill
not needed by the target role provide test results to medical staff skill
not needed by the target role recognize cytologic abnormalities skill
not needed by the target role sterilization techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role tissue cytogenetics knowledge
not needed by the target role transplantation knowledge
not needed by the target role urogynaecology knowledge
not needed by the target role urolithiasis in the urinary tract knowledge

12 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 calculation of food energy required
required, not held dietetics required
required, not held food hygiene rules required
required, not held food preservation required
required, not held food safety standards required
required, not held nutrition of healthy persons required
required, not held composition of diets required
required, not held counselling methods required
required, not held human anatomy required
optional, not held european food safety policy optional
optional, not held obesity optional
optional, not held geriatrics optional

Index

Other moves recorded from cytotechnologist

Full index of moves from cytotechnologist

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.