Table 1Transition record

silversmithtojewellery designer

A silversmith already meets 51% of what the jewellery designer role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From silversmith

51%

Overlap1

To jewellery designer

15 Skills carried over

11 Required, not held

56.3 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 56.3

This move: 56.3 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the jewellery designer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the silversmith 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 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A jewellery designer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a silversmith background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held cast jewellery metal handling and moving
already held smoothen rough jewel parts handling and moving
already held build jewellery models handling and moving
already held mount stones in jewels handling and moving
already held record jewel processing time information skills
already held record jewel weight information skills

All 15 carried skills, including the 15 the jewellery designer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 20 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 information skills 4 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held calculate value of gems required
required, not held contextualise artistic work required
required, not held examine gems required
required, not held gather reference materials for artwork required

optional, not held assess conservation needs optional
optional, not held develop artistic project budgets optional
optional, not held keep personal administration optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held define artistic approach required
required, not held trade in jewellery required
required, not held collaborate with a technical staff in artistic productions required

optional, not held participate in artistic mediation activities optional
optional, not held present exhibition optional
optional, not held develop educational resources optional

03 handling and moving 3 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held cut gem stones required
required, not held mark designs on metal pieces required
required, not held repair jewellery required

optional, not held select design elements optional

04 arts and humanities 1 required

required, not held art history required

05 management skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held develop artistic educational activities optional
optional, not held plan art educational activities optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a jewellery designer 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 15 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held adjust jewellery skill
already held build jewellery models skill
already held cast jewellery metal skill
already held clean jewellery pieces skill
already held create jewellery skill
already held develop jewellery designs skill
already held ensure conformance to jewel design specifications skill
already held heat jewellery metals skill
already held mount stones in jewels skill
already held record jewel processing time skill
already held record jewel weight skill
already held select gems for jewellery skill
already held select metals for jewellery skill
already held smoothen rough jewel parts skill
already held use jewellery equipment skill

9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held assess conservation needs optional
optional, not held develop artistic educational activities optional
optional, not held develop artistic project budgets optional
optional, not held participate in artistic mediation activities optional
optional, not held plan art educational activities optional
optional, not held present exhibition optional
optional, not held select design elements optional
optional, not held develop educational resources optional
optional, not held keep personal administration optional

23 held skills the jewellery designer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise customers on jewellery and watches skill
not needed by the target role apply restoration techniques skill
not needed by the target role apply smithing techniques skill
not needed by the target role characteristics of precious metals knowledge
not needed by the target role cut metal products skill
not needed by the target role design objects to be crafted skill
not needed by the target role electroplating metal materials knowledge
not needed by the target role electroplating processes knowledge
not needed by the target role engrave patterns skill
not needed by the target role engraving technologies knowledge
not needed by the target role estimate cost of jewellery and watches' maintenance skill
not needed by the target role estimate restoration costs skill
not needed by the target role estimate value of used jewellery and watches skill
not needed by the target role evaluate restoration procedures skill
not needed by the target role jewellery processes knowledge
not needed by the target role jewellery product categories knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain jewels and watches skill
not needed by the target role metal and metal ore products knowledge
not needed by the target role pass on trade techniques skill
not needed by the target role perform damascening skill
not needed by the target role pour molten metal into moulds skill
not needed by the target role select restoration activities skill
not needed by the target role watches and jewellery products knowledge

1 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 art history required

Index

Other moves recorded from silversmith

Full index of moves from silversmith

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.