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

lacquer makertovarnish maker

A lacquer maker already meets 70% of what the varnish maker role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From lacquer maker
70%
Overlap1
To varnish maker
27 Skills carried over
6 Required, not held
38 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 38

This move: 38 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the varnish maker role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the lacquer maker 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 27 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A varnish maker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a lacquer maker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held measure chemical substance viscosity working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held add colour constructing
  • already held communicate with external laboratories communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held clean mixer handling and moving
  • already held prepare chemical samples handling and moving
  • already held handle delivery of raw materials handling and moving

All 27 carried skills, including the 8 the varnish maker role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 7 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 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 required
  • required, not held operate varnish production equipment required
  • required, not held remove sediment from varnish required
  • required, not held adjust burner controls required
02 handling and moving 2 required
  • required, not held adjust the varnish mixture required
  • required, not held transfer varnish required
03 information skills 1 required
  • required, not held weigh varnish ingredients required
04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held synthetic resins optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a varnish 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 27 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held measure chemical substance viscosity skill
  • already held prepare chemical samples skill
  • already held quality standards knowledge
  • already held set up the controller of a machine skill
  • already held supply machine skill
  • already held troubleshoot skill
  • already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
  • already held work safely with chemicals skill
  • already held add colour skill
  • already held clean mixer skill
  • already held communicate with external laboratories skill
  • already held dispose of hazardous waste skill
  • already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
  • already held handle delivery of raw materials skill
  • already held monitor stock level skill
  • already held optimise production processes parameters skill
  • already held perform laboratory tests skill
  • already held perform machine maintenance skill
  • already held perform product testing skill
  • already held program a CNC controller skill
  • already held quality and cycle time optimisation knowledge
  • already held record production data for quality control skill
  • already held record test data skill
  • already held report defective manufacturing materials skill
  • already held report test findings skill
  • already held work ergonomically skill
  • already held write batch record documentation skill
1 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held synthetic resins optional
5 held skills the varnish maker role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role heat lacquer mixture skill
  • not needed by the target role measure materials skill
  • not needed by the target role operate jar mill skill
  • not needed by the target role select lacquer ingredients skill
  • not needed by the target role spray test panel skill
1 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
  • optional, not held synthetic resins optional
Index

Other moves recorded from lacquer maker

Full index of moves from lacquer maker

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.