Table 1Transition record

land plannertocadastral technician

A land planner already meets 55% of what the cadastral technician role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.

From land planner

55%

Overlap1

To cadastral technician

10 Skills carried over

3 Required, not held

42.7 Difficulty2

Career overlap Partial match

55%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

42.7/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the cadastral technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the land planner 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 cadastral technician role treats 9 of its required skills as things a land planner already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

compare survey computations
conduct land surveys
document survey operations
geographic information systems
operate surveying instruments
perform surveying calculations

What stands in the way is 3 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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A cadastral technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a land planner background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held compare survey computations information skills
already held document survey operations information skills
already held perform surveying calculations information skills
already held process collected survey data information skills
already held surveying methods engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held collect data using GPS information skills

All 10 carried skills, including the 9 the cadastral technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 16 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 working with computers 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held use geographic information systems required
required, not held create cadastral maps required

optional, not held operate GPS systems optional
optional, not held use CAD software optional
optional, not held use data processing techniques optional

02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required

required, not held cartography required

03 business, administration and law 3 supplementary

optional, not held concurrent estate optional
optional, not held construction legal systems optional
optional, not held quality standards optional

04 assisting and caring 2 supplementary

optional, not held comply with legal regulations optional
optional, not held respond to enquiries optional

05 information skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held manage cadastre optional
optional, not held review construction plans authorisations optional

06 arts and humanities 1 supplementary

optional, not held visual presentation techniques optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a cadastral 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 10 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held compare survey computations skill
already held conduct land surveys skill
already held document survey operations skill
already held geographic information systems knowledge
already held operate surveying instruments skill
already held perform surveying calculations skill
already held process collected survey data skill
already held record survey data skill
already held surveying methods knowledge
already held collect data using GPS skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary

optional, not held deliver visual presentation of data optional

08 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary

optional, not held CAD software optional

13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held manage cadastre optional
optional, not held visual presentation techniques optional
optional, not held CAD software optional
optional, not held comply with legal regulations optional
optional, not held concurrent estate optional
optional, not held construction legal systems optional
optional, not held deliver visual presentation of data optional
optional, not held operate GPS systems optional
optional, not held quality standards optional
optional, not held respond to enquiries optional
optional, not held review construction plans authorisations optional
optional, not held use CAD software optional
optional, not held use data processing techniques optional

28 held skills the cadastral technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise architects skill
not needed by the target role advise on architectural matters skill
not needed by the target role advise on building matters skill
not needed by the target role advise on use of land skill
not needed by the target role architecture regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role building codes knowledge
not needed by the target role civil engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role compile GIS-data skill
not needed by the target role determine property boundaries skill
not needed by the target role engineering principles knowledge
not needed by the target role environmental policy knowledge
not needed by the target role execute feasibility study skill
not needed by the target role geodesy knowledge
not needed by the target role geography knowledge
not needed by the target role geology knowledge
not needed by the target role green building standards knowledge
not needed by the target role liaise with local authorities skill
not needed by the target role photogrammetry knowledge
not needed by the target role promote sustainability skill
not needed by the target role provide technical expertise skill
not needed by the target role rural development strategies knowledge
not needed by the target role spatial planning knowledge
not needed by the target role surveying knowledge
not needed by the target role technical drawings knowledge
not needed by the target role topography knowledge
not needed by the target role urban planning knowledge
not needed by the target role urban planning law knowledge
not needed by the target role zoning codes knowledge

6 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 cartography required
optional, not held visual presentation techniques optional
optional, not held CAD software optional
optional, not held concurrent estate optional
optional, not held construction legal systems optional
optional, not held quality standards optional

Index

Other moves recorded from land planner

Full index of moves from land planner

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.