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

insulation workertowindow installer

A insulation worker already meets 70% of what the window installer role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From insulation worker
70%
Overlap1
To window installer
29 Skills carried over
5 Required, not held
33.8 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 33.8

This move: 33.8 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the window installer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the insulation worker 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 29 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A window installer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a insulation worker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held apply house wrap constructing
  • already held cut insulation material to size handling and moving
  • already held types of insulation material engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held apply insulation strips constructing
  • already held apply spray foam insulation constructing
  • already held inspect insulation information skills

All 29 carried skills, including the 10 the window installer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 11 missing skills fall into 4 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, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held cut house wrap required
  • required, not held use shims required
  • required, not held manipulate glass required
  • optional, not held assemble insulating glazing units optional
  • optional, not held pack fragile items for transportation optional
02 constructing 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held install sill pan required
  • required, not held set window required
  • optional, not held install frameless glass optional
  • optional, not held assemble windows optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held create architectural sketches optional
04 information skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held inspect quality of products optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a window installer 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 29 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply insulation strips skill
  • already held apply proofing membranes skill
  • already held apply spray foam insulation skill
  • already held cut insulation material to size skill
  • already held follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
  • already held inspect construction supplies skill
  • already held transport construction supplies skill
  • already held use measurement instruments skill
  • already held use safety equipment in construction skill
  • already held work ergonomically skill
  • already held advise on construction materials skill
  • already held apply house wrap skill
  • already held energy performance of buildings knowledge
  • already held follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
  • already held inspect insulation skill
  • already held install construction profiles skill
  • already held install insulation material skill
  • already held interpret 2D plans skill
  • already held interpret 3D plans skill
  • already held keep personal administration skill
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held maintain work area cleanliness skill
  • already held monitor stock level skill
  • already held order construction supplies skill
  • already held process incoming construction supplies skill
  • already held types of insulation material knowledge
  • already held use sander skill
  • already held use squaring pole skill
  • already held work in a construction team skill
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held create architectural sketches optional
  • optional, not held install frameless glass optional
  • optional, not held assemble insulating glazing units optional
  • optional, not held assemble windows optional
  • optional, not held inspect quality of products optional
  • optional, not held pack fragile items for transportation optional
15 held skills the window installer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role airtight construction knowledge
  • not needed by the target role answer requests for quotation skill
  • not needed by the target role apply adhesive wall coating skill
  • not needed by the target role build scaffolding skill
  • not needed by the target role calculate needs for construction supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role create infrared imagery skill
  • not needed by the target role energy conservation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role energy efficiency knowledge
  • not needed by the target role envelope systems for buildings knowledge
  • not needed by the target role environmental indoor quality knowledge
  • not needed by the target role install drop ceiling skill
  • not needed by the target role install insulation blocks skill
  • not needed by the target role protect surfaces during construction work skill
  • not needed by the target role pump insulation beads into cavities skill
  • not needed by the target role set up temporary construction site infrastructure skill
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.