Table 1Transition record

reprographics techniciantoscanning operator

A reprographics technician already meets 43% of what the scanning operator role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From reprographics technician

43%

Overlap1

To scanning operator

16 Skills carried over

9 Required, not held

59.7 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 59.7

This move: 59.7 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the scanning operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the reprographics 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 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A scanning operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a reprographics technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held handle scanning material safely assisting and caring
already held operate scanner working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held produce scanned images communication, collaboration and creativity
already held reprography arts and humanities
already held lay out digital written content information skills
already held inspect printing output information skills

All 16 carried skills, including the 6 the scanning operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 20 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 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held create digital files required
required, not held set scanner controls required

optional, not held manage digital documents optional
optional, not held use spreadsheets software optional
optional, not held use word processing software optional

02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held prepare documents for scanning required
required, not held calibrate electronic instruments required

optional, not held perforate printed media optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required

required, not held create digital images required
required, not held write calibration report required

04 information skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held check for flaws in scanned material required

optional, not held process printing input optional
optional, not held maintain system logs optional

05 health and welfare 1 required

required, not held imaging techniques required

06 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required

required, not held digitization required

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a scanning operator 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 16 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held follow safety precautions in printing skill
already held handle scanning material safely skill
already held operate scanner skill
already held printing techniques knowledge
already held produce scanned images skill
already held reprography knowledge
already held copyright legislation knowledge
already held digitise documents skill
already held follow a brief skill
already held inspect printing output skill
already held lay out digital written content skill
already held maintenance of printing machines knowledge
already held meet deadlines skill
already held perform image editing skill
already held troubleshoot skill
already held use microsoft office skill

The 4 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 arts and humanities 2 supplementary

optional, not held digital printing optional
optional, not held printing on large scale machines optional

08 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary

optional, not held types of paper optional

09 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held cut page edges optional

10 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held numerical sequences optional

11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held cut page edges optional
optional, not held digital printing optional
optional, not held perforate printed media optional
optional, not held printing on large scale machines optional
optional, not held process printing input optional
optional, not held types of paper optional
optional, not held maintain system logs optional
optional, not held manage digital documents optional
optional, not held numerical sequences optional
optional, not held use spreadsheets software optional
optional, not held use word processing software optional

20 held skills the scanning operator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role binding technologies knowledge
not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
not needed by the target role manage offset printing process skill
not needed by the target role monitor stock level skill
not needed by the target role operate binder machine skill
not needed by the target role operate digital printers skill
not needed by the target role operate printing machinery skill
not needed by the target role order supplies skill
not needed by the target role perform machine maintenance skill
not needed by the target role prepress processes knowledge
not needed by the target role printing materials knowledge
not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
not needed by the target role report defective manufacturing materials skill
not needed by the target role reproduce documents skill
not needed by the target role respect data protection principles skill
not needed by the target role scan photos skill
not needed by the target role set colour profiles skill
not needed by the target role supply machine skill
not needed by the target role unbind books skill

6 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 imaging techniques required
required, not held digitization required
optional, not held digital printing optional
optional, not held printing on large scale machines optional
optional, not held types of paper optional
optional, not held numerical sequences optional

Index

Other moves recorded from reprographics technician

Full index of moves from reprographics 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.