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

hydroelectric plant operatortoelectrical power distributor

A hydroelectric 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 hydroelectric plant operator
45%
Overlap1
To electrical power distributor
11 Skills carried over
7 Required, not held
52 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 52

This move: 52 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the electrical power distributor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the hydroelectric 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 hydroelectric plant operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held oversee power equipment operation constructing
  • already held adapt energy distribution schedules working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held coordinate electricity generation communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held develop strategies for electricity contingencies management 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 8 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 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
02 management skills 2 required
  • required, not held develop electricity distribution schedule required
  • required, not held supervise electricity distribution operations required
03 information skills 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held ensure compliance with electricity distribution schedule required
  • optional, not held analyse energy market trends optional
  • optional, not held assess areas for power line installation optional
04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held transmission towers required
  • optional, not held electrical discharge optional
05 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held wear appropriate protective gear required
06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held read electricity meter optional
  • optional, not held repair overhead power lines optional
  • optional, not held repair underground power cables optional

2 further areas 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 adapt energy distribution schedules skill
  • already held electric current knowledge
  • already held electrical power safety regulations knowledge
  • already held electricity knowledge
  • already held ensure equipment maintenance skill
  • already held ensure safety in electrical power operations skill
  • already held respond to electrical power contingencies 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 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held electricity market optional
08 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
14 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 carry out energy management of facilities skill
  • not needed by the target role climate change impact knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electric generators knowledge
  • not needed by the target role environmental engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role hydraulics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role hydroelectricity knowledge
  • not needed by the target role hydrography knowledge
  • not needed by the target role install hydraulic systems skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain hydraulic systems skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor electric generators skill
  • not needed by the target role operate hydraulic machinery controls skill
  • not needed by the target role operate hydraulic pumps skill
  • not needed by the target role renewable energy knowledge
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

Other moves recorded from hydroelectric plant operator

Full index of moves from hydroelectric plant operator

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.