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

window cleanertotoilet attendant

A window cleaner already meets 56% of what the toilet attendant role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From window cleaner
56%
Overlap1
To toilet attendant
12 Skills carried over
5 Required, not held
41.8 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

56%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

41.8/ 100

1 Share of the toilet attendant 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 toilet attendant role treats 7 of its required skills as things a window cleaner already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • clean glass surfaces
  • cleaning industry health and safety measures
  • complete report sheets of activity
  • maintain cleaning equipment
  • maintain inventory of cleaning supplies
  • manage routine waste

What stands in the way is 5 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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A toilet attendant 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 complete report sheets of activity information skills
  • already held manage routine waste handling and moving
  • already held follow organisational guidelines in the cleaning industry assisting and caring
  • already held maintain inventory of cleaning supplies information skills
  • already held perform cleaning activities in an environmentally friendly way assisting and caring

All 12 carried skills, including the 7 the toilet attendant role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 10 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 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held clean toilet facilities required
  • required, not held restock toilet facilities' supplies required
  • required, not held perform cleaning duties required
  • optional, not held clean public areas optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held inform on toilet facilities malfunctions required
  • required, not held maintain customer service required
  • optional, not held communicate with customers optional
03 information skills 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held determine charges for customer services optional
  • optional, not held report on customers' complaints related to toilet facilities optional
04 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held greet guests optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a toilet attendant 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 12 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held clean glass surfaces skill
  • already held cleaning industry health and safety measures knowledge
  • already held complete report sheets of activity skill
  • already held maintain cleaning equipment skill
  • already held maintain inventory of cleaning supplies skill
  • already held manage routine waste skill
  • already held personal protective equipment knowledge
  • already held follow organisational guidelines in the cleaning industry skill
  • already held handle chemical cleaning agents skill
  • already held maintain professional administration skill
  • already held perform cleaning activities in an environmentally friendly way skill
  • already held supervise the work of cleaning staff skill
5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held determine charges for customer services optional
  • optional, not held report on customers' complaints related to toilet facilities optional
  • optional, not held clean public areas optional
  • optional, not held communicate with customers optional
  • optional, not held greet guests optional
23 held skills the toilet attendant role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role apply proofing membranes skill
  • not needed by the target role carry out pressure washing activities skill
  • not needed by the target role clean building facade skill
  • not needed by the target role clean particular areas manually skill
  • not needed by the target role clean public furniture 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 follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
  • not needed by the target role issue sales invoices skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain personal hygiene standards when cleaning 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 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
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.