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

varnish makertolacquer maker

A varnish maker already meets 78% of what the lacquer maker role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From varnish maker
78%
Overlap1
To lacquer maker
27 Skills carried over
4 Required, not held
27.8 Difficulty2
Career overlap Very strong match

78%

Learning distance Short step

27.8/ 100

1 Share of the lacquer maker role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the varnish maker 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 lacquer maker role treats 9 of its required skills as things a varnish maker already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • add colour
  • measure chemical substance viscosity
  • prepare chemical samples
  • quality standards
  • set up the controller of a machine
  • supply machine

What stands in the way is 4 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 27 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A lacquer maker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a varnish maker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held measure chemical substance viscosity working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held add colour constructing
  • already held communicate with external laboratories communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held clean mixer handling and moving
  • already held prepare chemical samples handling and moving
  • already held handle delivery of raw materials handling and moving

All 27 carried skills, including the 9 the lacquer maker role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 5 missing skills fall into 4 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
  • required, not held heat lacquer mixture required
  • required, not held select lacquer ingredients required
02 information skills 1 required
  • required, not held measure materials required
03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required
  • required, not held operate jar mill required
04 constructing 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held spray test panel optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a lacquer 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 27 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held add colour skill
  • already held measure chemical substance viscosity skill
  • already held prepare chemical samples skill
  • already held quality standards knowledge
  • already held set up the controller of a machine skill
  • already held supply machine skill
  • already held troubleshoot skill
  • already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
  • already held work safely with chemicals skill
  • already held clean mixer skill
  • already held communicate with external laboratories skill
  • already held dispose of hazardous waste skill
  • already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
  • already held handle delivery of raw materials skill
  • already held monitor stock level skill
  • already held optimise production processes parameters skill
  • already held perform laboratory tests skill
  • already held perform machine maintenance skill
  • already held perform product testing skill
  • already held program a CNC controller skill
  • already held quality and cycle time optimisation knowledge
  • already held record production data for quality control skill
  • already held record test data skill
  • already held report defective manufacturing materials skill
  • already held report test findings skill
  • already held work ergonomically skill
  • already held write batch record documentation skill
1 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held spray test panel optional
7 held skills the lacquer maker role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adjust burner controls skill
  • not needed by the target role adjust the varnish mixture skill
  • not needed by the target role operate varnish production equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role remove sediment from varnish skill
  • not needed by the target role synthetic resins knowledge
  • not needed by the target role transfer varnish skill
  • not needed by the target role weigh varnish ingredients skill
Index

Other moves recorded from varnish maker

Full index of moves from varnish maker

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.