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

moulding machine techniciantofluid power technician

A moulding machine technician already meets 68% of what the fluid power technician role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From moulding machine technician
68%
Overlap1
To fluid power technician
21 Skills carried over
4 Required, not held
31.2 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

68%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

31.2/ 100

1 Share of the fluid power technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the moulding machine 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.

Why

Why this move works

A fluid power technician role treats 9 of its required skills as things a moulding machine technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • consult technical resources
  • hydraulics
  • install hydraulic systems
  • mechanics
  • operate soldering equipment
  • perform test run

What stands in the way is 4 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 21 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A fluid power technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a moulding machine technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held install hydraulic systems constructing
  • already held prepare compliance documents information skills
  • already held provide customer information related to repairs communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held perform maintenance on installed equipment constructing
  • already held install electrical and electronic equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held replace defect components working with machinery and specialised equipment

All 21 carried skills, including the 9 the fluid power technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 10 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required
  • required, not held fluid mechanics required
  • required, not held hydraulic fluid required
02 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held secure working area required
03 information skills 1 required
  • required, not held read standard blueprints required
04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held operate industrial equipment optional
  • optional, not held operate precision measuring equipment optional
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
06 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a fluid power 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 21 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held consult technical resources skill
  • already held hydraulics knowledge
  • already held install hydraulic systems skill
  • already held mechanics knowledge
  • already held operate soldering equipment skill
  • already held perform test run skill
  • already held record test data skill
  • already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
  • already held use testing equipment skill
  • already held apply technical communication skills skill
  • already held conduct routine machinery checks skill
  • already held estimate restoration costs skill
  • already held install electrical and electronic equipment skill
  • already held operate welding equipment skill
  • already held order supplies skill
  • already held perform maintenance on installed equipment skill
  • already held prepare compliance documents skill
  • already held provide customer information related to repairs skill
  • already held replace defect components skill
  • already held troubleshoot skill
  • already held write records for repairs skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held issue sales invoices optional
08 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held solve technical problems optional
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held issue sales invoices optional
  • optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional
  • optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
  • optional, not held operate industrial equipment optional
  • optional, not held operate precision measuring equipment optional
  • optional, not held solve technical problems optional
14 held skills the fluid power technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise on safety improvements skill
  • not needed by the target role electronics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role inspect quality of products skill
  • not needed by the target role install pneumatic systems skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain electrical equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain electronic equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain hydraulic systems skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain moulds skill
  • not needed by the target role perform ICT troubleshooting skill
  • not needed by the target role pneumatics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role repair mould defects skill
  • not needed by the target role tend mouldmaking machines skill
  • not needed by the target role types of moulding knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use measurement instruments 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
  • required, not held fluid mechanics required
  • required, not held hydraulic fluid required
Index

Other moves recorded from moulding machine technician

Full index of moves from moulding machine 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.