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

foundry mouldertoprocess metallurgist

A foundry moulder already meets 26% of what the process metallurgist role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.

From foundry moulder
26%
Overlap1
To process metallurgist
7 Skills carried over
14 Required, not held
73.5 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

26%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

73.5/ 100

1 Share of the process metallurgist 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 process metallurgist role treats 7 of its required skills as things a foundry moulder already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • ferrous metal processing
  • non-ferrous metal processing
  • precious metal processing
  • prepare scientific reports
  • troubleshoot
  • types of metal

What stands in the way is 14 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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A process metallurgist 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 precious metal processing arts and humanities
  • already held prepare scientific reports communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held non-ferrous metal processing engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held types of metal manufacturing processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held ferrous metal processing engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held types of metal engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 7 carried skills, including the 7 the process metallurgist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 30 missing skills fall into 11 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 4 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held metal and metal ore products required
  • required, not held alloys of precious metals required
  • required, not held materials engineering required
  • required, not held metal forming technologies required
  • optional, not held chemical processes optional
  • optional, not held chemical technologies in metal manufacture optional
  • optional, not held design drawings optional
  • optional, not held precious metals optional
02 assisting and caring 3 required
  • required, not held ensure public safety and security required
  • required, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation required
  • required, not held ensure health and safety in manufacturing required
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held work in metal manufacture teams required
  • required, not held address problems critically required
  • optional, not held design metal components optional
  • optional, not held develop new installations optional
  • optional, not held liaise with quality assurance optional
04 information skills 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held assess suitability of metal types for specific application required
  • required, not held monitor manufacturing quality standards required
  • optional, not held conduct metallurgical structural analysis optional
  • optional, not held extract products from moulds optional
  • optional, not held process incident reports for prevention optional
05 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held make time-critical decisions required
  • optional, not held provide technical documentation optional
06 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held join metals required

5 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a process metallurgist 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 7 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • 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 troubleshoot skill
  • already held types of metal knowledge
  • already held types of metal manufacturing processes knowledge
The 5 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 handling and moving 1 required
  • required, not held manipulate metal required
08 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held separate metals from ores optional
  • optional, not held install monitors for process control optional
09 arts and humanities 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held manufacturing of jewellery optional
10 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held innovation processes optional
11 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held physics optional
16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held chemical processes optional
  • optional, not held chemical technologies in metal manufacture optional
  • optional, not held conduct metallurgical structural analysis optional
  • optional, not held design metal components optional
  • optional, not held develop new installations optional
  • optional, not held innovation processes optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of jewellery optional
  • optional, not held separate metals from ores optional
  • optional, not held design drawings optional
  • optional, not held extract products from moulds optional
  • optional, not held install monitors for process control optional
  • optional, not held liaise with quality assurance optional
  • optional, not held physics optional
  • optional, not held precious metals optional
  • optional, not held process incident reports for prevention optional
  • optional, not held provide technical documentation optional
18 held skills the process metallurgist role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role attend to detail in casting processes skill
  • 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 mark processed workpiece 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 supervise work skill
  • not needed by the target role types of plastic knowledge
  • not needed by the target role various types of sand knowledge
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 metal and metal ore products required
  • required, not held alloys of precious metals required
  • required, not held materials engineering required
  • required, not held metal forming technologies required
  • optional, not held chemical processes optional
  • optional, not held chemical technologies in metal manufacture optional
  • optional, not held innovation processes optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of jewellery optional
  • optional, not held design drawings optional
  • optional, not held physics optional
  • optional, not held precious metals 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.