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

foundry mouldertocasting mould maker

A foundry moulder already meets 25% of what the casting mould maker role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From foundry moulder
25%
Overlap1
To casting mould maker
9 Skills carried over
8 Required, not held
69.7 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

25%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

69.7/ 100

1 Share of the casting mould maker role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the foundry moulder 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 casting mould maker role treats 1 of its required skills as things a foundry moulder already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • mark processed workpiece

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

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A casting mould maker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a foundry moulder background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held attend to detail in casting processes handling and moving
  • already held precious metal processing arts and humanities
  • already held types of plastic engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held mark processed workpiece handling and moving
  • already held prepare scientific reports communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held non-ferrous metal processing engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 9 carried skills, including the 1 the casting mould maker role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 18 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 information skills 4 required
  • required, not held calculate allowances for shrinkage in casting processes required
  • required, not held interpret 2D plans required
  • required, not held interpret 3D plans required
  • required, not held read standard blueprints required
02 handling and moving 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held operate patternmaking machinery required
  • required, not held repair patterns required
  • optional, not held assemble pattern parts optional
  • optional, not held select pattern material optional
03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held casting processes required
  • optional, not held types of wood optional
04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held operate precision measuring equipment required
  • optional, not held tend lathe optional
05 working with computers 5 supplementary
  • optional, not held set up machine controls optional
  • optional, not held tend CNC drilling machine optional
  • optional, not held tend CNC grinding machine optional
  • optional, not held tend CNC milling machine optional
  • optional, not held tend computer numerical control lathe machine optional
06 constructing 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held apply coating to patterns optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a casting mould maker 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 9 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held mark processed workpiece skill
  • already held attend to detail in casting processes skill
  • already held ferrous metal processing knowledge
  • already held non-ferrous metal processing knowledge
  • already held precious metal processing knowledge
  • already held prepare scientific reports skill
  • already held supervise work skill
  • already held types of metal knowledge
  • already held types of plastic knowledge
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held apply coating to patterns optional
  • optional, not held assemble pattern parts optional
  • optional, not held select pattern material optional
  • optional, not held set up machine controls optional
  • optional, not held tend CNC drilling machine optional
  • optional, not held tend CNC grinding machine optional
  • optional, not held tend CNC milling machine optional
  • optional, not held tend computer numerical control lathe machine optional
  • optional, not held tend lathe optional
  • optional, not held types of wood optional
16 held skills the casting mould maker role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role communicate using non-verbal language skill
  • not needed by the target role construct cores skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate coremaking shifts skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure core uniformity skill
  • not needed by the target role follow manufacturing work schedule skill
  • not needed by the target role insert core structures skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain core parts skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain cores skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor gauge skill
  • not needed by the target role position core workpieces skill
  • not needed by the target role pour molten metal into cores skill
  • not needed by the target role provide pouring holes in cores skill
  • not needed by the target role repair core defects skill
  • not needed by the target role troubleshoot skill
  • not needed by the target role types of metal manufacturing processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role various types of sand knowledge
2 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 casting processes required
  • optional, not held types of wood optional
Index

Other moves recorded from foundry moulder

Full index of moves from foundry moulder

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.