Table 1Transition record

soap chippertosoap maker

A soap chipper already meets 27% of what the soap maker role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From soap chipper

27%

Overlap1

To soap maker

5 Skills carried over

6 Required, not held

64.8 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 64.8

This move: 64.8 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the soap maker role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the soap chipper 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 5 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A soap maker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a soap chipper background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held implement soap formula communication, collaboration and creativity
already held use moulding techniques handling and moving
already held monitor valves information skills
already held manage waste handling and moving
already held optimise production processes parameters communication, collaboration and creativity

All 5 carried skills, including the 2 the soap maker role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 13 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.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 handling and moving 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held observe mixture characteristics required
required, not held transfer chemicals required

optional, not held collect industrial waste optional
optional, not held match product moulds optional
optional, not held prepare chemical samples optional

02 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held fill kettle required

optional, not held use personal protection equipment optional

03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held tend agitation machine required

optional, not held use chemical analysis equipment optional

04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required

required, not held alkylation required

05 information skills 1 required

required, not held test alkalinity required

06 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held maintain chemical mixers optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a soap maker 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 5 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held monitor valves skill
already held optimise production processes parameters skill
already held implement soap formula skill
already held manage waste skill
already held use moulding techniques skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held perfume and cosmetic products optional

7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held maintain chemical mixers optional
optional, not held perfume and cosmetic products optional
optional, not held collect industrial waste optional
optional, not held match product moulds optional
optional, not held prepare chemical samples optional
optional, not held use chemical analysis equipment optional
optional, not held use personal protection equipment optional

15 held skills the soap maker role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role control temperature skill
not needed by the target role feed soap chips machine skill
not needed by the target role harden soap skill
not needed by the target role monitor manufacturing impact skill
not needed by the target role operate liquid soap pumps skill
not needed by the target role operate package processing equipment skill
not needed by the target role pack soap skill
not needed by the target role press soap into sheets skill
not needed by the target role select soap shaping plate skill
not needed by the target role store soap flakes skill
not needed by the target role tend soap flake machinery skill
not needed by the target role transfer soap skill
not needed by the target role transfer soap chips skill
not needed by the target role use packaging equipment skill
not needed by the target role wash stone 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

required, not held alkylation required
optional, not held perfume and cosmetic products optional

Index

Other moves recorded from soap chipper

Full index of moves from soap chipper

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.