Table 1Transition record

jewellery engravertofiligree maker

A jewellery engraver already meets 38% of what the filigree maker role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

From jewellery engraver

38%

Overlap1

To filigree maker

17 Skills carried over

13 Required, not held

65.3 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

38%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

65.3/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the filigree maker role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the jewellery engraver 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 filigree maker role treats 6 of its required skills as things a jewellery engraver already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

ensure conformance to jewel design specifications
mount stones in jewels
perform damascening
select gems for jewellery
select metals for jewellery
smoothen rough jewel parts

What stands in the way is 13 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 17 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A filigree maker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a jewellery engraver background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held perform wire wrapping handling and moving
already held perform enamelling constructing
already held perform damascening communication, collaboration and creativity
already held smoothen rough jewel parts handling and moving
already held mount stones in jewels handling and moving
already held cultured pearls arts and humanities

All 17 carried skills, including the 6 the filigree maker role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 22 missing skills fall into 6 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 8 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held adjust jewellery required
required, not held clean jewellery pieces required
required, not held create jewellery required
required, not held heat jewellery metals required
required, not held mark designs on metal pieces required
required, not held repair jewellery required
required, not held use jewellery equipment required
required, not held use precision tools required

optional, not held build jewellery models optional
optional, not held cast jewellery metal optional
optional, not held maintain jewels and watches optional

02 constructing 3 required

required, not held operate soldering equipment required
required, not held operate welding equipment required
required, not held perform metal work required

03 arts and humanities 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held jewellery processes required

optional, not held jewellery product categories optional
optional, not held watches and jewellery products optional

04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required

required, not held apply precision metalworking techniques required

05 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 supplementary

optional, not held develop jewellery designs optional
optional, not held advise customers on jewellery and watches optional
optional, not held pass on trade techniques optional

06 information skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held estimate cost of jewellery and watches' maintenance optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a filigree maker 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 17 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held ensure conformance to jewel design specifications skill
already held mount stones in jewels skill
already held perform damascening skill
already held select gems for jewellery skill
already held select metals for jewellery skill
already held smoothen rough jewel parts skill
already held apply restoration techniques skill
already held coining knowledge
already held cultured pearls knowledge
already held estimate restoration costs skill
already held evaluate restoration procedures skill
already held imitation jewellery knowledge
already held perform enamelling skill
already held perform wire wrapping skill
already held record jewel processing time skill
already held record jewel weight skill
already held select restoration activities skill

9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held build jewellery models optional
optional, not held cast jewellery metal optional
optional, not held develop jewellery designs optional
optional, not held estimate cost of jewellery and watches' maintenance optional
optional, not held jewellery product categories optional
optional, not held maintain jewels and watches optional
optional, not held watches and jewellery products optional
optional, not held advise customers on jewellery and watches optional
optional, not held pass on trade techniques optional

23 held skills the filigree maker role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role clean engraved areas skill
not needed by the target role compute engraving dimensions skill
not needed by the target role design objects to be crafted skill
not needed by the target role determine quality of engraving skill
not needed by the target role engrave patterns skill
not needed by the target role engraving technologies knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure accurate engravings skill
not needed by the target role fill etchings skill
not needed by the target role handle etching chemicals skill
not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
not needed by the target role inspect etched work skill
not needed by the target role laser engraving methods knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain engraving equipment skill
not needed by the target role operate engraving equipment skill
not needed by the target role position engraving equipment skill
not needed by the target role prepare etching chemicals skill
not needed by the target role prepare workpieces for engraving skill
not needed by the target role prepare workpieces for etching skill
not needed by the target role scale etchings skill
not needed by the target role select engraving templates skill
not needed by the target role transpose designs to engravings skill
not needed by the target role types of engraving needles knowledge
not needed by the target role verify engraving accuracy skill

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 jewellery processes required
optional, not held jewellery product categories optional
optional, not held watches and jewellery products optional

Index

Other moves recorded from jewellery engraver

Full index of moves from jewellery engraver

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.