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

scenic paintertoset builder

A scenic painter already meets 68% of what the set builder role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From scenic painter
68%
Overlap1
To set builder
27 Skills carried over
5 Required, not held
39.3 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

68%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

39.3/ 100

1 Share of the set builder role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the scenic painter 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 set builder role treats 16 of its required skills as things a scenic painter already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • adapt sets
  • adapt to artists' creative demands
  • follow safety procedures when working at heights
  • keep up with trends
  • maintain theatre equipment
  • maintain theatre sets

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 27 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A set builder role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a scenic painter background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held maintain theatre sets communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held adapt sets communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held define set painting methods management skills
  • already held maintain workshop space management skills
  • already held organise workshop space management skills
  • already held maintain theatre equipment constructing

All 27 carried skills, including the 16 the set builder role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 18 missing skills fall into 5 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 management skills 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held finish project within budget required
  • required, not held follow work schedule required
  • optional, not held define set building methods optional
  • optional, not held prepare the floor for performance optional
02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held work safely with mobile electrical systems under supervision required
  • required, not held work safely with machines required
  • optional, not held operate forklift optional
  • optional, not held operate telehandler optional
03 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held build set constructions required
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 7 supplementary
  • optional, not held make set construction drawings optional
  • optional, not held work with the camera crew optional
  • optional, not held work with the director of photography optional
  • optional, not held attend rehearsals optional
  • optional, not held collaborate on costume and make-up for performances optional
  • optional, not held work with prop makers optional
  • optional, not held work with the lighting crew optional
05 arts and humanities 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held lighting techniques optional
  • optional, not held photography optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a set builder 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 27 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adapt sets skill
  • already held adapt to artists' creative demands skill
  • already held follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
  • already held keep up with trends skill
  • already held maintain theatre equipment skill
  • already held maintain theatre sets skill
  • already held maintain workshop space skill
  • already held paint sets skill
  • already held prepare personal work environment skill
  • already held prevent fire in a performance environment skill
  • already held translate artistic concepts to technical designs skill
  • already held understand artistic concepts skill
  • already held use personal protection equipment skill
  • already held work ergonomically skill
  • already held work safely with chemicals skill
  • already held work with respect for own safety skill
  • already held define set painting methods skill
  • already held develop professional network skill
  • already held keep personal administration skill
  • already held manage consumables stock skill
  • already held manage personal professional development skill
  • already held manage technical resources stock skill
  • already held organise workshop space skill
  • already held perform first fire intervention skill
  • already held plan workshop activity skill
  • already held support a designer in the developing process skill
  • already held use moulding techniques skill
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held define set building methods optional
  • optional, not held make set construction drawings optional
  • optional, not held prepare the floor for performance optional
  • optional, not held work with the camera crew optional
  • optional, not held work with the director of photography optional
  • optional, not held attend rehearsals optional
  • optional, not held collaborate on costume and make-up for performances optional
  • optional, not held lighting techniques optional
  • optional, not held operate forklift optional
  • optional, not held operate telehandler optional
  • optional, not held photography optional
  • optional, not held work with prop makers optional
  • optional, not held work with the lighting crew optional
5 held skills the set builder role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role develop an artistic framework skill
  • not needed by the target role interpret artistic intentions skill
  • not needed by the target role meet deadlines skill
  • not needed by the target role transfer designs skill
  • not needed by the target role use genre painting techniques 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held lighting techniques optional
  • optional, not held photography optional
Index

Other moves recorded from scenic painter

Full index of moves from scenic painter

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.