Table 1Transition record

kitchen portertokitchen assistant

A kitchen porter already meets 48% of what the kitchen assistant role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From kitchen porter

48%

Overlap1

To kitchen assistant

12 Skills carried over

9 Required, not held

55.7 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 55.7

This move: 55.7 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the kitchen assistant role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the kitchen porter 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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A kitchen assistant role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a kitchen porter background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held clean kitchen equipment handling and moving
already held report on possible equipment hazards information skills
already held carry out stock rotation handling and moving
already held handover the food preparation area handling and moving
already held ensure cleanliness of food preparation area information skills
already held maintain a safe, hygienic and secure working environment assisting and caring

All 12 carried skills, including the 11 the kitchen assistant role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 19 missing skills fall into 5 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 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held store kitchen supplies required
required, not held manage waste required

optional, not held maintain kitchen equipment at correct temperature optional
optional, not held prepare bakery products optional

02 management skills 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held monitor kitchen supplies required
required, not held receive kitchen supplies required

optional, not held check deliveries on receipt optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required

required, not held maintain customer service required
required, not held work according to recipe required

04 information skills 2 required

required, not held monitor stock level required
required, not held design indicators for food waste reduction required

05 assisting and caring 1 required, 7 supplementary

required, not held comply with standard portion sizes required

optional, not held cook vegetable products optional
optional, not held prepare dairy products for use in a dish optional
optional, not held prepare egg products for use in a dish optional
optional, not held prepare meat products for use in a dish optional
optional, not held prepare sandwiches optional
optional, not held prepare saucier products for use in a dish optional
optional, not held prepare vegetable products for use in a dish optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a kitchen assistant 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 12 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held carry out stock rotation skill
already held clean kitchen equipment skill
already held clean surfaces skill
already held comply with food safety and hygiene skill
already held ensure cleanliness of food preparation area skill
already held handle chemical cleaning agents skill
already held handover the food preparation area skill
already held maintain a safe, hygienic and secure working environment skill
already held use food cutting tools skill
already held use food preparation techniques skill
already held work in a hospitality team skill
already held report on possible equipment hazards skill

10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held cook vegetable products optional
optional, not held maintain kitchen equipment at correct temperature optional
optional, not held prepare bakery products optional
optional, not held prepare dairy products for use in a dish optional
optional, not held prepare egg products for use in a dish optional
optional, not held prepare meat products for use in a dish optional
optional, not held prepare sandwiches optional
optional, not held prepare saucier products for use in a dish optional
optional, not held prepare vegetable products for use in a dish optional
optional, not held check deliveries on receipt optional

3 held skills the kitchen assistant role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health skill
not needed by the target role handle glassware skill
not needed by the target role operate dishwashing machine skill

Index

Other moves recorded from kitchen porter

Full index of moves from kitchen porter

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.