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

electrical equipment inspectortocomputer hardware test technician

A electrical equipment inspector already meets 54% of what the computer hardware test technician role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From electrical equipment inspector
54%
Overlap1
To computer hardware test technician
24 Skills carried over
11 Required, not held
52.9 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

54%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

52.9/ 100

1 Share of the computer hardware test technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the electrical equipment inspector 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 computer hardware test technician role treats 13 of its required skills as things a electrical equipment inspector already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • analyse test data
  • communicate test results to other departments
  • electrical discharge
  • inspect quality of products
  • instrument performance elements
  • measure electrical characteristics

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 24 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A computer hardware test technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a electrical equipment inspector background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held research equipment needs communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held instrument performance elements engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held waste removal regulations services
  • already held communicate test results to other departments communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held measure electrical characteristics information skills
  • already held electrical discharge engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 24 carried skills, including the 13 the computer hardware test technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 21 missing skills fall into 7 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 information and communication technologies (icts) 4 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held hardware materials required
  • required, not held hardware platforms required
  • required, not held hardware components required
  • required, not held hardware testing methods required
  • optional, not held printed circuit boards testing methods optional
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held hardware architectures required
  • required, not held electronic equipment standards required
  • optional, not held consumer electronics optional
  • optional, not held electronics optional
  • optional, not held mechanics optional
  • optional, not held microelectronics optional
03 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held interpret circuit diagrams required
  • required, not held conduct quality control analysis required
  • optional, not held check system parameters against reference values optional
04 constructing 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held test hardware required
  • optional, not held test wireless devices optional
  • optional, not held perform in-circuit test optional
  • optional, not held test printed circuit boards optional
05 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held ensure conformity to specifications required
06 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held quality standards required

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a computer hardware test 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 24 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held analyse test data skill
  • already held communicate test results to other departments skill
  • already held electrical discharge knowledge
  • already held inspect quality of products skill
  • already held instrument performance elements knowledge
  • already held measure electrical characteristics skill
  • already held meet deadlines skill
  • already held quality assurance procedures knowledge
  • already held read assembly drawings skill
  • already held read engineering drawings skill
  • already held read standard blueprints skill
  • already held use measurement instruments skill
  • already held use testing equipment skill
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held liaise with engineers skill
  • already held maintain test equipment skill
  • already held operate precision measuring equipment skill
  • already held perform test run skill
  • already held remove defective products skill
  • already held research equipment needs skill
  • already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
  • already held send faulty equipment back to assembly line skill
  • already held waste removal regulations knowledge
  • already held write inspection reports skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held calibrate electronic instruments optional
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held test wireless devices optional
  • optional, not held consumer electronics optional
  • optional, not held perform in-circuit test optional
  • optional, not held test printed circuit boards optional
  • optional, not held calibrate electronic instruments optional
  • optional, not held check system parameters against reference values optional
  • optional, not held electronics optional
  • optional, not held mechanics optional
  • optional, not held microelectronics optional
  • optional, not held printed circuit boards testing methods optional
21 held skills the computer hardware test technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role electric clocks knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electric drives knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electric generators knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electric motors knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electrical engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electrical equipment components knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electrical equipment regulations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electrical machines knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electrical testing methods knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electrical wiring diagrams knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electricity principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electromechanics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role interpret electrical diagrams skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain electrical engines skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain electrical equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain electromechanical equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role photovoltaic systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role provide user support for electrical instruments skill
  • not needed by the target role test electrical equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role test electromechanical systems skill
  • not needed by the target role wind energy 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 hardware architectures required
  • required, not held hardware materials required
  • required, not held hardware platforms required
  • required, not held electronic equipment standards required
  • required, not held hardware components required
  • required, not held hardware testing methods required
  • required, not held quality standards required
  • optional, not held consumer electronics optional
  • optional, not held electronics optional
  • optional, not held mechanics optional
  • optional, not held microelectronics optional
  • optional, not held printed circuit boards testing methods optional
Index

Other moves recorded from electrical equipment inspector

Full index of moves from electrical equipment inspector

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.