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

offshore renewable energy techniciantohydroelectric plant operator

A offshore renewable energy technician already meets 51% of what the hydroelectric plant operator role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From offshore renewable energy technician
51%
Overlap1
To hydroelectric plant operator
13 Skills carried over
6 Required, not held
46.3 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

51%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

46.3/ 100

1 Share of the hydroelectric plant operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the offshore renewable energy 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 hydroelectric plant operator role treats 6 of its required skills as things a offshore renewable energy technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply health and safety standards
  • electric generators
  • electrical power safety regulations
  • electricity
  • maintain hydraulic systems
  • monitor electric generators

What stands in the way is 6 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 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A hydroelectric plant operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a offshore renewable energy technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held maintain hydraulic systems working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held monitor electric generators constructing
  • already held coordinate electricity generation communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held develop strategies for electricity contingencies management skills
  • already held respond to electrical power contingencies working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held ensure safety in electrical power operations assisting and caring

All 13 carried skills, including the 6 the hydroelectric plant operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 12 missing skills fall into 5 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 4 required
  • required, not held electric current required
  • required, not held environmental engineering required
  • required, not held hydraulics required
  • required, not held hydroelectricity required
02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held operate hydraulic machinery controls required
  • required, not held operate hydraulic pumps required
  • optional, not held adapt energy distribution schedules optional
03 constructing 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held oversee power equipment operation optional
  • optional, not held install hydraulic systems optional
04 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held hydrography optional
  • optional, not held climate change impact optional
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held carry out energy management of facilities optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a hydroelectric plant operator 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 13 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply health and safety standards skill
  • already held electric generators knowledge
  • already held electrical power safety regulations knowledge
  • already held electricity knowledge
  • already held maintain hydraulic systems skill
  • already held monitor electric generators skill
  • already held coordinate electricity generation skill
  • already held develop strategies for electricity contingencies skill
  • already held electricity consumption knowledge
  • already held ensure equipment maintenance skill
  • already held ensure safety in electrical power operations skill
  • already held renewable energy knowledge
  • already held respond to electrical power contingencies skill
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held adapt energy distribution schedules optional
  • optional, not held hydrography optional
  • optional, not held oversee power equipment operation optional
  • optional, not held carry out energy management of facilities optional
  • optional, not held climate change impact optional
  • optional, not held install hydraulic systems optional
55 held skills the hydroelectric plant operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role aerodynamics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role analyse test data skill
  • not needed by the target role arrange equipment repairs skill
  • not needed by the target role assemble electrical components skill
  • not needed by the target role automation technology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role control temperature skill
  • not needed by the target role electrical discharge knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electronics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with electricity distribution schedule skill
  • not needed by the target role execute software tests skill
  • not needed by the target role follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
  • not needed by the target role gather data skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect offshore constructions skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect tidal stream generators skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect wave energy converters skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect wind turbines skill
  • not needed by the target role install electrical and electronic equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role install offshore renewable energy systems skill
  • not needed by the target role liaise with engineers 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 records of maintenance interventions skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain robotic equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain sensor equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain wind turbines skill
  • not needed by the target role manage emergency procedures 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 maritime electric drives knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maritime meteorology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mechanics 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 automated process control skill
  • not needed by the target role prevent marine pollution skill
  • not needed by the target role provide first aid skill
  • not needed by the target role provide information on wind turbines skill
  • not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role read engineering drawings skill

15 further entries not listed here

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 electric current required
  • required, not held environmental engineering required
  • required, not held hydraulics required
  • required, not held hydroelectricity required
  • optional, not held hydrography optional
  • optional, not held climate change impact optional
Index
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.