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

production pottertoglass polisher

A production potter already meets 29% of what the glass polisher role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From production potter
29%
Overlap1
To glass polisher
8 Skills carried over
9 Required, not held
66.6 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

29%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

66.6/ 100

1 Share of the glass polisher role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the production potter 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 glass polisher role treats 5 of its required skills as things a production potter already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • ensure equipment availability
  • keep records of work progress
  • report defective manufacturing materials
  • use abrasive wheel
  • use personal protection equipment

What stands in the way is 9 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 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A glass polisher role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a production potter background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held use abrasive wheel working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held report defective manufacturing materials information skills
  • already held maintain equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held use personal protection equipment assisting and caring
  • already held consult technical resources information skills
  • already held ensure equipment availability management skills

All 8 carried skills, including the 5 the glass polisher role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 26 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 handling and moving 6 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held operate grinding hand tools required
  • required, not held remove defective products required
  • required, not held remove processed workpiece required
  • required, not held smooth glass edges required
  • required, not held smooth glass surface required
  • required, not held use power tools required
  • optional, not held cut glass optional
  • optional, not held feed mirror machine optional
  • optional, not held clean equipment optional
  • optional, not held handle broken glass sheets optional
  • optional, not held manage waste optional
  • optional, not held rinse glass optional
02 information skills 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held inspect glass sheet required
  • required, not held measure materials required
  • optional, not held analyse stress resistance of products optional
  • optional, not held perform product testing optional
03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held adjust glass sheets required
  • optional, not held adjust measuring machines optional
  • optional, not held monitor automated machines optional
  • optional, not held supply machine optional
  • optional, not held tend coating machine optional
04 constructing 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held apply a protective layer optional
  • optional, not held paint with a paint gun optional
05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held silvering optional
06 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held basic chemicals optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a glass polisher 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 8 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held ensure equipment availability skill
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held report defective manufacturing materials skill
  • already held use abrasive wheel skill
  • already held use personal protection equipment skill
  • already held consult technical resources skill
  • already held inspect quality of products skill
  • already held maintain equipment skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held set up the controller of a machine optional
17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held adjust measuring machines optional
  • optional, not held cut glass optional
  • optional, not held feed mirror machine optional
  • optional, not held silvering optional
  • optional, not held analyse stress resistance of products optional
  • optional, not held apply a protective layer optional
  • optional, not held basic chemicals optional
  • optional, not held clean equipment optional
  • optional, not held handle broken glass sheets optional
  • optional, not held manage waste optional
  • optional, not held monitor automated machines optional
  • optional, not held paint with a paint gun optional
  • optional, not held perform product testing optional
  • optional, not held rinse glass optional
  • optional, not held set up the controller of a machine optional
  • optional, not held supply machine optional
  • optional, not held tend coating machine optional
24 held skills the glass polisher 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 assess conservation needs skill
  • not needed by the target role ceramics glazes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role design objects to be crafted skill
  • not needed by the target role form moulding mixture skill
  • not needed by the target role handle delivery of raw materials skill
  • not needed by the target role handle different pottery materials skill
  • not needed by the target role manage different ceramic firing techniques 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 stock level skill
  • not needed by the target role operate a ceramics kiln 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 polish clay products skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare balls of clay skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare production prototypes skill
  • not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role record production data for quality control skill
  • not needed by the target role shape clay skill
  • not needed by the target role study craft trends skill
  • not needed by the target role types of pottery material knowledge
  • not needed by the target role work ergonomically 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held silvering optional
  • optional, not held basic chemicals optional
Index

Other moves recorded from production potter

Full index of moves from production potter

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.