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

water network operativetodrain technician

A water network operative already meets 52% of what the drain technician role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From water network operative
52%
Overlap1
To drain technician
16 Skills carried over
6 Required, not held
46.5 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 46.5

This move: 46.5 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the drain technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the water network operative 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 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A drain technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a water network operative background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held maintain water storage equipment constructing
  • already held carry out cleaning of road drains handling and moving
  • already held maintain water distribution equipment constructing
  • already held regulate the flow of substances in pipelines assisting and caring
  • already held assemble manufactured pipeline parts constructing
  • already held maintain water treatment equipment constructing

All 16 carried skills, including the 6 the drain technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 14 missing skills fall into 5 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 constructing 3 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held install drainage well systems required
  • required, not held adjust cylinder valves required
  • required, not held install plumbing systems required
  • optional, not held maintain industrial equipment optional
  • optional, not held operate soldering equipment optional
  • optional, not held operate welding equipment optional
02 information skills 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held test pipeline infrastructure operations required
  • required, not held read standard blueprints required
  • optional, not held examine engineering principles optional
  • optional, not held maintain records of maintenance interventions optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required
  • required, not held liaise with engineers required
04 management skills 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held perform follow-up on pipeline route services optional
  • optional, not held supervise sewerage systems construction optional
05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held engineering principles optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a drain 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 16 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply health and safety standards skill
  • already held assemble manufactured pipeline parts skill
  • already held detect flaws in pipeline infrastructure skill
  • already held ensure regulatory compliance in pipeline infrastructures skill
  • already held lay pipe installation skill
  • already held types of pipelines knowledge
  • already held advise on equipment maintenance skill
  • already held carry out cleaning of road drains skill
  • already held inspect pipelines skill
  • already held maintain water distribution equipment skill
  • already held maintain water storage equipment skill
  • already held maintain water treatment equipment skill
  • already held mitigate environmental impact of pipeline projects skill
  • already held regulate the flow of substances in pipelines skill
  • already held repair pipelines skill
  • already held use personal protection equipment skill
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held perform follow-up on pipeline route services optional
  • optional, not held supervise sewerage systems construction optional
  • optional, not held engineering principles optional
  • optional, not held examine engineering principles optional
  • optional, not held maintain industrial equipment optional
  • optional, not held maintain records of maintenance interventions optional
  • optional, not held operate soldering equipment optional
  • optional, not held operate welding equipment optional
22 held skills the drain technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role collect samples for analysis skill
  • not needed by the target role consider the impact of material characteristics on pipeline flows skill
  • not needed by the target role develop water supply schedule skill
  • not needed by the target role document analysis results skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect drilling equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role interpret scientific data to assess water quality skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain drilling equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain pipeline coating properties skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain septic tanks skill
  • not needed by the target role measure water quality parameters skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor water quality skill
  • not needed by the target role operate drilling equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operate hydraulic machinery controls skill
  • not needed by the target role operate pumps skill
  • not needed by the target role operate sumps skill
  • not needed by the target role percolation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform demarcation skill
  • not needed by the target role perform water treatments skill
  • not needed by the target role pipeline coating properties knowledge
  • not needed by the target role prevent pipeline deterioration skill
  • not needed by the target role test samples for pollutants skill
  • not needed by the target role use water disinfection equipment skill
1 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
  • optional, not held engineering principles optional
Index

Other moves recorded from water network operative

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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.