Table 1Transition record

race track operatortogambling quality assurance engineer

A race track operator already meets 18% of what the gambling quality assurance engineer role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From race track operator

18%

Overlap1

To gambling quality assurance engineer

3 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

70.6 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

18%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

70.6/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the gambling quality assurance engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the race track operator 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 gambling quality assurance engineer role treats 2 of its required skills as things a race track operator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

follow ethical code of conduct of gambling
mathematics

What stands in the way is 7 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 3 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A gambling quality assurance engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a race track operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held games rules business, administration and law
already held follow ethical code of conduct of gambling assisting and caring
already held mathematics natural sciences, mathematics and statistics

All 3 carried skills, including the 2 the gambling quality assurance engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 17 missing skills fall into 8 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held attend gaming tests required
required, not held perform services in a flexible manner required

optional, not held apply gaming psychology optional

02 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held report gaming incidents required

optional, not held adapt developed game to the market optional

03 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held probability theory required

optional, not held statistical analysis system software optional

04 working with computers 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held solve problems in gambling through digital means required

optional, not held create game testing software optional

05 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held legal standards in gambling required

06 management skills 1 required

required, not held develop strategy to solve problems required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a gambling quality assurance engineer 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 3 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held follow ethical code of conduct of gambling skill
already held mathematics knowledge
already held games rules knowledge

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 information and communication technologies (icts) 5 supplementary

optional, not held ICT software specifications optional
optional, not held SAS language optional
optional, not held software components libraries optional
optional, not held ICT hardware specifications optional
optional, not held hardware components optional

08 arts and humanities 1 supplementary

optional, not held multimedia systems optional

10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held create game testing software optional
optional, not held ICT software specifications optional
optional, not held SAS language optional
optional, not held adapt developed game to the market optional
optional, not held apply gaming psychology optional
optional, not held software components libraries optional
optional, not held ICT hardware specifications optional
optional, not held hardware components optional
optional, not held multimedia systems optional
optional, not held statistical analysis system software optional

17 held skills the gambling quality assurance engineer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role analyse tote reports skill
not needed by the target role apply knowledge of human behaviour skill
not needed by the target role apply statistical analysis techniques skill
not needed by the target role calculate tote price skill
not needed by the target role coach employees skill
not needed by the target role configuration of the tote room hardware knowledge
not needed by the target role horse racing regulation knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain customer service skill
not needed by the target role maintain equipment skill
not needed by the target role operate tote board skill
not needed by the target role parimutuel betting knowledge
not needed by the target role process data skill
not needed by the target role provide customer follow-up services skill
not needed by the target role remove cheating players skill
not needed by the target role set up tote board skill
not needed by the target role sports competition information knowledge
not needed by the target role train employees skill

9 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 legal standards in gambling required
required, not held probability theory required
optional, not held ICT software specifications optional
optional, not held SAS language optional
optional, not held software components libraries optional
optional, not held ICT hardware specifications optional
optional, not held hardware components optional
optional, not held multimedia systems optional
optional, not held statistical analysis system software optional

Index

Other moves recorded from race track operator

Full index of moves from race track operator

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.