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

mask makertoset builder

A mask maker already meets 50% of what the set builder role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From mask maker
50%
Overlap1
To set builder
20 Skills carried over
9 Required, not held
56.3 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

50%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

56.3/ 100

1 Share of the set builder role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the mask 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.

Why

Why this move works

A set builder role treats 12 of its required skills as things a mask maker already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • adapt to artists' creative demands
  • keep up with trends
  • maintain theatre equipment
  • maintain workshop space
  • prepare personal work environment
  • translate artistic concepts to technical designs

What stands in the way is 9 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 20 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A set builder role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a mask maker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held maintain workshop space management skills
  • already held organise workshop space management skills
  • already held maintain theatre equipment constructing
  • already held plan workshop activity management skills
  • already held support a designer in the developing process communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held manage consumables stock management skills

All 20 carried skills, including the 12 the set builder role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 25 missing skills fall into 7 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 7 supplementary
  • required, not held adapt sets required
  • required, not held maintain theatre sets required
  • optional, not held make set construction drawings optional
  • optional, not held work with the camera crew optional
  • optional, not held work with the director of photography optional
  • optional, not held attend rehearsals optional
  • optional, not held collaborate on costume and make-up for performances optional
  • optional, not held work with prop makers optional
  • optional, not held work with the lighting crew optional
02 management skills 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held finish project within budget required
  • required, not held follow work schedule required
  • optional, not held define set building methods optional
  • optional, not held define set painting methods optional
  • optional, not held prepare the floor for performance optional
03 assisting and caring 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held prevent fire in a performance environment required
  • required, not held follow safety procedures when working at heights required
  • optional, not held perform first fire intervention optional
04 constructing 2 required
  • required, not held build set constructions required
  • required, not held paint sets required
05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held work safely with mobile electrical systems under supervision required
  • optional, not held operate forklift optional
  • optional, not held operate telehandler optional
06 arts and humanities 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held lighting techniques optional
  • optional, not held photography optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a set builder 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 20 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adapt to artists' creative demands skill
  • already held keep up with trends skill
  • already held maintain theatre equipment skill
  • already held maintain workshop space skill
  • already held prepare personal work environment skill
  • already held translate artistic concepts to technical designs skill
  • already held understand artistic concepts skill
  • already held use personal protection equipment skill
  • already held work ergonomically skill
  • already held work safely with chemicals skill
  • already held work safely with machines skill
  • already held work with respect for own safety skill
  • already held develop professional network skill
  • already held keep personal administration skill
  • already held manage consumables stock skill
  • already held manage personal professional development skill
  • already held manage technical resources stock skill
  • already held organise workshop space skill
  • already held plan workshop activity skill
  • already held support a designer in the developing process skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use moulding techniques optional
16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held define set building methods optional
  • optional, not held define set painting methods optional
  • optional, not held make set construction drawings optional
  • optional, not held prepare the floor for performance optional
  • optional, not held work with the camera crew optional
  • optional, not held work with the director of photography optional
  • optional, not held attend rehearsals optional
  • optional, not held collaborate on costume and make-up for performances optional
  • optional, not held lighting techniques optional
  • optional, not held operate forklift optional
  • optional, not held operate telehandler optional
  • optional, not held perform first fire intervention optional
  • optional, not held photography optional
  • optional, not held use moulding techniques optional
  • optional, not held work with prop makers optional
  • optional, not held work with the lighting crew optional
4 held skills the set builder role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role decide on wig making process skill
  • not needed by the target role design make-up effects skill
  • not needed by the target role draw make-up sketches skill
  • not needed by the target role meet deadlines skill
2 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 lighting techniques optional
  • optional, not held photography optional
Index

Other moves recorded from mask maker

Full index of moves from mask 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.