non-destructive testing specialisttoengineered wood board grader
A non-destructive testing specialist already meets 24% of what the engineered wood board grader role asks for. The move turns on 18 required skills not yet in the profile.
24%
75.3/ 100
1 Share of the engineered wood board grader role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the non-destructive testing specialist 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 this move works
A engineered wood board grader role treats 6 of its required skills as things a non-destructive testing specialist already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- lead inspections
- maintain test equipment
- quality standards
- record test data
- report test findings
- use non-destructive testing equipment
What stands in the way is 18 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A engineered wood board grader role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a non-destructive testing specialist background worth leading with.
- already held use non-destructive testing equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held lead inspections information skills
- already held maintain test equipment constructing
- already held report test findings information skills
- already held use testing equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held record test data information skills
All 9 carried skills, including the 6 the engineered wood board grader role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 29 missing skills fall into 9 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.
- required, not held grade engineered wood required
- required, not held record survey data required
- required, not held inspect quality of products required
- required, not held monitor manufacturing quality standards required
- required, not held perform sample testing required
- optional, not held check quality of raw materials optional
- optional, not held record production data for quality control optional
- optional, not held revise quality control systems documentation optional
- required, not held ensure public safety and security required
- required, not held apply health and safety standards required
- required, not held apply safety management required
- required, not held oversee quality control required
- required, not held define data quality criteria required
- required, not held define quality standards required
- optional, not held define manufacturing quality criteria optional
- optional, not held manage supplies optional
- optional, not held set quality assurance objectives optional
- required, not held operate precision measuring equipment required
- required, not held use measurement instruments required
- optional, not held work safely with machines optional
- required, not held prepare scientific reports required
- optional, not held liaise with managers optional
- optional, not held meet contract specifications optional
- optional, not held recommend product improvements optional
- required, not held types of wood required
- optional, not held manufacturing processes optional
3 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a engineered wood board grader role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 define data quality criteria skill · sector specific
- 02 ensure public safety and security skill · sector specific
- 03 grade engineered wood skill · sector specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 9 skills that carry over
- already held lead inspections skill
- already held maintain test equipment skill
- already held quality standards knowledge
- already held record test data skill
- already held report test findings skill
- already held use non-destructive testing equipment skill
- already held create solutions to problems skill
- already held use testing equipment skill
- already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
- required, not held conduct performance tests required
- required, not held prepare samples for testing required
- required, not held composite materials required
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held define manufacturing quality criteria optional
- optional, not held check quality of raw materials optional
- optional, not held liaise with managers optional
- optional, not held manage supplies optional
- optional, not held manufacturing processes optional
- optional, not held meet contract specifications optional
- optional, not held recommend product improvements optional
- optional, not held record production data for quality control optional
- optional, not held revise quality control systems documentation optional
- optional, not held set quality assurance objectives optional
- optional, not held work safely with machines optional
15 held skills the engineered wood board grader role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role analyse test data skill
- not needed by the target role assist scientific research skill
- not needed by the target role calibrate electronic instruments skill
- not needed by the target role develop material testing procedures skill
- not needed by the target role engineering principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role examine civil structures skill
- not needed by the target role identify defects in concrete skill
- not needed by the target role keep records of work progress skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with engineers skill
- not needed by the target role make radiographic images skill
- not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
- not needed by the target role non-destructive testing knowledge
- not needed by the target role perform liquid penetrant tests skill
- not needed by the target role train employees skill
- not needed by the target role use ultrasonic equipment skill
3 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held composite materials required
- required, not held types of wood required
- optional, not held manufacturing processes optional
Other moves recorded from non-destructive testing specialist
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.