refrigeration air condition and heat pump techniciantomoulding machine technician
A refrigeration air condition and heat pump technician already meets 66% of what the moulding machine technician role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.
66%
35.3/ 100
1 Share of the moulding machine technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the refrigeration air condition and heat pump 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 this move works
A moulding machine technician role treats 10 of its required skills as things a refrigeration air condition and heat pump technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- conduct routine machinery checks
- consult technical resources
- mechanics
- operate soldering equipment
- perform maintenance on installed equipment
- perform test run
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 · What you already bring
Of the 23 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A moulding machine technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a refrigeration air condition and heat pump technician background worth leading with.
- already held prepare compliance documents information skills
- already held maintain electronic equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held provide customer information related to repairs communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held perform ICT troubleshooting working with computers
- already held perform maintenance on installed equipment constructing
- already held install electrical and electronic equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
All 23 carried skills, including the 10 the moulding machine technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 12 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.
- required, not held maintain moulds required
- required, not held repair mould defects required
- required, not held replace defect components required
- optional, not held tend mouldmaking machines optional
- optional, not held maintain hydraulic systems optional
- required, not held troubleshoot required
- optional, not held advise on safety improvements optional
- required, not held types of moulding required
- optional, not held install hydraulic systems optional
- optional, not held install pneumatic systems optional
- optional, not held inspect quality of products optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a moulding machine technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 maintain moulds skill · sector specific
- 02 repair mould defects skill · cross sector
- 03 replace defect components skill · cross sector
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 23 skills that carry over
- already held conduct routine machinery checks skill
- already held consult technical resources skill
- already held mechanics knowledge
- already held operate soldering equipment skill
- already held perform maintenance on installed equipment skill
- already held perform test run skill
- already held record test data skill
- already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
- already held use measurement instruments skill
- already held use testing equipment skill
- already held apply technical communication skills skill
- already held electronics knowledge
- already held estimate restoration costs skill
- already held hydraulics knowledge
- already held install electrical and electronic equipment skill
- already held maintain electrical equipment skill
- already held maintain electronic equipment skill
- already held operate welding equipment skill
- already held order supplies skill
- already held perform ICT troubleshooting skill
- already held prepare compliance documents skill
- already held provide customer information related to repairs skill
- already held write records for repairs skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held pneumatics optional
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held tend mouldmaking machines optional
- optional, not held advise on safety improvements optional
- optional, not held inspect quality of products optional
- optional, not held install hydraulic systems optional
- optional, not held install pneumatic systems optional
- optional, not held maintain hydraulic systems optional
- optional, not held pneumatics optional
38 held skills the moulding machine technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role analyse the need for technical resources skill
- not needed by the target role answer requests for quotation skill
- not needed by the target role cut wall chases skill
- not needed by the target role demonstrate products' features skill
- not needed by the target role dispose of hazardous waste skill
- not needed by the target role drain hazardous liquids skill
- not needed by the target role electrical wiring plans knowledge
- not needed by the target role electricity knowledge
- not needed by the target role energy conservation knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
- not needed by the target role follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
- not needed by the target role handle refrigerant transfer pumps skill
- not needed by the target role heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration parts knowledge
- not needed by the target role install air conditioning device skill
- not needed by the target role install heat pump skill
- not needed by the target role install heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration ducts skill
- not needed by the target role install in-floor and in-wall heating skill
- not needed by the target role install insulation material skill
- not needed by the target role install refrigeration equipment skill
- not needed by the target role install ventilation equipment skill
- not needed by the target role interpret 2D plans skill
- not needed by the target role interpret 3D plans skill
- not needed by the target role issue sales invoices skill
- not needed by the target role keep personal administration skill
- not needed by the target role lay pipe installation skill
- not needed by the target role lead a team skill
- not needed by the target role maintain air conditioning systems skill
- not needed by the target role maintain records of maintenance interventions skill
- not needed by the target role measure electrical characteristics skill
- not needed by the target role operate climate control skill
- not needed by the target role operate hand drill skill
- not needed by the target role perform refrigerant leak checks skill
- not needed by the target role prepare copper gas-lines pipes skill
- not needed by the target role refrigerants knowledge
- not needed by the target role test tightness and pressure of refrigeration circuits skill
- not needed by the target role thermodynamics knowledge
- not needed by the target role train employees skill
- not needed by the target role use safety equipment in construction 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.
- required, not held types of moulding required
- optional, not held pneumatics optional
Other moves recorded from refrigeration air condition and heat pump technician
- heating and ventilation service installer 76% covered · moderate
- agricultural machinery technician 70% covered · moderate
- forge equipment technician 67% covered · moderate
- pneumatic systems technician 64% covered · moderate
Full index of moves from refrigeration air condition and heat pump technician
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.