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

pulp gradertoproduct grader

A pulp grader already meets 79% of what the product grader role asks for. Every required skill of the target role is already in the profile.

From pulp grader
79%
Overlap1
To product grader
28 Skills carried over
0 Required, not held
25 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 25

This move: 25 of 100 · adjacent

1 Share of the product grader role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the pulp grader 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 28 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A product grader role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a pulp grader background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held grade pulp information skills
  • already held define data quality criteria management skills
  • already held revise quality control systems documentation information skills
  • already held apply safety management assisting and caring
  • already held record survey data information skills
  • already held define quality standards management skills

All 28 carried skills, including the 15 the product grader role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 15 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 information skills 7 supplementary
  • optional, not held check quality of products on the production line optional
  • optional, not held grade engineered wood optional
  • optional, not held analyse production processes for improvement optional
  • optional, not held read engineering drawings optional
  • optional, not held read standard blueprints optional
  • optional, not held report defective manufacturing materials optional
  • optional, not held use technical documentation optional
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held grading systems optional
  • optional, not held non-destructive testing optional
03 management skills 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held identify preventive actions optional
  • optional, not held identify process improvements optional
04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held use non-destructive testing equipment optional
  • optional, not held use testing equipment optional
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held write technical reports optional
06 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held database quality standards optional
Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 28 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply safety management skill
  • already held create solutions to problems skill
  • already held define data quality criteria skill
  • already held define quality standards skill
  • already held ensure public safety and security skill
  • already held inspect quality of products skill
  • already held lead inspections skill
  • already held maintain test equipment skill
  • already held monitor manufacturing quality standards skill
  • already held operate precision measuring equipment skill
  • already held perform sample testing skill
  • already held prepare samples for testing skill
  • already held prepare scientific reports skill
  • already held quality standards knowledge
  • already held record survey data skill
  • already held apply health and safety standards skill
  • already held check quality of raw materials skill
  • already held conduct performance tests skill
  • already held define manufacturing quality criteria skill
  • already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
  • already held grade pulp skill
  • already held manufacturing processes knowledge
  • already held oversee quality control skill
  • already held quality assurance methodologies knowledge
  • already held recommend product improvements skill
  • already held revise quality control systems documentation skill
  • already held types of wood knowledge
  • already held work safely with machines skill
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held check quality of products on the production line optional
  • optional, not held database quality standards optional
  • optional, not held grade engineered wood optional
  • optional, not held grading systems optional
  • optional, not held identify preventive actions optional
  • optional, not held identify process improvements optional
  • optional, not held use non-destructive testing equipment optional
  • optional, not held analyse production processes for improvement optional
  • optional, not held non-destructive testing optional
  • optional, not held read engineering drawings optional
  • optional, not held read standard blueprints optional
  • optional, not held report defective manufacturing materials optional
  • optional, not held use technical documentation optional
  • optional, not held use testing equipment optional
  • optional, not held write technical reports optional
15 held skills the product grader role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role assess environmental impact skill
  • not needed by the target role liaise with managers skill
  • not needed by the target role manage supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role meet contract specifications skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor pulp quality skill
  • not needed by the target role perform laboratory tests skill
  • not needed by the target role record test data skill
  • not needed by the target role report test findings skill
  • not needed by the target role set quality assurance objectives skill
  • not needed by the target role test paper production samples skill
  • not needed by the target role types of paper knowledge
  • not needed by the target role types of pulp knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use chemical analysis equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role use measurement instruments skill
  • not needed by the target role wear appropriate protective gear skill
3 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 database quality standards optional
  • optional, not held grading systems optional
  • optional, not held non-destructive testing 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.