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

homologation engineertoconsumer goods inspector

A homologation engineer already meets 24% of what the consumer goods inspector role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From homologation engineer
24%
Overlap1
To consumer goods inspector
7 Skills carried over
8 Required, not held
70.3 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

24%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

70.3/ 100

1 Share of the consumer goods inspector role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the homologation engineer 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 consumer goods inspector role treats 4 of its required skills as things a homologation engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • conduct performance tests
  • manage health and safety standards
  • quality assurance procedures
  • record test data

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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A consumer goods inspector role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a homologation engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held manage maintenance operations management skills
  • already held quality assurance procedures business, administration and law
  • already held conduct performance tests constructing
  • already held manage health and safety standards assisting and caring
  • already held liaise with engineers communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held record test data information skills

All 7 carried skills, including the 4 the consumer goods inspector 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 information skills 4 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held check for damaged items required
  • required, not held inspect quality of products required
  • required, not held undertake inspections required
  • required, not held use technical documentation required
  • optional, not held monitor packaging operations optional
  • optional, not held lead inspections optional
  • optional, not held replace machines optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held communicate problems to senior colleagues required
  • required, not held write inspection reports required
  • optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
  • optional, not held give instructions to staff optional
03 business, administration and law 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held quality standards required
  • optional, not held quality assurance methodologies optional
  • optional, not held toys and games industry optional
04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required
  • required, not held use testing equipment required
05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 5 supplementary
  • optional, not held furniture industry optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of sports equipment optional
  • optional, not held metalworking optional
  • optional, not held glassworking optional
  • optional, not held woodworking processes optional
06 management skills 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held prepare audit activities optional
  • optional, not held supervise staff optional
  • optional, not held supervise work optional

5 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a consumer goods inspector 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 conduct performance tests skill
  • already held manage health and safety standards skill
  • already held quality assurance procedures knowledge
  • already held record test data skill
  • already held liaise with engineers skill
  • already held manage maintenance operations skill
  • already held read standard blueprints skill
The 5 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 arts and humanities 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held jewellery processes optional
  • optional, not held musical instruments optional
08 constructing 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held maintain test equipment optional
  • optional, not held perform test run optional
09 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held act as contact person during equipment incident optional
10 health and welfare 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held medical devices optional
11 services 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held features of sporting equipment optional
22 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held features of sporting equipment optional
  • optional, not held furniture industry optional
  • optional, not held jewellery processes optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of sports equipment optional
  • optional, not held metalworking optional
  • optional, not held monitor packaging operations optional
  • optional, not held musical instruments optional
  • optional, not held act as contact person during equipment incident optional
  • optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
  • optional, not held give instructions to staff optional
  • optional, not held glassworking optional
  • optional, not held lead inspections optional
  • optional, not held maintain test equipment optional
  • optional, not held medical devices optional
  • optional, not held perform test run optional
  • optional, not held prepare audit activities optional
  • optional, not held quality assurance methodologies optional
  • optional, not held replace machines optional
  • optional, not held supervise staff optional
  • optional, not held supervise work optional
  • optional, not held toys and games industry optional
  • optional, not held woodworking processes optional
36 held skills the consumer goods inspector role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role European vehicle type-approval legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role advise on homologation procedure skill
  • not needed by the target role attend to detail in preparation for audits skill
  • not needed by the target role automotive diagnostic equipment knowledge
  • not needed by the target role automotive engineering skill
  • not needed by the target role car controls knowledge
  • not needed by the target role communicate regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role consumer protection knowledge
  • not needed by the target role design principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role emission standards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with maintenance legislation skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure conformity to specifications skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure products meet regulatory requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role green automotive technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role identify legal requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role interpret technical requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role keep up-to-date with regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role legal research knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manage product testing skill
  • not needed by the target role mechanical requirements for vehicles in urban areas knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mechanics of motor vehicles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role monitor manufacturing quality standards skill
  • not needed by the target role new vehicles on the market knowledge
  • not needed by the target role pollution legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role prepare compliance documents skill
  • not needed by the target role project management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role provide homologation management services skill
  • not needed by the target role recommend product improvements skill
  • not needed by the target role report test findings skill
  • not needed by the target role supervise motor vehicles manufacture skill
  • not needed by the target role types of vehicle engines knowledge
  • not needed by the target role vehicle electrical systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role vehicle manufacturing process knowledge
  • not needed by the target role vehicle type-approval knowledge
  • not needed by the target role write technical reports skill
12 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 quality standards required
  • optional, not held features of sporting equipment optional
  • optional, not held furniture industry optional
  • optional, not held jewellery processes optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of sports equipment optional
  • optional, not held metalworking optional
  • optional, not held musical instruments optional
  • optional, not held glassworking optional
  • optional, not held medical devices optional
  • optional, not held quality assurance methodologies optional
  • optional, not held toys and games industry optional
  • optional, not held woodworking processes optional
Index

Other moves recorded from homologation engineer

Full index of moves from homologation engineer

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.