offshore renewable energy plant operatortoonshore wind farm technician
A offshore renewable energy plant operator already meets 51% of what the onshore wind farm technician role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.
51%
58.7/ 100
1 Share of the onshore wind farm technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the offshore renewable energy plant operator 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 onshore wind farm technician role treats 19 of its required skills as things a offshore renewable energy plant operator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- analyse test data
- electric generators
- electrical discharge
- electrical power safety regulations
- electricity
- ensure equipment maintenance
What stands in the way is 13 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 25 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A onshore wind farm technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a offshore renewable energy plant operator background worth leading with.
- already held maintain wind turbines working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held test wind turbine blades constructing
- already held inspect wind turbines constructing
- already held replace large components working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held types of wind turbines engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held wind energy engineering, manufacturing and construction
All 25 carried skills, including the 19 the onshore wind farm technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 34 missing skills fall into 10 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 install onshore wind energy systems required
- required, not held maintain electronic equipment required
- required, not held maintain sensor equipment required
- optional, not held maintain robotic equipment optional
- optional, not held operate automated process control optional
- optional, not held repair underground power cables optional
- required, not held apply health and safety standards required
- required, not held ensure compliance with noise standards required
- required, not held provide first aid required
- optional, not held provide information on wind turbines optional
- required, not held electronics required
- required, not held mechanics required
- optional, not held aerodynamics optional
- optional, not held automation technology optional
- optional, not held robotics optional
- optional, not held technical drawings optional
- required, not held arrange equipment repairs required
- required, not held manage emergency procedures required
- optional, not held develop strategies for electricity contingencies optional
- required, not held gather data required
- optional, not held review meteorological forecast data optional
- optional, not held control temperature optional
- optional, not held read engineering drawings optional
- optional, not held report test findings optional
- required, not held test sensors required
- optional, not held inspect underground power cables optional
- optional, not held test procedures in electricity transmission optional
4 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a onshore wind farm technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 install onshore wind energy systems skill · occupation specific
- 02 arrange equipment repairs skill · sector specific
- 03 apply health and safety standards skill · cross sector
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 25 skills that carry over
- already held analyse test data skill
- already held electric generators knowledge
- already held electrical discharge knowledge
- already held electrical power safety regulations knowledge
- already held electricity knowledge
- already held ensure equipment maintenance skill
- already held follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
- already held inspect wind turbines skill
- already held install electrical and electronic equipment skill
- already held maintain electrical equipment skill
- already held maintain records of maintenance interventions skill
- already held maintain wind turbines skill
- already held monitor electric generators skill
- already held renewable energy knowledge
- already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
- already held respond to electrical power contingencies skill
- already held test wind turbine blades skill
- already held types of wind turbines knowledge
- already held wind energy knowledge
- already held coordinate electricity generation skill
- already held electricity consumption knowledge
- already held ensure compliance with electricity distribution schedule skill
- already held ensure safety in electrical power operations skill
- already held quality standards knowledge
- already held replace large components skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
- required, not held use remote control equipment required
- optional, not held execute software tests optional
- optional, not held set up machine controls optional
- optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
- optional, not held write inspection reports optional
- optional, not held assemble electrical components optional
- optional, not held statistical analysis system software optional
21 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held develop strategies for electricity contingencies optional
- optional, not held execute software tests optional
- optional, not held maintain robotic equipment optional
- optional, not held provide information on wind turbines optional
- optional, not held review meteorological forecast data optional
- optional, not held aerodynamics optional
- optional, not held assemble electrical components optional
- optional, not held automation technology optional
- optional, not held control temperature optional
- optional, not held inspect underground power cables optional
- optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
- optional, not held operate automated process control optional
- optional, not held read engineering drawings optional
- optional, not held repair underground power cables optional
- optional, not held report test findings optional
- optional, not held robotics optional
- optional, not held set up machine controls optional
- optional, not held statistical analysis system software optional
- optional, not held technical drawings optional
- optional, not held test procedures in electricity transmission optional
- optional, not held write inspection reports optional
21 held skills the onshore wind farm technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role electrical engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role energy conservation knowledge
- not needed by the target role maintain power plants skill
- not needed by the target role maintenance operations knowledge
- not needed by the target role manage maintenance operations skill
- not needed by the target role marine energy knowledge
- not needed by the target role marine engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role marine technology knowledge
- not needed by the target role offshore constructions and facilities knowledge
- not needed by the target role offshore renewable energy technologies knowledge
- not needed by the target role operate control panels skill
- not needed by the target role operate electronic measuring instruments skill
- not needed by the target role oversee power equipment operation skill
- not needed by the target role power engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role power plant instrumentation knowledge
- not needed by the target role prevent marine pollution skill
- not needed by the target role set up generators skill
- not needed by the target role types of tidal stream generators knowledge
- not needed by the target role types of wave energy converters knowledge
- not needed by the target role work in inclement conditions skill
- not needed by the target role work in outdoor conditions skill
7 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 electronics required
- required, not held mechanics required
- optional, not held aerodynamics optional
- optional, not held automation technology optional
- optional, not held robotics optional
- optional, not held statistical analysis system software optional
- optional, not held technical drawings optional
Other moves recorded from offshore renewable energy plant operator
- offshore renewable energy technician 50% covered · substantial
- electrical transmission system operator 40% covered · substantial
- electrical power distributor 40% covered · substantial
- hydroelectric plant operator 39% covered · substantial
Full index of moves from offshore renewable energy plant operator
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.