Table 1Transition record

quality engineering techniciantoconsumer goods inspector

A quality engineering technician already meets 42% of what the consumer goods inspector role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From quality engineering technician

42%

Overlap1

To consumer goods inspector

12 Skills carried over

5 Required, not held

56 Difficulty2

Career overlap Partial match

42%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

56/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 Share of the consumer goods inspector role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the quality engineering 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 consumer goods inspector role treats 7 of its required skills as things a quality engineering technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

conduct performance tests
inspect quality of products
quality assurance procedures
quality standards
record test data
undertake inspections

What stands in the way is 5 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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A consumer goods inspector role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a quality engineering technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held maintain test equipment constructing
already held undertake inspections information skills
already held quality assurance procedures business, administration and law
already held conduct performance tests constructing
already held write inspection reports communication, collaboration and creativity
already held quality assurance methodologies business, administration and law

All 12 carried skills, including the 7 the consumer goods inspector role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 25 missing skills fall into 10 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 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held check for damaged items required
required, not held use technical documentation required

optional, not held monitor packaging operations optional
optional, not held lead inspections optional
optional, not held replace machines optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held communicate problems to senior colleagues required

optional, not held give instructions to staff optional
optional, not held liaise with engineers optional

03 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held manage health and safety standards required

optional, not held act as contact person during equipment incident optional

04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required

required, not held use testing equipment required

05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 5 supplementary

optional, not held furniture industry optional
optional, not held manufacturing of sports equipment optional
optional, not held metalworking optional
optional, not held glassworking optional
optional, not held woodworking processes optional

06 management skills 4 supplementary

optional, not held manage maintenance operations optional
optional, not held prepare audit activities optional
optional, not held supervise staff optional
optional, not held supervise work optional

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a consumer goods inspector 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 12 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held conduct performance tests skill
already held inspect quality of products skill
already held quality assurance procedures knowledge
already held quality standards knowledge
already held record test data skill
already held undertake inspections skill
already held write inspection reports skill
already held create solutions to problems skill
already held maintain test equipment skill
already held perform test run skill
already held quality assurance methodologies knowledge
already held read standard blueprints skill

The 4 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 arts and humanities 2 supplementary

optional, not held jewellery processes optional
optional, not held musical instruments optional

08 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held toys and games industry optional

09 health and welfare 1 supplementary

optional, not held medical devices optional

10 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held features of sporting equipment optional

20 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held features of sporting equipment optional
optional, not held furniture industry optional
optional, not held jewellery processes optional
optional, not held manufacturing of sports equipment optional
optional, not held metalworking optional
optional, not held monitor packaging operations optional
optional, not held musical instruments optional
optional, not held act as contact person during equipment incident optional
optional, not held give instructions to staff optional
optional, not held glassworking optional
optional, not held lead inspections optional
optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
optional, not held manage maintenance operations optional
optional, not held medical devices optional
optional, not held prepare audit activities optional
optional, not held replace machines optional
optional, not held supervise staff optional
optional, not held supervise work optional
optional, not held toys and games industry optional
optional, not held woodworking processes optional

28 held skills the consumer goods inspector role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role analyse test data skill
not needed by the target role apply health and safety standards skill
not needed by the target role apply statistical analysis techniques skill
not needed by the target role automation technology knowledge
not needed by the target role communicate test results to other departments skill
not needed by the target role database quality standards knowledge
not needed by the target role develop material testing procedures skill
not needed by the target role electricity knowledge
not needed by the target role electronics knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with company regulations skill
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with legal requirements skill
not needed by the target role execute software tests skill
not needed by the target role inspect material skill
not needed by the target role manage chemical testing procedures skill
not needed by the target role manage manufacturing documentation skill
not needed by the target role mechanics knowledge
not needed by the target role non-destructive testing knowledge
not needed by the target role oversee quality control skill
not needed by the target role perform laboratory tests skill
not needed by the target role perform physical stress tests on models skill
not needed by the target role perform product testing 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 statistics knowledge
not needed by the target role support implementation of quality management systems skill
not needed by the target role test procedures knowledge
not needed by the target role train employees skill

10 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 features of sporting equipment optional
optional, not held furniture industry optional
optional, not held jewellery processes optional
optional, not held manufacturing of sports equipment optional
optional, not held metalworking optional
optional, not held musical instruments optional
optional, not held glassworking optional
optional, not held medical devices optional
optional, not held toys and games industry optional
optional, not held woodworking processes optional

Index

Other moves recorded from quality engineering technician

Full index of moves from quality engineering technician

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.