Table 1Transition record

enamellertoprecious stone setter

A enameller already meets 37% of what the precious stone setter role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From enameller

37%

Overlap1

To precious stone setter

11 Skills carried over

8 Required, not held

60.5 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 60.5

This move: 60.5 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the precious stone setter role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the enameller 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 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A precious stone setter role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a enameller background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held attend to detail regarding jewellery creation handling and moving
already held detect product defects information skills
already held think creatively about jewellery communication, collaboration and creativity
already held create jewellery handling and moving
already held characteristics of precious metals arts and humanities
already held use jewellery equipment handling and moving

All 11 carried skills, including the 5 the precious stone setter role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 19 missing skills fall into 6 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 handling and moving 3 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held mount stones in jewels required
required, not held assemble jewellery parts required
required, not held use precision tools required

optional, not held adjust jewellery optional
optional, not held heat jewellery metals optional
optional, not held repair jewellery optional
optional, not held select gems for jewellery optional
optional, not held select metals for jewellery optional
optional, not held cut metal products optional

02 arts and humanities 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held manufacturing of jewellery required
required, not held gemstones required

optional, not held cultured pearls optional

03 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held examine gems required
required, not held record jewel weight required

optional, not held record jewel processing time optional

04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required

required, not held characteristics of diamonds required

05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 supplementary

optional, not held use specialised equipment optional
optional, not held operate microscope optional

06 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held exercise patience optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a precious stone setter 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 11 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held attend to detail regarding jewellery creation skill
already held characteristics of precious metals knowledge
already held ensure conformance to jewel design specifications skill
already held jewellery processes knowledge
already held use jewellery equipment skill
already held clean jewellery pieces skill
already held create jewellery skill
already held detect product defects skill
already held develop jewellery designs skill
already held think creatively about jewellery skill
already held watches and jewellery products knowledge

11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held adjust jewellery optional
optional, not held heat jewellery metals optional
optional, not held record jewel processing time optional
optional, not held repair jewellery optional
optional, not held select gems for jewellery optional
optional, not held select metals for jewellery optional
optional, not held use specialised equipment optional
optional, not held cultured pearls optional
optional, not held cut metal products optional
optional, not held exercise patience optional
optional, not held operate microscope optional

20 held skills the precious stone setter role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role check quality of enamel skill
not needed by the target role coating substances knowledge
not needed by the target role company policies knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure equipment availability skill
not needed by the target role fire the surface skill
not needed by the target role health and safety in the workplace knowledge
not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
not needed by the target role jewellery product categories knowledge
not needed by the target role keep records of work progress skill
not needed by the target role metal coating technologies knowledge
not needed by the target role metal smoothing technologies knowledge
not needed by the target role operate metal polishing equipment skill
not needed by the target role perform enamelling skill
not needed by the target role prepare surface for enamelling skill
not needed by the target role prepare the enamel skill
not needed by the target role smoothen rough jewel parts skill
not needed by the target role trade in jewellery skill
not needed by the target role trends in fashion knowledge
not needed by the target role use color matching techniques skill
not needed by the target role work ergonomically skill

4 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 manufacturing of jewellery required
required, not held characteristics of diamonds required
required, not held gemstones required
optional, not held cultured pearls optional

Index

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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.