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

pottery and porcelain castertoabsorbent pad machine operator

A pottery and porcelain caster already meets 32% of what the absorbent pad machine operator role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From pottery and porcelain caster
32%
Overlap1
To absorbent pad machine operator
10 Skills carried over
8 Required, not held
66.1 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

32%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

66.1/ 100

1 Share of the absorbent pad machine operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the pottery and porcelain caster 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 absorbent pad machine operator role treats 4 of its required skills as things a pottery and porcelain caster already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • monitor automated machines
  • monitor conveyor belt
  • set up the controller of a machine
  • troubleshoot

What stands in the way is 8 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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A absorbent pad machine operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a pottery and porcelain caster background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held monitor conveyor belt information skills
  • already held check quality of raw materials information skills
  • already held report defective manufacturing materials information skills
  • already held perform machine maintenance working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held record production data for quality control information skills
  • already held monitor automated machines working with machinery and specialised equipment

All 10 carried skills, including the 4 the absorbent pad machine operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 23 missing skills fall into 7 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 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 required, 7 supplementary
  • required, not held manufacture nonwoven staple products required
  • required, not held supply machine required
  • required, not held work safely with machines required
  • optional, not held operate compression rollers optional
  • optional, not held operate rotary vacuum-drum filter optional
  • optional, not held operate die-cut machines optional
  • optional, not held operate electric embossing press optional
  • optional, not held operate fluff pulp mixing machine optional
  • optional, not held operate paper folding machine optional
  • optional, not held tend packaging machines optional
02 constructing 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held perform test run required
  • optional, not held monitor gauge optional
03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held adhesives required
  • optional, not held nonwoven machine technology optional
04 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held wear appropriate protective gear required
05 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held quality standards required
06 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required
  • required, not held types of polymers required

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a absorbent pad machine 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 10 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held monitor automated machines skill
  • already held monitor conveyor belt skill
  • already held set up the controller of a machine skill
  • already held troubleshoot skill
  • already held check quality of raw materials skill
  • already held inspect quality of products skill
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held perform machine maintenance skill
  • already held record production data for quality control skill
  • already held report defective manufacturing materials skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 information skills 6 supplementary
  • optional, not held test absorbency optional
  • optional, not held monitor paper reel optional
  • optional, not held prepare wood production reports optional
  • optional, not held carry out work-related measurements optional
  • optional, not held consult technical resources optional
  • optional, not held measure materials optional
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held operate compression rollers optional
  • optional, not held operate rotary vacuum-drum filter optional
  • optional, not held test absorbency optional
  • optional, not held monitor paper reel optional
  • optional, not held nonwoven machine technology optional
  • optional, not held operate die-cut machines optional
  • optional, not held operate electric embossing press optional
  • optional, not held operate fluff pulp mixing machine optional
  • optional, not held operate paper folding machine optional
  • optional, not held prepare wood production reports optional
  • optional, not held carry out work-related measurements optional
  • optional, not held consult technical resources optional
  • optional, not held measure materials optional
  • optional, not held monitor gauge optional
  • optional, not held tend packaging machines optional
32 held skills the absorbent pad machine operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role alumina ceramic knowledge
  • not needed by the target role apply glaze coating skill
  • not needed by the target role casting processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ceramic ware knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ceramics glazes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role conform with clay thickness skill
  • not needed by the target role construct moulds skill
  • not needed by the target role extract materials from furnace skill
  • not needed by the target role extract products from moulds skill
  • not needed by the target role fill moulds skill
  • not needed by the target role form moulding mixture skill
  • not needed by the target role handle different pottery materials skill
  • not needed by the target role load materials into furnace skill
  • not needed by the target role materials in porcelain manufacturing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role materials used in stoneware manufacturing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role monitor end-product drying process skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor stock level skill
  • not needed by the target role operate a ceramics kiln skill
  • not needed by the target role operate drying blowers skill
  • not needed by the target role operate forklift skill
  • not needed by the target role pack fragile items for transportation skill
  • not needed by the target role paint decorative designs skill
  • not needed by the target role perform green machining skill
  • not needed by the target role polish clay products skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare production prototypes skill
  • not needed by the target role tend clay extrusion machine skill
  • not needed by the target role tend jigger machines skill
  • not needed by the target role tend pug mills skill
  • not needed by the target role tend tumbling machine skill
  • not needed by the target role types of pottery material knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use personal protection equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role work ergonomically skill
4 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 types of polymers required
  • required, not held adhesives required
  • required, not held quality standards required
  • optional, not held nonwoven machine technology optional
Index

Other moves recorded from pottery and porcelain caster

Full index of moves from pottery and porcelain caster

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.