Table 1Transition record

sorter labourertoasbestos abatement worker

A sorter labourer already meets 38% of what the asbestos abatement worker role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From sorter labourer

38%

Overlap1

To asbestos abatement worker

10 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

58 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 58

This move: 58 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the asbestos abatement worker role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the sorter labourer 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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A asbestos abatement worker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a sorter labourer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held remove contaminants handling and moving
already held assess waste type handling and moving
already held assess contamination information skills
already held avoid contamination assisting and caring
already held ensure compliance with waste legislative regulations assisting and caring
already held hazardous waste storage services

All 10 carried skills, including the 5 the asbestos abatement worker role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 18 missing skills fall into 6 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 3 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held remove contaminated materials required
required, not held store contaminated materials required
required, not held disinfect surfaces required

optional, not held operate pressure washer optional
optional, not held use solvents optional

02 services 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held asbestos removal regulations required
required, not held contamination exposure regulations required

optional, not held hazardous materials transportation optional
optional, not held hazardous waste treatment optional

03 information skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held investigate contamination required

optional, not held report on building damage optional
optional, not held identify damage to buildings optional

04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required

required, not held tend asbestos blower required

05 assisting and caring 4 supplementary

optional, not held assist people in contaminated areas optional
optional, not held ensure operability of protective equipment optional
optional, not held follow safety procedures when working at heights optional
optional, not held secure working area optional

06 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held perform demarcation optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a asbestos abatement worker 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 10 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held assess contamination skill
already held avoid contamination skill
already held health, safety and hygiene legislation knowledge
already held remove contaminants skill
already held use personal protection equipment skill
already held assess waste type skill
already held dispose of hazardous waste skill
already held ensure compliance with waste legislative regulations skill
already held handle chemical cleaning agents skill
already held hazardous waste storage knowledge

11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held assist people in contaminated areas optional
optional, not held hazardous materials transportation optional
optional, not held operate pressure washer optional
optional, not held report on building damage optional
optional, not held ensure operability of protective equipment optional
optional, not held follow safety procedures when working at heights optional
optional, not held hazardous waste treatment optional
optional, not held identify damage to buildings optional
optional, not held perform demarcation optional
optional, not held secure working area optional
optional, not held use solvents optional

17 held skills the asbestos abatement worker role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role communicate with waste collectors skill
not needed by the target role dispose of non-hazardous waste skill
not needed by the target role drain hazardous liquids skill
not needed by the target role electricity knowledge
not needed by the target role electronics principles knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain recycling records skill
not needed by the target role maintain sorting equipment skill
not needed by the target role manage waste skill
not needed by the target role operate forklift skill
not needed by the target role operate recycling processing equipment skill
not needed by the target role pollution prevention knowledge
not needed by the target role report pollution incidents skill
not needed by the target role sort waste skill
not needed by the target role stack goods skill
not needed by the target role store sorted waste skill
not needed by the target role waste and scrap products knowledge
not needed by the target role waste management knowledge

4 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 asbestos removal regulations required
required, not held contamination exposure regulations required
optional, not held hazardous materials transportation optional
optional, not held hazardous waste treatment optional

Index

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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.