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

head pastry cheftochef

A head pastry chef already meets 56% of what the chef role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From head pastry chef
56%
Overlap1
To chef
25 Skills carried over
8 Required, not held
53.1 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

56%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

53.1/ 100

1 Share of the chef role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the head pastry chef 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 chef role treats 13 of its required skills as things a head pastry chef already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • comply with food safety and hygiene
  • design indicators for food waste reduction
  • develop food waste reduction strategies
  • handover the food preparation area
  • maintain kitchen equipment at correct temperature
  • manage staff

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 25 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A chef role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a head pastry chef background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held prepare canapés assisting and caring
  • already held compile cooking recipes communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held set prices of menu items information skills
  • already held prepare desserts assisting and caring
  • already held types of whisks services
  • already held use culinary finishing techniques assisting and caring

All 25 carried skills, including the 13 the chef role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 24 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required
  • required, not held instruct kitchen personnel required
  • required, not held think creatively about food and beverages required
  • required, not held work in a hospitality team required
  • required, not held maintain customer service required
02 assisting and caring 2 required, 11 supplementary
  • required, not held use food preparation techniques required
  • required, not held use resource-efficient technologies in hospitality required
  • optional, not held cook dairy products optional
  • optional, not held cook fish optional
  • optional, not held cook meat dishes optional
  • optional, not held cook pastry products optional
  • optional, not held cook sauce products optional
  • optional, not held cook seafood optional
  • optional, not held cook vegetable products optional
  • optional, not held prepare flambeed dishes optional
  • optional, not held prepare salad dressings optional
  • optional, not held prepare sandwiches optional
  • optional, not held identify nutritional properties of food optional
03 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held control of expenses required
  • optional, not held ensure cleanliness of food preparation area optional
04 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required
  • required, not held food waste monitoring systems required
05 handling and moving 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held handle chemical cleaning agents optional
  • optional, not held manage waste optional
06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held molecular gastronomy optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a chef 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 25 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held comply with food safety and hygiene skill
  • already held design indicators for food waste reduction skill
  • already held develop food waste reduction strategies skill
  • already held handover the food preparation area skill
  • already held maintain kitchen equipment at correct temperature skill
  • already held manage staff skill
  • already held plan menus skill
  • already held store raw food materials skill
  • already held types of whisks knowledge
  • already held use cooking techniques skill
  • already held use culinary finishing techniques skill
  • already held use food cutting tools skill
  • already held use reheating techniques skill
  • already held assist customers skill
  • already held check deliveries on receipt skill
  • already held compile cooking recipes skill
  • already held conduct research on food waste prevention skill
  • already held create decorative food displays skill
  • already held order supplies skill
  • already held perform procurement processes skill
  • already held plan shifts of employees skill
  • already held prepare canapés skill
  • already held prepare desserts skill
  • already held set prices of menu items skill
  • already held train employees skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held execute chilling processes to food products optional
16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held cook dairy products optional
  • optional, not held cook fish optional
  • optional, not held cook meat dishes optional
  • optional, not held cook pastry products optional
  • optional, not held cook sauce products optional
  • optional, not held cook seafood optional
  • optional, not held cook vegetable products optional
  • optional, not held ensure cleanliness of food preparation area optional
  • optional, not held execute chilling processes to food products optional
  • optional, not held molecular gastronomy optional
  • optional, not held prepare flambeed dishes optional
  • optional, not held prepare salad dressings optional
  • optional, not held prepare sandwiches optional
  • optional, not held handle chemical cleaning agents optional
  • optional, not held identify nutritional properties of food optional
  • optional, not held manage waste optional
22 held skills the chef role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise guests on menus for special events skill
  • not needed by the target role bake pastry for special events skill
  • not needed by the target role create innovative desserts skill
  • not needed by the target role decorate pastry for special events skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure maintenance of kitchen equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role estimate costs of required supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role food storage knowledge
  • not needed by the target role handle customer complaints skill
  • not needed by the target role handle surveillance equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role keep up with eating out trends skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain a safe, hygienic and secure working environment skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain personal hygiene standards skill
  • not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
  • not needed by the target role manage medium term objectives skill
  • not needed by the target role manage revenue skill
  • not needed by the target role manage stock rotation skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor the use of kitchen equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role plan medium to long term objectives skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare bakery products skill
  • not needed by the target role recruit employees skill
  • not needed by the target role supervise food quality skill
  • not needed by the target role train staff to reduce food waste skill
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 food waste monitoring systems required
  • optional, not held molecular gastronomy optional
Index

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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.