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

event scaffoldertofollowspot operator

A event scaffolder already meets 42% of what the followspot operator role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From event scaffolder
42%
Overlap1
To followspot operator
11 Skills carried over
11 Required, not held
59.2 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

42%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

59.2/ 100

1 Share of the followspot operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the event scaffolder 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 followspot operator role treats 8 of its required skills as things a event scaffolder already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • assemble performance equipment
  • follow safety procedures when working at heights
  • store performance equipment
  • use personal protection equipment
  • work ergonomically
  • work safely with machines

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 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A followspot operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a event scaffolder background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held assemble performance equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held store performance equipment handling and moving
  • already held work safely with mobile electrical systems under supervision working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held work with respect for own safety assisting and caring
  • already held work safely with machines working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held follow safety procedures when working at heights assisting and caring

All 11 carried skills, including the 8 the followspot operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 15 missing skills fall into 5 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held adapt to artists' creative demands required
  • required, not held communicate during show required
  • required, not held set up follow spots required
  • required, not held understand artistic concepts required
  • optional, not held adapt designers’ work to the performance venue optional
  • optional, not held identify technical resources for performances optional
02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 required
  • required, not held operate follow spots required
  • required, not held use communication equipment required
  • required, not held de-rig electronic equipment required
03 assisting and caring 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held prevent fire in a performance environment required
  • required, not held follow safety precautions in work practices required
  • optional, not held perform first fire intervention optional
04 handling and moving 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held set up equipment in a timely manner required
  • optional, not held pack electronic equipment optional
05 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held prepare personal work environment required
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a followspot operator 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 assemble performance equipment skill
  • already held follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
  • already held store performance equipment skill
  • already held use personal protection equipment skill
  • already held work ergonomically skill
  • already held work safely with machines skill
  • already held work safely with mobile electrical systems under supervision skill
  • already held work with respect for own safety skill
  • already held develop professional network skill
  • already held keep personal administration skill
  • already held manage personal professional development skill
4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held adapt designers’ work to the performance venue optional
  • optional, not held identify technical resources for performances optional
  • optional, not held pack electronic equipment optional
  • optional, not held perform first fire intervention optional
19 held skills the followspot operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role attach roofing cover skill
  • not needed by the target role build scaffolding skill
  • not needed by the target role construct working platform skill
  • not needed by the target role dismantle scaffolding skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect scaffolding skill
  • not needed by the target role install metal roofing skill
  • not needed by the target role install temporary audience accommodation skill
  • not needed by the target role manage technical resources stock skill
  • not needed by the target role operate forklift skill
  • not needed by the target role operate telehandler skill
  • not needed by the target role organise resources for artistic production skill
  • not needed by the target role plan scaffolding skill
  • not needed by the target role position guardrails and toeboards skill
  • not needed by the target role position outriggers skill
  • not needed by the target role rig loads skill
  • not needed by the target role scaffolding components knowledge
  • not needed by the target role set up stage decks skill
  • not needed by the target role use rope access techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role use technical documentation skill
Index

Other moves recorded from event scaffolder

Full index of moves from event scaffolder

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.