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

window cleanertobuilding cleaner

A window cleaner already meets 35% of what the building cleaner role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

From window cleaner
35%
Overlap1
To building cleaner
14 Skills carried over
13 Required, not held
71.7 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

35%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

71.7/ 100

1 Share of the building cleaner role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the window cleaner 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 building cleaner role treats 11 of its required skills as things a window cleaner already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • clean building facade
  • clean glass surfaces
  • clean particular areas manually
  • cleaning industry health and safety measures
  • follow organisational guidelines in the cleaning industry
  • handle chemical cleaning agents

What stands in the way is 13 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 14 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A building cleaner role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a window cleaner background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held supervise the work of cleaning staff management skills
  • already held clean building facade handling and moving
  • already held clean particular areas manually handling and moving
  • already held manage routine waste handling and moving
  • already held follow organisational guidelines in the cleaning industry assisting and caring
  • already held maintain personal hygiene standards when cleaning handling and moving

All 14 carried skills, including the 11 the building cleaner role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 39 missing skills fall into 8 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 9 required, 14 supplementary
  • required, not held arrange furniture required
  • required, not held operate janitorial tools required
  • required, not held remove dust required
  • required, not held restock toilet facilities' supplies required
  • required, not held clean building floors required
  • required, not held clean surfaces required
  • required, not held operate floor cleaning equipment required
  • required, not held perform cleaning duties required
  • required, not held sort waste required
  • optional, not held clean toilet facilities optional
  • optional, not held dispose food waste optional
  • optional, not held perform ground maintenance activities optional
  • optional, not held perform weed control operations optional
  • optional, not held provide lawn care optional
  • optional, not held remove snow optional
  • optional, not held spray pesticides optional
  • optional, not held use snow-removal equipment optional
  • optional, not held clean furniture optional
  • optional, not held clean rooms optional
  • optional, not held clean wood surface optional
  • optional, not held disinfect surfaces optional
  • optional, not held dispose medical waste optional
  • optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held inform on toilet facilities malfunctions required
  • optional, not held communicate with waste collectors optional
  • optional, not held perform procurement processes optional
03 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held maintain facility security systems required
  • optional, not held perform pest control optional
04 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held report major building repairs required
  • optional, not held monitor building security optional
05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required
  • required, not held perform minor repairs to buildings' systems required
06 services 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held lawn care optional
  • optional, not held snow removal safety hazards optional
  • optional, not held fire safety regulations optional
  • optional, not held hygiene in a health care setting optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a building cleaner 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 14 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held clean building facade skill
  • already held clean glass surfaces skill
  • already held clean particular areas manually skill
  • already held cleaning industry health and safety measures knowledge
  • already held follow organisational guidelines in the cleaning industry skill
  • already held handle chemical cleaning agents skill
  • already held maintain cleaning equipment skill
  • already held maintain inventory of cleaning supplies skill
  • already held maintain personal hygiene standards when cleaning skill
  • already held manage routine waste skill
  • already held perform cleaning activities in an environmentally friendly way skill
  • already held carry out pressure washing activities skill
  • already held follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
  • already held supervise the work of cleaning staff skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held hardware, plumbing and heating equipment products optional
  • optional, not held locking mechanisms optional
  • optional, not held wood preservation optional
08 health and welfare 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held sterilization techniques optional
26 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held clean toilet facilities optional
  • optional, not held dispose food waste optional
  • optional, not held hardware, plumbing and heating equipment products optional
  • optional, not held lawn care optional
  • optional, not held locking mechanisms optional
  • optional, not held monitor building security optional
  • optional, not held perform ground maintenance activities optional
  • optional, not held perform pest control optional
  • optional, not held perform weed control operations optional
  • optional, not held provide lawn care optional
  • optional, not held remove snow optional
  • optional, not held snow removal safety hazards optional
  • optional, not held spray pesticides optional
  • optional, not held use snow-removal equipment optional
  • optional, not held wood preservation optional
  • optional, not held clean furniture optional
  • optional, not held clean rooms optional
  • optional, not held clean wood surface optional
  • optional, not held communicate with waste collectors optional
  • optional, not held disinfect surfaces optional
  • optional, not held dispose medical waste optional
  • optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional
  • optional, not held fire safety regulations optional
  • optional, not held hygiene in a health care setting optional
  • optional, not held perform procurement processes optional
  • optional, not held sterilization techniques optional
21 held skills the building cleaner role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role apply proofing membranes skill
  • not needed by the target role clean public furniture skill
  • not needed by the target role complete report sheets of activity skill
  • not needed by the target role customer service knowledge
  • not needed by the target role dispose of non-hazardous waste skill
  • not needed by the target role follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health skill
  • not needed by the target role follow reporting procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role issue sales invoices skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain professional administration skill
  • not needed by the target role manage a small-to-medium business skill
  • not needed by the target role operate aerial work platforms skill
  • not needed by the target role perform glazing reconditioning skill
  • not needed by the target role perform outdoor cleaning activities skill
  • not needed by the target role personal protective equipment knowledge
  • not needed by the target role prepare cleaning materials for window cleaning skill
  • not needed by the target role protect window frames skill
  • not needed by the target role read technical datasheet skill
  • not needed by the target role report on window damage skill
  • not needed by the target role risk assessment for window cleaning knowledge
  • not needed by the target role select hazard control skill
  • not needed by the target role use a water-fed pole system skill
8 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 hardware, plumbing and heating equipment products optional
  • optional, not held lawn care optional
  • optional, not held locking mechanisms optional
  • optional, not held snow removal safety hazards optional
  • optional, not held wood preservation optional
  • optional, not held fire safety regulations optional
  • optional, not held hygiene in a health care setting optional
  • optional, not held sterilization techniques optional
Index

Other moves recorded from window cleaner

Full index of moves from window cleaner

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.