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

telecommunications techniciantoICT network technician

A telecommunications technician already meets 37% of what the ICT network technician role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From telecommunications technician
37%
Overlap1
To ICT network technician
13 Skills carried over
12 Required, not held
67 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

37%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

67/ 100

1 Share of the ICT network technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the telecommunications 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.

Why

Why this move works

A ICT network technician role treats 8 of its required skills as things a telecommunications technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • create solutions to problems
  • implement ICT security policies
  • implement a firewall
  • implement a virtual private network
  • implement anti-virus software
  • install electronic communication equipment

What stands in the way is 12 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 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A ICT network technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a telecommunications technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held install signal repeaters working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held maintain internet protocol configuration working with computers
  • already held concepts of telecommunications engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held install electronic communication equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held Cisco information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held procurement of ICT network equipment information and communication technologies (icts)

All 13 carried skills, including the 8 the ICT network technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 26 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 information and communication technologies (icts) 5 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held ICT network cable limitations required
  • required, not held ICT network routing required
  • required, not held ICT network security risks required
  • required, not held network standards required
  • required, not held ICT networking hardware required
  • optional, not held Apache Tomcat optional
  • optional, not held ICT debugging tools optional
  • optional, not held ICT system programming optional
  • optional, not held network management system tools optional
  • optional, not held digital systems optional
02 working with computers 5 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held adjust ICT system capacity required
  • required, not held analyse network bandwidth requirements required
  • required, not held analyse network configuration and performance required
  • required, not held implement ICT network diagnostic tools required
  • required, not held use back-up and recovery tools required
  • optional, not held implement spam protection optional
  • optional, not held migrate existing data optional
  • optional, not held perform ICT security testing optional
  • optional, not held use ICT hardware optional
  • optional, not held remove computer virus or malware from a computer optional
03 handling and moving 1 required
  • required, not held use precision tools required
04 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held identify suppliers required
05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held electronics principles optional
  • optional, not held network engineering optional
06 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held ICT security legislation optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a ICT network technician 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 13 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held create solutions to problems skill
  • already held implement ICT security policies skill
  • already held implement a firewall skill
  • already held implement a virtual private network skill
  • already held implement anti-virus software skill
  • already held install electronic communication equipment skill
  • already held install signal repeaters skill
  • already held maintain internet protocol configuration skill
  • already held Cisco knowledge
  • already held ICT communications protocols knowledge
  • already held concepts of telecommunications knowledge
  • already held procurement of ICT network equipment knowledge
  • already held solder electronics skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held design cloud architecture optional
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held Apache Tomcat optional
  • optional, not held ICT debugging tools optional
  • optional, not held ICT security legislation optional
  • optional, not held ICT system programming optional
  • optional, not held design cloud architecture optional
  • optional, not held electronics principles optional
  • optional, not held implement spam protection optional
  • optional, not held migrate existing data optional
  • optional, not held network engineering optional
  • optional, not held network management system tools optional
  • optional, not held perform ICT security testing optional
  • optional, not held use ICT hardware optional
  • optional, not held digital systems optional
  • optional, not held remove computer virus or malware from a computer optional
32 held skills the ICT network technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role assess telecommunication infrastructure issues skill
  • not needed by the target role assist customers skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
  • not needed by the target role design failover solutions skill
  • not needed by the target role direct inward dialing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure proper document management skill
  • not needed by the target role estimate duration of work skill
  • not needed by the target role execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
  • not needed by the target role install cable TV services skill
  • not needed by the target role install low voltage wiring skill
  • not needed by the target role log transmitter readings skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor communication channels' performance skill
  • not needed by the target role operate aerial work platforms skill
  • not needed by the target role operate call distribution system skill
  • not needed by the target role operate digging construction equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operate electronic measuring instruments skill
  • not needed by the target role operate private branch exchange skill
  • not needed by the target role operate signal generator skill
  • not needed by the target role operate two-way radio systems skill
  • not needed by the target role perform ICT troubleshooting skill
  • not needed by the target role repair wiring skill
  • not needed by the target role seal wires skill
  • not needed by the target role splice cable skill
  • not needed by the target role telecom regulations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role telecommunication trunking knowledge
  • not needed by the target role upgrade firmware skill
  • not needed by the target role use a complex communication system skill
  • not needed by the target role use access control software skill
  • not needed by the target role use communication equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role use computer telephony integration skill
  • not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
  • not needed by the target role use session border controller skill
13 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 ICT network cable limitations required
  • required, not held ICT network routing required
  • required, not held ICT network security risks required
  • required, not held network standards required
  • required, not held ICT networking hardware required
  • optional, not held Apache Tomcat optional
  • optional, not held ICT debugging tools optional
  • optional, not held ICT security legislation optional
  • optional, not held ICT system programming optional
  • optional, not held electronics principles optional
  • optional, not held network engineering optional
  • optional, not held network management system tools optional
  • optional, not held digital systems optional
Index

Other moves recorded from telecommunications technician

Full index of moves from telecommunications 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.