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

radio techniciantotelecommunications engineering technician

A radio technician already meets 20% of what the telecommunications engineering technician role asks for. The move turns on 17 required skills not yet in the profile.

From radio technician
20%
Overlap1
To telecommunications engineering technician
10 Skills carried over
17 Required, not held
85.2 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 85.2

This move: 85.2 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the telecommunications engineering technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the radio 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.

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 telecommunications engineering technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a radio technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held analog electronics theory engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held install monitors for process control working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held use a complex communication system working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held electromagnetism natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held microwave principles engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held operate electronic measuring instruments working with machinery and specialised equipment

All 10 carried skills, including the 8 the telecommunications engineering technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 66 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 working with computers 6 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held integrate system components required
  • required, not held manage changes in ICT system required
  • required, not held manage system security required
  • required, not held use scripting programming required
  • required, not held use session border controller required
  • required, not held upgrade firmware required
  • optional, not held solve ICT system problems optional
02 business, administration and law 3 required
  • required, not held direct inward dialing required
  • required, not held organisational policies required
  • required, not held quality assurance methodologies required
03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held ICT communications protocols required
  • required, not held telecom regulations required
  • optional, not held telecommunication trunking optional
04 assisting and caring 2 required
  • required, not held apply ICT system usage policies required
  • required, not held apply system organisational policies required
05 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required, 41 supplementary
  • required, not held ICT system user requirements required
  • optional, not held ABAP optional
  • optional, not held AJAX optional
  • optional, not held APL optional
  • optional, not held ASP.NET optional
  • optional, not held Assembly (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held C# optional
  • optional, not held C++ optional
  • optional, not held COBOL optional
  • optional, not held Cisco optional
  • optional, not held CoffeeScript optional
  • optional, not held Common Lisp optional
  • optional, not held Erlang optional
  • optional, not held Groovy optional
  • optional, not held Haskell optional
  • optional, not held ICT system programming optional
  • optional, not held Java (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held JavaScript optional
  • optional, not held Lisp optional
  • optional, not held MATLAB optional
  • optional, not held ML (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Microsoft Visual C++ optional
  • optional, not held Objective-C optional
  • optional, not held OpenEdge Advanced Business Language optional
  • optional, not held PHP optional
  • optional, not held Pascal (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Perl optional
  • optional, not held Prolog (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Python (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held R optional
  • optional, not held Ruby (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held SAP R3 optional
  • optional, not held SAS language optional
  • optional, not held Scala optional
  • optional, not held Scratch (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Smalltalk (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Swift (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held TypeScript optional
  • optional, not held VBScript optional
  • optional, not held Visual Basic optional
  • optional, not held procurement of ICT network equipment optional
  • optional, not held computer programming optional
06 information skills 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held interpret technical texts required
  • optional, not held execute ICT audits optional
  • optional, not held log transmitter readings optional
  • optional, not held provide cost benefit analysis reports optional

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a telecommunications engineering technician 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 analog electronics theory knowledge
  • already held calibrate electronic instruments skill
  • already held electromagnetism knowledge
  • already held electronics principles knowledge
  • already held install monitors for process control skill
  • already held microwave principles knowledge
  • already held operate electronic measuring instruments skill
  • already held use a complex communication system skill
  • already held implement a virtual private network skill
  • already held solder electronics skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required
  • required, not held support ICT system users required
08 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held manage system testing required
09 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held maintain telephony system optional
  • optional, not held operate private branch exchange optional
10 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held meet deadlines optional
49 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held ABAP optional
  • optional, not held AJAX optional
  • optional, not held APL optional
  • optional, not held ASP.NET optional
  • optional, not held Assembly (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held C# optional
  • optional, not held C++ optional
  • optional, not held COBOL optional
  • optional, not held Cisco optional
  • optional, not held CoffeeScript optional
  • optional, not held Common Lisp optional
  • optional, not held Erlang optional
  • optional, not held Groovy optional
  • optional, not held Haskell optional
  • optional, not held ICT system programming optional
  • optional, not held Java (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held JavaScript optional
  • optional, not held Lisp optional
  • optional, not held MATLAB optional
  • optional, not held ML (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Microsoft Visual C++ optional
  • optional, not held Objective-C optional
  • optional, not held OpenEdge Advanced Business Language optional
  • optional, not held PHP optional
  • optional, not held Pascal (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Perl optional
  • optional, not held Prolog (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Python (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held R optional
  • optional, not held Ruby (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held SAP R3 optional
  • optional, not held SAS language optional
  • optional, not held Scala optional
  • optional, not held Scratch (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Smalltalk (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Swift (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held TypeScript optional
  • optional, not held VBScript optional
  • optional, not held Visual Basic optional
  • optional, not held execute ICT audits optional

9 further entries not listed here

16 held skills the telecommunications engineering technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role assemble telecommunications devices skill
  • not needed by the target role estimate duration of work skill
  • not needed by the target role execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
  • not needed by the target role implement a firewall skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect cables skill
  • not needed by the target role install electronic communication equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role install low voltage wiring skill
  • not needed by the target role interpret electronic design specifications skill
  • not needed by the target role interpret technical information for electronic repair work skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain electronic equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain radio communications equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain theatre equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role manage ICT project skill
  • not needed by the target role operate signal generator skill
  • not needed by the target role solve location and navigation problems by using GPS tools skill
  • not needed by the target role use repair manuals skill
48 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 ICT communications protocols required
  • required, not held ICT system user requirements required
  • required, not held direct inward dialing required
  • required, not held organisational policies required
  • required, not held telecom regulations required
  • required, not held quality assurance methodologies required
  • optional, not held ABAP optional
  • optional, not held AJAX optional
  • optional, not held APL optional
  • optional, not held ASP.NET optional
  • optional, not held Assembly (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held C# optional
  • optional, not held C++ optional
  • optional, not held COBOL optional
  • optional, not held Cisco optional
  • optional, not held CoffeeScript optional
  • optional, not held Common Lisp optional
  • optional, not held Erlang optional
  • optional, not held Groovy optional
  • optional, not held Haskell optional
  • optional, not held ICT system programming optional
  • optional, not held Java (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held JavaScript optional
  • optional, not held Lisp optional
  • optional, not held MATLAB optional
  • optional, not held ML (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Microsoft Visual C++ optional
  • optional, not held Objective-C optional
  • optional, not held OpenEdge Advanced Business Language optional
  • optional, not held PHP optional
  • optional, not held Pascal (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Perl optional
  • optional, not held Prolog (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Python (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held R optional
  • optional, not held Ruby (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held SAP R3 optional
  • optional, not held SAS language optional
  • optional, not held Scala optional
  • optional, not held Scratch (computer programming) optional

8 further entries not listed here

Index

Other moves recorded from radio technician

Full index of moves from radio 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.