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

mine supervisortomine health and safety engineer

A mine supervisor already meets 26% of what the mine health and safety engineer role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From mine supervisor
26%
Overlap1
To mine health and safety engineer
5 Skills carried over
10 Required, not held
67.1 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

26%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

67.1/ 100

1 Share of the mine health and safety engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the mine supervisor 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 mine health and safety engineer role treats 4 of its required skills as things a mine supervisor already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • geology
  • investigate mine accidents
  • maintain records of mining operations
  • mine safety legislation

What stands in the way is 10 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 5 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A mine health and safety engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a mine supervisor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held inspect mine safety conditions information skills
  • already held investigate mine accidents information skills
  • already held mine safety legislation engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held maintain records of mining operations information skills
  • already held geology natural sciences, mathematics and statistics

All 5 carried skills, including the 4 the mine health and safety engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 17 missing skills fall into 6 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 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held train employees in mine safety required
  • required, not held address problems critically required
  • required, not held prepare scientific reports required
  • optional, not held present reports optional
  • optional, not held troubleshoot optional
02 management skills 3 required
  • required, not held develop health and safety strategies in mining required
  • required, not held manage emergency procedures required
  • required, not held supervise staff required
03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held electricity required
  • required, not held safety engineering required
  • optional, not held impact of geological factors on mining operations optional
  • optional, not held mining engineering optional
  • optional, not held electrical engineering optional
04 assisting and caring 2 required
  • required, not held prevent health and safety problems required
  • required, not held ensure compliance with safety legislation required
05 information skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held monitor employee's health optional
06 services 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held health and safety hazards underground optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a mine health and safety engineer 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 5 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held geology knowledge
  • already held investigate mine accidents skill
  • already held maintain records of mining operations skill
  • already held mine safety legislation knowledge
  • already held inspect mine safety conditions skill
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held impact of geological factors on mining operations optional
  • optional, not held mining engineering optional
  • optional, not held monitor employee's health optional
  • optional, not held electrical engineering optional
  • optional, not held health and safety hazards underground optional
  • optional, not held present reports optional
  • optional, not held troubleshoot optional
21 held skills the mine health and safety engineer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise on mine production skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate mine equipment information skill
  • not needed by the target role develop working procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role evaluate mine development projects skill
  • not needed by the target role evaluate mineral resources skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain plans of a mining site skill
  • not needed by the target role manage heavy equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role manage mine site data skill
  • not needed by the target role manage resources skill
  • not needed by the target role manage supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role minerals laws knowledge
  • not needed by the target role monitor mine costs skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor mine production skill
  • not needed by the target role optimise financial performance skill
  • not needed by the target role oversee mine planning activities skill
  • not needed by the target role report on environmental issues skill
  • not needed by the target role schedule mine production skill
  • not needed by the target role supervise mine construction operations skill
  • not needed by the target role supervise work skill
  • not needed by the target role use mine planning software skill
  • not needed by the target role write production reports skill
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 electricity required
  • required, not held safety engineering required
  • optional, not held impact of geological factors on mining operations optional
  • optional, not held mining engineering optional
  • optional, not held electrical engineering optional
  • optional, not held health and safety hazards underground optional
Index

Other moves recorded from mine supervisor

Full index of moves from mine supervisor

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.