plate glass installertoglass installation supervisor
A plate glass installer already meets 60% of what the glass installation supervisor role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.
60%
46.4/ 100
1 Share of the glass installation supervisor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the plate glass installer 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 glass installation supervisor role treats 12 of its required skills as things a plate glass installer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- follow health and safety procedures in construction
- glass coatings
- inspect construction supplies
- inspect glass sheet
- keep records of work progress
- manipulate glass
What stands in the way is 10 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 34 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A glass installation supervisor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a plate glass installer background worth leading with.
- already held install glass frames constructing
- already held remove glass from windows constructing
- already held install structural glazing constructing
- already held assemble insulating glazing units handling and moving
- already held install frameless glass constructing
- already held install roof windows constructing
All 34 carried skills, including the 12 the glass installation supervisor role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 19 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.
- required, not held ensure compliance with construction project deadline required
- required, not held ensure equipment availability required
- required, not held evaluate employees work required
- required, not held plan shifts of employees required
- required, not held supervise staff required
- optional, not held recruit employees optional
- required, not held advise on construction materials required
- required, not held answer requests for quotation required
- required, not held liaise with managers required
- optional, not held manage contracts optional
- optional, not held negotiate supplier arrangements optional
- optional, not held provide technical expertise optional
- optional, not held train employees optional
- required, not held manage health and safety standards required
- optional, not held provide first aid optional
- required, not held check compatibility of materials required
- optional, not held construction product regulation optional
- optional, not held cost management optional
- optional, not held use sander optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a glass installation supervisor role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 check compatibility of materials skill · sector specific
- 02 advise on construction materials skill · cross sector
- 03 answer requests for quotation 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 34 skills that carry over
- already held follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
- already held glass coatings knowledge
- already held inspect construction supplies skill
- already held inspect glass sheet skill
- already held keep records of work progress skill
- already held manipulate glass skill
- already held monitor stock level skill
- already held order construction supplies skill
- already held process incoming construction supplies skill
- already held types of glazing knowledge
- already held use safety equipment in construction skill
- already held work in a construction team skill
- already held adjust glass sheets skill
- already held apply a protective layer skill
- already held apply insulation strips skill
- already held assemble insulating glazing units skill
- already held calculate needs for construction supplies skill
- already held follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
- already held handle broken glass sheets skill
- already held install construction profiles skill
- already held install frameless glass skill
- already held install glass frames skill
- already held install roof windows skill
- already held install sill pan skill
- already held install structural glazing skill
- already held remove glass from windows skill
- already held rig loads skill
- already held rinse glass skill
- already held set up temporary construction site infrastructure skill
- already held smooth glass edges skill
- already held smooth glass surface skill
- already held use shims skill
- already held use squaring pole skill
- already held work ergonomically skill
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held construction product regulation optional
- optional, not held cost management optional
- optional, not held use sander optional
- optional, not held manage contracts optional
- optional, not held negotiate supplier arrangements optional
- optional, not held provide first aid optional
- optional, not held provide technical expertise optional
- optional, not held recruit employees optional
- optional, not held train employees optional
15 held skills the glass installation supervisor role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role assemble windows skill
- not needed by the target role build scaffolding skill
- not needed by the target role create architectural sketches skill
- not needed by the target role cut glass skill
- not needed by the target role install insulation material skill
- not needed by the target role interpret 2D plans skill
- not needed by the target role interpret 3D plans skill
- not needed by the target role keep personal administration skill
- not needed by the target role maintain equipment skill
- not needed by the target role maintain work area cleanliness skill
- not needed by the target role manage waste skill
- not needed by the target role pack fragile items for transportation skill
- not needed by the target role set window skill
- not needed by the target role transport construction supplies skill
- 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.
- optional, not held construction product regulation optional
- optional, not held cost management optional
Other moves recorded from plate glass installer
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.