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

wine sommeliertowine fermenter

A wine sommelier already meets 36% of what the wine fermenter role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From wine sommelier
36%
Overlap1
To wine fermenter
9 Skills carried over
11 Required, not held
62.8 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 62.8

This move: 62.8 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the wine fermenter role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the wine sommelier 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 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A wine fermenter role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a wine sommelier background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held wine fermentation process engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held variety of grapes engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held match food with wine assisting and caring
  • already held fermentation processes of beverages engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held apply GMP assisting and caring
  • already held apply HACCP assisting and caring

All 9 carried skills, including the 6 the wine fermenter role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 15 missing skills fall into 6 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 4 required
  • required, not held age alcoholic beverages in vats required
  • required, not held prepare containers for beverage fermentation required
  • required, not held sterilise fermentation tanks required
  • required, not held ensure sanitation required
02 assisting and caring 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held monitor temperature in manufacturing process of food and beverages required
  • required, not held follow hygienic procedures during food processing required
  • optional, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production optional
03 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held monitor fermentation required
  • required, not held monitor the process of wine production required
  • optional, not held keep inventory of goods in production optional
04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held rack wines required
  • required, not held tend wine manufacturing machines required
  • optional, not held measure density of liquids optional
05 health and welfare 1 required
  • required, not held biotechnology required
06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held vinegar fermentation process optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a wine fermenter 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 9 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply GMP skill
  • already held apply HACCP skill
  • already held apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages skill
  • already held fermentation processes of beverages knowledge
  • already held variety of grapes knowledge
  • already held wine fermentation process knowledge
  • already held liaise with colleagues skill
  • already held liaise with managers skill
  • already held match food with wine skill
4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production optional
  • optional, not held measure density of liquids optional
  • optional, not held vinegar fermentation process optional
  • optional, not held keep inventory of goods in production optional
19 held skills the wine fermenter role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role act reliably skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse trends in the food and beverage industries skill
  • not needed by the target role apply extensive study of wine types skill
  • not needed by the target role chemical constitution of grapes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role decant wines skill
  • not needed by the target role describe flavour of different wines skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure adequate conditions in wine cellars skill
  • not needed by the target role have computer literacy skill
  • not needed by the target role host wine-tasting events skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain food specifications skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain relationship with customers skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain updated professional knowledge skill
  • not needed by the target role perform public relations skill
  • not needed by the target role perform sensory evaluation of food products skill
  • not needed by the target role stay abreast of wine trends skill
  • not needed by the target role store wine skill
  • not needed by the target role taste wines skill
  • not needed by the target role types of wine knowledge
  • not needed by the target role write work-related reports 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 biotechnology required
  • optional, not held vinegar fermentation process optional
Index
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.