electrical equipment inspectortocontrol panel tester
A electrical equipment inspector already meets 67% of what the control panel tester role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.
67%
42.4/ 100
1 Share of the control panel tester 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 this move works
A control panel tester role treats 20 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 equipment regulations
- electrical testing methods
- electrical wiring diagrams
- electricity principles
What stands in the way is 8 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 31 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A control panel tester 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.
- already held maintain electromechanical equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held research equipment needs communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held test electrical equipment constructing
- already held instrument performance elements engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held electrical testing methods engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held interpret electrical diagrams information skills
All 31 carried skills, including the 20 the control panel tester role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 19 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.
- required, not held electrical wire accessories required
- required, not held switching devices required
- required, not held electricity required
- required, not held power electronics required
- required, not held power engineering required
- optional, not held battery management systems optional
- required, not held apply coating to electrical equipment required
- optional, not held apply soldering techniques optional
- optional, not held inspect electrical supplies optional
- required, not held report defective manufacturing materials required
- optional, not held measure parts of manufactured products optional
- optional, not held write records for repairs optional
- required, not held control panel components required
- optional, not held calibrate electromechanical system optional
- optional, not held adjust voltage optional
- optional, not held repair wiring optional
- optional, not held use specialised tools in electric repairs optional
- optional, not held wear appropriate protective gear optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a control panel tester role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 apply coating to electrical equipment skill · sector specific
- 02 control panel components knowledge · sector specific
- 03 electrical wire accessories knowledge · sector specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 31 skills that carry over
- already held analyse test data skill
- already held communicate test results to other departments skill
- already held electrical equipment regulations knowledge
- already held electrical testing methods knowledge
- already held electrical wiring diagrams knowledge
- already held electricity principles knowledge
- already held electromechanics knowledge
- already held inspect quality of products skill
- already held instrument performance elements knowledge
- already held interpret electrical diagrams skill
- already held measure electrical characteristics skill
- already held meet deadlines skill
- already held perform test run 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 test electrical equipment 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 electrical equipment skill
- already held maintain electromechanical equipment skill
- already held maintain test equipment 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
- optional, not held write calibration report optional
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held battery management systems optional
- optional, not held calibrate electromechanical system optional
- optional, not held measure parts of manufactured products optional
- optional, not held write records for repairs optional
- optional, not held adjust voltage optional
- optional, not held apply soldering techniques optional
- optional, not held inspect electrical supplies optional
- optional, not held repair wiring optional
- optional, not held use specialised tools in electric repairs optional
- optional, not held wear appropriate protective gear optional
- optional, not held write calibration report optional
14 held skills the control panel tester role does not ask for
- 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 discharge 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 machines knowledge
- not needed by the target role maintain electrical engines skill
- not needed by the target role operate precision measuring 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 electromechanical systems skill
- not needed by the target role wind energy knowledge
7 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held control panel components required
- required, not held electrical wire accessories required
- required, not held switching devices required
- required, not held electricity required
- required, not held power electronics required
- required, not held power engineering required
- optional, not held battery management systems optional
Other moves recorded from electrical equipment inspector
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.