Table 1Transition record

mobile devices techniciantoICT technician

A mobile devices technician already meets 51% of what the ICT technician role asks for. The move turns on 16 required skills not yet in the profile.

From mobile devices technician

51%

Overlap1

To ICT technician

49 Skills carried over

16 Required, not held

62.3 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 62.3

This move: 62.3 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the ICT technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the mobile devices technician 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 49 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A ICT technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a mobile devices technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held distributed directory information services information and communication technologies (icts)
already held repair ICT devices working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held implement ICT recovery system working with computers
already held perform backups working with computers
already held use repair manuals information skills
already held ICT market business, administration and law

All 49 carried skills, including the 7 the ICT technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 31 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 working with computers 8 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held administer ICT system required
required, not held define firewall rules required
required, not held implement anti-virus software required
required, not held maintain ICT server required
required, not held maintain ICT system required
required, not held manage email hosting service required
required, not held use ICT hardware required
required, not held perform ICT troubleshooting required

optional, not held configure ICT system optional
optional, not held manage ICT legacy implication optional
optional, not held use access control software optional
optional, not held remove computer virus or malware from a computer optional

02 information and communication technologies (icts) 6 required, 9 supplementary

required, not held ICT network cable limitations required
required, not held ICT network routing required
required, not held attack vectors required
required, not held procurement of ICT network equipment required
required, not held ICT networking hardware required
required, not held digital systems required

optional, not held systems thinking optional
optional, not held Cisco optional
optional, not held ICT encryption optional
optional, not held ICT system programming optional
optional, not held Microsoft Visual C++ optional
optional, not held Open source model optional
optional, not held Outsourcing model optional
optional, not held hybrid model optional
optional, not held service-oriented modelling optional

03 information skills 1 required

required, not held keep up to date on product knowledge required

04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required

required, not held operate private branch exchange required

05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary

optional, not held ICT communications protocols optional

06 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held manage schedule of tasks optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a ICT 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 49 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held distributed directory information services knowledge
already held implement ICT recovery system skill
already held implement a virtual private network skill
already held perform backups skill
already held repair ICT devices skill
already held use precision tools skill
already held use repair manuals skill
already held ABAP knowledge
already held AJAX knowledge
already held APL knowledge
already held ASP.NET knowledge
already held Assembly (computer programming) knowledge
already held C# knowledge
already held C++ knowledge
already held COBOL knowledge
already held CoffeeScript knowledge
already held Common Lisp knowledge
already held Erlang knowledge
already held Groovy knowledge
already held Haskell knowledge
already held ICT debugging tools knowledge
already held ICT market knowledge
already held ICT system user requirements knowledge
already held Java (computer programming) knowledge
already held JavaScript knowledge
already held Lisp knowledge
already held MATLAB knowledge
already held ML (computer programming) knowledge
already held Objective-C knowledge
already held OpenEdge Advanced Business Language knowledge
already held PHP knowledge
already held Pascal (computer programming) knowledge
already held Perl knowledge
already held Prolog (computer programming) knowledge
already held Python (computer programming) knowledge
already held R knowledge
already held Ruby (computer programming) knowledge
already held SAP R3 knowledge
already held SAS language knowledge
already held Scala knowledge
already held Scratch (computer programming) knowledge
already held Smalltalk (computer programming) knowledge
already held Swift (computer programming) knowledge
already held TypeScript knowledge
already held VBScript knowledge
already held Visual Basic knowledge
already held computer programming knowledge
already held create solutions to problems skill
already held use different communication channels skill

15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held systems thinking optional
optional, not held Cisco optional
optional, not held ICT communications protocols optional
optional, not held ICT encryption optional
optional, not held ICT system programming optional
optional, not held Microsoft Visual C++ optional
optional, not held Open source model optional
optional, not held Outsourcing model optional
optional, not held configure ICT system optional
optional, not held hybrid model optional
optional, not held manage ICT legacy implication optional
optional, not held service-oriented modelling optional
optional, not held use access control software optional
optional, not held manage schedule of tasks optional
optional, not held remove computer virus or malware from a computer optional

25 held skills the ICT technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role Android (mobile operating systems) knowledge
not needed by the target role BlackBerry knowledge
not needed by the target role assist customers skill
not needed by the target role disassemble mobile devices skill
not needed by the target role electronics principles knowledge
not needed by the target role embedded systems knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure proper document management skill
not needed by the target role handle warranty for digital equipment skill
not needed by the target role hardware components knowledge
not needed by the target role hardware components suppliers knowledge
not needed by the target role iOS knowledge
not needed by the target role identify ICT security risks skill
not needed by the target role implement a firewall skill
not needed by the target role maintain electronic equipment skill
not needed by the target role manage localisation skill
not needed by the target role mobile device management knowledge
not needed by the target role mobile device software frameworks knowledge
not needed by the target role mobile operating systems knowledge
not needed by the target role monitor technology trends skill
not needed by the target role operate recycling processing equipment skill
not needed by the target role repair mobile devices skill
not needed by the target role software components libraries knowledge
not needed by the target role software components suppliers knowledge
not needed by the target role solve ICT system problems skill
not needed by the target role use diagnostic tools for electronic repairs skill

16 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 ICT network cable limitations required
required, not held ICT network routing required
required, not held attack vectors required
required, not held procurement of ICT network equipment required
required, not held ICT networking hardware required
required, not held digital systems required
optional, not held systems thinking optional
optional, not held Cisco optional
optional, not held ICT communications protocols optional
optional, not held ICT encryption optional
optional, not held ICT system programming optional
optional, not held Microsoft Visual C++ optional
optional, not held Open source model optional
optional, not held Outsourcing model optional
optional, not held hybrid model optional
optional, not held service-oriented modelling optional

Index

Other moves recorded from mobile devices technician

Full index of moves from mobile devices technician

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.