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

electronic equipment inspectortoprinted circuit board test technician

A electronic equipment inspector already meets 51% of what the printed circuit board test technician role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From electronic equipment inspector
51%
Overlap1
To printed circuit board test technician
23 Skills carried over
12 Required, not held
57 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

51%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

57/ 100

1 Share of the printed circuit board test technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the electronic 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 printed circuit board test technician role treats 14 of its required skills as things a electronic equipment inspector already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • communicate test results to other departments
  • electronic equipment standards
  • electronics
  • ensure conformity to specifications
  • inspect quality of products
  • instrument performance elements

What stands in the way is 12 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 23 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A printed circuit board test technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a electronic 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 electronic equipment standards engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 23 carried skills, including the 14 the printed circuit board test technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 25 missing skills fall into 9 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 constructing 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held perform in-circuit test required
  • required, not held test printed circuit boards required
  • required, not held check for solder defects required
  • optional, not held apply soldering techniques optional
  • optional, not held test hardware optional
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held in-circuit test required
  • required, not held integrated circuits required
  • optional, not held IPC standards optional
  • optional, not held surface-mount technology optional
  • optional, not held through-hole technology optional
  • optional, not held semiconductors optional
03 information skills 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held ensure material compliance required
  • required, not held report defective manufacturing materials required
  • optional, not held write records for repairs optional
  • optional, not held monitor machine operations optional
04 information and communication technologies (icts) 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held printed circuit boards required
  • required, not held printed circuit boards testing methods required
  • optional, not held hardware testing methods optional
05 assisting and caring 2 required
  • required, not held abide by regulations on banned materials required
  • required, not held process customer requests based on the REACh Regulation 1907 2006 required
06 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held troubleshoot required
  • optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a printed circuit board 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 23 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held communicate test results to other departments skill
  • already held electronic equipment standards knowledge
  • already held electronics knowledge
  • already held ensure conformity to specifications skill
  • already held inspect quality of products skill
  • already held instrument performance elements knowledge
  • already held interpret circuit 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 standard blueprints skill
  • already held send faulty equipment back to assembly line skill
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held liaise with engineers skill
  • already held maintain test equipment skill
  • already held microelectronics knowledge
  • already held remove defective products skill
  • already held research equipment needs skill
  • already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
  • already held waste removal regulations knowledge
  • already held write inspection reports skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held quality standards optional
08 health and welfare 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held automated optical inspection optional
09 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held operate automated optical inspection machine optional
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held IPC standards optional
  • optional, not held automated optical inspection optional
  • optional, not held operate automated optical inspection machine optional
  • optional, not held surface-mount technology optional
  • optional, not held through-hole technology optional
  • optional, not held write records for repairs optional
  • optional, not held apply soldering techniques optional
  • optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional
  • optional, not held hardware testing methods optional
  • optional, not held monitor machine operations optional
  • optional, not held quality standards optional
  • optional, not held semiconductors optional
  • optional, not held test hardware optional
13 held skills the printed circuit board test technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role analyse test data skill
  • not needed by the target role battery management systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role calibrate electronic instruments skill
  • not needed by the target role check system parameters against reference values skill
  • not needed by the target role consumer electronics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electrical testing methods knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electronic components knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electronic test procedures knowledge
  • not needed by the target role power electronics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role test electronic units skill
  • not needed by the target role types of electronics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use measurement instruments skill
  • not needed by the target role use testing equipment skill
11 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 in-circuit test required
  • required, not held integrated circuits required
  • required, not held printed circuit boards required
  • required, not held printed circuit boards testing methods required
  • optional, not held IPC standards optional
  • optional, not held automated optical inspection optional
  • optional, not held surface-mount technology optional
  • optional, not held through-hole technology optional
  • optional, not held hardware testing methods optional
  • optional, not held quality standards optional
  • optional, not held semiconductors optional
Index

Other moves recorded from electronic equipment inspector

Full index of moves from electronic 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.