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

geothermal power plant operatortoelectrical power distributor

A geothermal power plant operator already meets 45% of what the electrical power distributor role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From geothermal power plant operator
45%
Overlap1
To electrical power distributor
11 Skills carried over
7 Required, not held
52.5 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 52.5

This move: 52.5 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the electrical power distributor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the geothermal power plant operator 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 electrical power distributor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a geothermal power plant operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held oversee power equipment operation constructing
  • already held coordinate electricity generation communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held develop strategies for electricity contingencies management skills
  • already held ensure compliance with electricity distribution schedule information skills
  • already held respond to electrical power contingencies working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held ensure safety in electrical power operations assisting and caring

All 11 carried skills, including the 7 the electrical power distributor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 16 missing skills fall into 7 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 management skills 3 required
  • required, not held develop electricity distribution schedule required
  • required, not held supervise electricity distribution operations required
  • required, not held ensure equipment maintenance required
02 constructing 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held inspect overhead power lines required
  • required, not held inspect underground power cables required
  • optional, not held test procedures in electricity transmission optional
03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held adapt energy distribution schedules required
  • optional, not held read electricity meter optional
  • optional, not held repair overhead power lines optional
  • optional, not held repair underground power cables optional
04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held transmission towers required
  • optional, not held electrical discharge optional
05 information skills 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held analyse energy market trends optional
  • optional, not held assess areas for power line installation optional
06 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held electricity market optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a electrical power distributor 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 electric current knowledge
  • already held electrical power safety regulations knowledge
  • already held electricity knowledge
  • already held ensure compliance with electricity distribution schedule skill
  • already held ensure safety in electrical power operations skill
  • already held respond to electrical power contingencies skill
  • already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
  • already held coordinate electricity generation skill
  • already held develop strategies for electricity contingencies skill
  • already held electricity consumption knowledge
  • already held oversee power equipment operation skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held advise on safety improvements optional
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held read electricity meter optional
  • optional, not held advise on safety improvements optional
  • optional, not held analyse energy market trends optional
  • optional, not held assess areas for power line installation optional
  • optional, not held electrical discharge optional
  • optional, not held electricity market optional
  • optional, not held repair overhead power lines optional
  • optional, not held repair underground power cables optional
  • optional, not held test procedures in electricity transmission optional
25 held skills the electrical power distributor role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role apply health and safety standards skill
  • not needed by the target role arrange equipment repairs skill
  • not needed by the target role control steam flows skill
  • not needed by the target role electric generators knowledge
  • not needed by the target role geothermal energy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role geothermal energy systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role geothermal power generation methods knowledge
  • not needed by the target role geothermal power plant operations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role liaise with engineers skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain electrical equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain records of maintenance interventions skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor electric generators skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor valves skill
  • not needed by the target role operate climate control skill
  • not needed by the target role operate forklift skill
  • not needed by the target role operate steam turbine skill
  • not needed by the target role perform minor repairs to equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role read engineering drawings skill
  • not needed by the target role regulate steam pressure skill
  • not needed by the target role renewable energy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role replace large components skill
  • not needed by the target role report on production results skill
  • not needed by the target role resolve equipment malfunctions skill
  • not needed by the target role thermodynamics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role troubleshoot skill
3 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 transmission towers required
  • optional, not held electrical discharge optional
  • optional, not held electricity market optional
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.