Table 1Transition record

underground heavy equipment operatortomining assistant

A underground heavy equipment operator already meets 46% of what the mining assistant role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From underground heavy equipment operator

46%

Overlap1

To mining assistant

13 Skills carried over

6 Required, not held

51.2 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 51.2

This move: 51.2 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the mining assistant role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the underground heavy equipment operator 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 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A mining assistant role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a underground heavy equipment operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held operate tunnelling machine working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held operate a range of underground mining equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held operate mining tools handling and moving
already held communicate mine equipment information communication, collaboration and creativity
already held operate hydraulic pumps working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held conduct inter-shift communication communication, collaboration and creativity

All 13 carried skills, including the 4 the mining assistant 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 3 required

required, not held clean waste materials from machines required
required, not held handle mining plant waste required
required, not held dispose of non-hazardous waste required

02 information skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held maintain records of mining operations required

optional, not held interpret mechanical mine machinery manuals optional
optional, not held report mine machinery repairs optional

03 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held work ergonomically required

04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required

required, not held excavation techniques required

05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 supplementary

optional, not held maintain mine machinery optional
optional, not held operate front loader optional
optional, not held drive vehicles optional

06 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held lay pipe installation optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a mining assistant 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 address problems critically skill
already held conduct inter-shift communication skill
already held perform minor repairs to equipment skill
already held troubleshoot skill
already held communicate mine equipment information skill
already held health and safety hazards underground knowledge
already held impact of geological factors on mining operations knowledge
already held mechanics knowledge
already held operate a range of underground mining equipment skill
already held operate drilling equipment skill
already held operate hydraulic pumps skill
already held operate mining tools skill
already held operate tunnelling machine skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held geology optional

7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held interpret mechanical mine machinery manuals optional
optional, not held maintain mine machinery optional
optional, not held operate front loader optional
optional, not held report mine machinery repairs optional
optional, not held drive vehicles optional
optional, not held geology optional
optional, not held lay pipe installation optional

16 held skills the mining assistant role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role deal with pressure from unexpected circumstances skill
not needed by the target role electricity knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with safety legislation skill
not needed by the target role inspect heavy underground mining machinery skill
not needed by the target role make independent operating decisions skill
not needed by the target role operate LHD skill
not needed by the target role operate continuous miner skill
not needed by the target role operate drilling jumbo skill
not needed by the target role operate longwall mining equipment skill
not needed by the target role operate powered roof support skill
not needed by the target role operate production drilling machine skill
not needed by the target role operate roof bolter skill
not needed by the target role operate scaler skill
not needed by the target role operate shotcreter skill
not needed by the target role operate shuttle car skill
not needed by the target role react to events in time-critical environments 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 excavation techniques required
optional, not held geology 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.