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

marine fittertometal products assembler

A marine fitter already meets 57% of what the metal products assembler role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From marine fitter
57%
Overlap1
To metal products assembler
22 Skills carried over
5 Required, not held
47.2 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

57%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

47.2/ 100

1 Share of the metal products assembler role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the marine fitter 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 metal products assembler role treats 9 of its required skills as things a marine fitter already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • assemble metal parts
  • fasten components
  • inspect quality of products
  • join metals
  • manipulate metal
  • metal joining technologies

What stands in the way is 5 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 22 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A metal products assembler role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a marine fitter background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held screw types engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held fabricate metal parts working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held operate drill press working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held metal coating technologies engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held tend riveting machine working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held heat metals handling and moving

All 22 carried skills, including the 9 the metal products assembler role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 20 missing skills fall into 10 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, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held fix knife blades required
  • required, not held use metalworking tools required
  • optional, not held pack goods optional
02 information skills 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held perform pre-assembly quality checks required
  • optional, not held ensure correct goods labelling optional
  • optional, not held measure metal to be heated optional
  • optional, not held record production data for quality control optional
03 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held ensure public safety and security required
  • optional, not held wear appropriate protective gear optional
04 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held ensure equipment availability required
05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held monitor automated machines optional
  • optional, not held operate lifting equipment optional
  • optional, not held tend surface grinding machine optional
06 constructing 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held operate soldering equipment optional
  • optional, not held perform metal work optional

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a metal products assembler 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 22 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held assemble metal parts skill
  • already held fasten components skill
  • already held inspect quality of products skill
  • already held join metals skill
  • already held manipulate metal skill
  • already held metal joining technologies knowledge
  • already held troubleshoot skill
  • already held types of metal knowledge
  • already held use technical documentation skill
  • already held cut metal products skill
  • already held fabricate metal parts skill
  • already held heat metals skill
  • already held metal coating technologies knowledge
  • already held metal forming technologies knowledge
  • already held operate drill press skill
  • already held operate handheld riveting equipment skill
  • already held operate welding equipment skill
  • already held read engineering drawings skill
  • already held rivet types knowledge
  • already held screw types knowledge
  • already held set up the controller of a machine skill
  • already held tend riveting machine skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held manufacturing of sports equipment optional
  • optional, not held metal smoothing technologies optional
08 arts and humanities 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held types of hand-operated printing devices optional
09 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held develop assembly instructions optional
10 services 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held protective safety equipment optional
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held types of hand-operated printing devices optional
  • optional, not held ensure correct goods labelling optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of sports equipment optional
  • optional, not held measure metal to be heated optional
  • optional, not held protective safety equipment optional
  • optional, not held develop assembly instructions optional
  • optional, not held metal smoothing technologies optional
  • optional, not held monitor automated machines optional
  • optional, not held operate lifting equipment optional
  • optional, not held operate soldering equipment optional
  • optional, not held pack goods optional
  • optional, not held perform metal work optional
  • optional, not held record production data for quality control optional
  • optional, not held tend surface grinding machine optional
  • optional, not held wear appropriate protective gear optional
18 held skills the metal products assembler role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role apply polishing lubricants skill
  • not needed by the target role comply with operational standards for vessels skill
  • not needed by the target role install electrical equipment in vessels skill
  • not needed by the target role manufacturing of metal structures knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manufacturing processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role marine technology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role measure parts of manufactured products skill
  • not needed by the target role operate material handling equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operate metal fabricating machines skill
  • not needed by the target role pollution prevention knowledge
  • not needed by the target role produce materials for decision making skill
  • not needed by the target role read standard blueprints skill
  • not needed by the target role repair vessel mechanical systems skill
  • not needed by the target role tend computer numerical control lathe machine skill
  • not needed by the target role tend lathe skill
  • not needed by the target role types of maritime vessels knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use caulking tools skill
  • not needed by the target role work as a team in a hazardous environment skill
4 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 types of hand-operated printing devices optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of sports equipment optional
  • optional, not held protective safety equipment optional
  • optional, not held metal smoothing technologies optional
Index
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.