Table 1Transition record

glass engravertostone engraver

A glass engraver already meets 44% of what the stone engraver role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From glass engraver

44%

Overlap1

To stone engraver

17 Skills carried over

9 Required, not held

59.4 Difficulty2

Career overlap Partial match

44%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

59.4/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the stone engraver role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the glass engraver 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 stone engraver role treats 7 of its required skills as things a glass engraver already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

clean engraved areas
engrave patterns
ensure equipment availability
operate engraving equipment
position engraving equipment
prepare workpieces for engraving

What stands in the way is 9 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 stone engraver role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a glass engraver background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held position engraving equipment handling and moving
already held determine quality of engraving information skills
already held transpose designs to engravings information skills
already held clean engraved areas handling and moving
already held prepare workpieces for engraving handling and moving
already held prepare workpieces for etching handling and moving

All 17 carried skills, including the 7 the stone engraver role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 22 missing skills fall into 9 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 handling and moving 3 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held cool workpiece required
required, not held adjust cut sizes required
required, not held wash stone required

optional, not held pack stone products optional
optional, not held polish stone surfaces optional
optional, not held remove inadequate workpieces optional
optional, not held remove processed workpiece optional

02 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held inspect stone surface required
required, not held measure materials required

optional, not held report defective manufacturing materials optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held sketch designs on workpieces required

optional, not held use painting techniques optional
optional, not held troubleshoot optional

04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held types of engraving needles required

optional, not held quality and cycle time optimisation optional

05 arts and humanities 1 required

required, not held types of engraving stone required

06 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held quality standards required

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a stone engraver 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 clean engraved areas skill
already held engrave patterns skill
already held ensure equipment availability skill
already held operate engraving equipment skill
already held position engraving equipment skill
already held prepare workpieces for engraving skill
already held prepare workpieces for etching skill
already held consult technical resources skill
already held determine quality of engraving skill
already held engraving technologies knowledge
already held identify customer's needs skill
already held inspect quality of products skill
already held keep records of work progress skill
already held set up the controller of a machine skill
already held supply machine skill
already held supply machine with appropriate tools skill
already held transpose designs to engravings skill

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 constructing 3 supplementary

optional, not held post-process stone workpiece optional
optional, not held maintain engraving equipment optional
optional, not held perform test run optional

08 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held program a CNC controller optional

09 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary

optional, not held operate forklift optional

13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held post-process stone workpiece optional
optional, not held maintain engraving equipment optional
optional, not held use painting techniques optional
optional, not held operate forklift optional
optional, not held pack stone products optional
optional, not held perform test run optional
optional, not held polish stone surfaces optional
optional, not held program a CNC controller optional
optional, not held quality and cycle time optimisation optional
optional, not held remove inadequate workpieces optional
optional, not held remove processed workpiece optional
optional, not held report defective manufacturing materials optional
optional, not held troubleshoot optional

16 held skills the stone engraver role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role abrasive machining processes knowledge
not needed by the target role compute engraving dimensions skill
not needed by the target role ensure accurate engravings skill
not needed by the target role handle etching chemicals skill
not needed by the target role inspect etched work skill
not needed by the target role lathe machine parts knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain equipment skill
not needed by the target role manipulate glass skill
not needed by the target role monitor automated machines skill
not needed by the target role protect workpiece components from processing skill
not needed by the target role sandcarving knowledge
not needed by the target role select engraving templates skill
not needed by the target role use abrasive wheel skill
not needed by the target role use glass engraving tools skill
not needed by the target role use personal protection equipment skill
not needed by the target role verify engraving accuracy skill

4 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 types of engraving stone required
required, not held quality standards required
required, not held types of engraving needles required
optional, not held quality and cycle time optimisation optional

Index

Other moves recorded from glass engraver

Full index of moves from glass engraver

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.