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

irrigation techniciantowater systems engineering technician

A irrigation technician already meets 28% of what the water systems engineering technician role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From irrigation technician
28%
Overlap1
To water systems engineering technician
5 Skills carried over
6 Required, not held
66.1 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

28%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

66.1/ 100

1 Share of the water systems engineering technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the irrigation technician 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 water systems engineering technician role treats 4 of its required skills as things a irrigation technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • ensure compliance with environmental legislation
  • monitor water quality
  • perform water testing procedures
  • water policies

What stands in the way is 6 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 5 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A water systems engineering technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a irrigation technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held follow water supply schedule management skills
  • already held perform water testing procedures information skills
  • already held water policies services
  • already held monitor water quality information skills
  • already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation assisting and caring

All 5 carried skills, including the 4 the water systems engineering technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 21 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 assisting and caring 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held ensure regulatory compliance in pipeline infrastructures required
  • required, not held use personal protection equipment required
  • optional, not held regulate the flow of substances in pipelines optional
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required
  • required, not held types of pipelines required
  • required, not held hydraulics required
03 information skills 1 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held measure water quality parameters required
  • optional, not held analyse route possibilities in pipeline projects optional
  • optional, not held ensure proper water storage optional
  • optional, not held perform water treatments optional
  • optional, not held survey sites for pipeline installation optional
  • optional, not held test pipeline infrastructure operations optional
04 management skills 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held perform follow-up on pipeline route services required
  • optional, not held ensure equipment availability optional
  • optional, not held ensure equipment maintenance optional
05 constructing 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held detect flaws in pipeline infrastructure optional
  • optional, not held maintain water distribution equipment optional
  • optional, not held maintain water treatment equipment optional
  • optional, not held prevent pipeline deterioration optional
06 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held adjust engineering designs optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a water systems engineering technician 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 5 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
  • already held monitor water quality skill
  • already held perform water testing procedures skill
  • already held water policies knowledge
  • already held follow water supply schedule skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 services 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held flood remediation equipment optional
08 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use water disinfection equipment optional
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held analyse route possibilities in pipeline projects optional
  • optional, not held detect flaws in pipeline infrastructure optional
  • optional, not held ensure proper water storage optional
  • optional, not held maintain water distribution equipment optional
  • optional, not held maintain water treatment equipment optional
  • optional, not held perform water treatments optional
  • optional, not held regulate the flow of substances in pipelines optional
  • optional, not held survey sites for pipeline installation optional
  • optional, not held test pipeline infrastructure operations optional
  • optional, not held use water disinfection equipment optional
  • optional, not held adjust engineering designs optional
  • optional, not held ensure equipment availability optional
  • optional, not held ensure equipment maintenance optional
  • optional, not held flood remediation equipment optional
  • optional, not held prevent pipeline deterioration optional
17 held skills the water systems engineering technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role compute irrigation pressure skill
  • not needed by the target role develop irrigation strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role fire prevention procedures knowledge
  • not needed by the target role fire safety regulations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role inspect fire equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role install irrigation systems skill
  • not needed by the target role irrigation systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role keep competences about irrigation systems up-to-date skill
  • not needed by the target role lay pipe installation skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain irrigation controllers skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain irrigation systems skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain sprinkler systems skill
  • not needed by the target role measure water flow skill
  • not needed by the target role organise irrigation skill
  • not needed by the target role types of sprinklers knowledge
  • not needed by the target role water pressure knowledge
  • not needed by the target role water reuse 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 types of pipelines required
  • required, not held hydraulics required
  • optional, not held flood remediation equipment optional
Index

Other moves recorded from irrigation technician

Full index of moves from irrigation technician

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.