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

event scaffoldertohigh rigger

A event scaffolder already meets 49% of what the high rigger role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From event scaffolder
49%
Overlap1
To high rigger
17 Skills carried over
10 Required, not held
56.3 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

49%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

56.3/ 100

1 Share of the high rigger 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 high rigger role treats 11 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
  • organise resources for artistic production
  • store performance equipment
  • use personal protection equipment
  • use rope access techniques

What stands in the way is 10 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 17 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A high rigger 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 operate telehandler working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held use rope access techniques handling and moving
  • already held assemble performance equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held organise resources for artistic production management skills
  • already held store performance equipment handling and moving
  • already held manage technical resources stock management skills

All 17 carried skills, including the 11 the high rigger role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 20 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 constructing 3 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held assemble truss constructions required
  • required, not held hang chain hoists required
  • required, not held maintain rigging equipment required
  • optional, not held assemble circus rigging equipment optional
  • optional, not held maintain chain hoists optional
  • optional, not held maintain circus rigging equipment optional
  • optional, not held perform regular checks on rigging equipment optional
  • optional, not held plot rigging movements optional
02 assisting and caring 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held evacuate people from heights required
  • required, not held provide first aid required
  • required, not held react to emergency situations in a live performance environment required
  • optional, not held ensure safety of mobile electrical systems optional
03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required
  • required, not held use communication equipment required
  • required, not held provide power distribution required
04 information skills 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held write risk assessment on performing arts production required
  • optional, not held calculate rigging plots optional
  • optional, not held document safety actions optional
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held promote health and safety required
  • optional, not held design rigging plots optional
06 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held define rigging needs for circus acts optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a high rigger 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 17 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held assemble performance equipment skill
  • already held follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
  • already held organise resources for artistic production skill
  • already held store performance equipment skill
  • already held use personal protection equipment skill
  • already held use rope access techniques skill
  • already held use technical documentation 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
  • already held manage technical resources stock skill
  • already held operate forklift skill
  • already held operate telehandler skill
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held assemble circus rigging equipment optional
  • optional, not held calculate rigging plots optional
  • optional, not held define rigging needs for circus acts optional
  • optional, not held design rigging plots optional
  • optional, not held document safety actions optional
  • optional, not held ensure safety of mobile electrical systems optional
  • optional, not held maintain chain hoists optional
  • optional, not held maintain circus rigging equipment optional
  • optional, not held perform regular checks on rigging equipment optional
  • optional, not held plot rigging movements optional
13 held skills the high rigger 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 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
Index
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.