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

wood caulkertofiberglass laminator

A wood caulker already meets 26% of what the fiberglass laminator role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From wood caulker
26%
Overlap1
To fiberglass laminator
6 Skills carried over
10 Required, not held
71.7 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

26%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

71.7/ 100

1 Share of the fiberglass laminator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the wood caulker 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 fiberglass laminator role treats 6 of its required skills as things a wood caulker already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply health and safety standards
  • apply preliminary treatment to workpieces
  • ensure vessel compliance with regulations
  • handle chemicals
  • use power tools
  • wear appropriate protective gear

What stands in the way is 10 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 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A fiberglass laminator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a wood caulker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held handle chemicals handling and moving
  • already held ensure vessel compliance with regulations assisting and caring
  • already held apply preliminary treatment to workpieces handling and moving
  • already held use power tools handling and moving
  • already held apply health and safety standards assisting and caring
  • already held wear appropriate protective gear assisting and caring

All 6 carried skills, including the 6 the fiberglass laminator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 29 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 information skills 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held consult technical resources required
  • required, not held read engineering drawings required
  • required, not held read standard blueprints required
  • optional, not held inspect quality of products optional
  • optional, not held lead inspections optional
02 handling and moving 2 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held select fibreglass required
  • required, not held remove air bubbles from fibreglass required
  • optional, not held maintain moulds optional
  • optional, not held construct moulds optional
  • optional, not held fasten components optional
  • optional, not held mix chemicals optional
  • optional, not held repair laminated structures optional
  • optional, not held trim excess material optional
03 constructing 2 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held saturate fibreglass mat with resin mixture required
  • required, not held protect workpiece components from processing required
  • optional, not held apply plastic resin layers optional
  • optional, not held fasten wood reinforcing strips to vessel components optional
  • optional, not held perform general maintenance on ship exteriors optional
  • optional, not held apply a protective layer optional
04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held chemical processes required
  • required, not held fibreglass laminating required
  • optional, not held sanding techniques optional
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required
  • required, not held troubleshoot required
06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held finish plastic products optional
  • optional, not held operate fibreglass spray gun optional
  • optional, not held operate lifting equipment optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a fiberglass laminator 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 6 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply health and safety standards skill
  • already held apply preliminary treatment to workpieces skill
  • already held ensure vessel compliance with regulations skill
  • already held handle chemicals skill
  • already held use power tools skill
  • already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held composite materials optional
  • optional, not held plastic resins optional
08 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held quality assurance procedures optional
19 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held apply plastic resin layers optional
  • optional, not held fasten wood reinforcing strips to vessel components optional
  • optional, not held maintain moulds optional
  • optional, not held perform general maintenance on ship exteriors optional
  • optional, not held apply a protective layer optional
  • optional, not held composite materials optional
  • optional, not held construct moulds optional
  • optional, not held fasten components optional
  • optional, not held finish plastic products optional
  • optional, not held inspect quality of products optional
  • optional, not held lead inspections optional
  • optional, not held mix chemicals optional
  • optional, not held operate fibreglass spray gun optional
  • optional, not held operate lifting equipment optional
  • optional, not held plastic resins optional
  • optional, not held quality assurance procedures optional
  • optional, not held repair laminated structures optional
  • optional, not held sanding techniques optional
  • optional, not held trim excess material optional
16 held skills the fiberglass laminator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role apply rubber sealant skill
  • not needed by the target role assist in ship maintenance skill
  • not needed by the target role calculate materials to build equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role clean equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role coat seams with hot pitch skill
  • not needed by the target role coat seams with putty skill
  • not needed by the target role dispose of hazardous waste skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure integrity of hull skill
  • not needed by the target role operate hot glue gun skill
  • not needed by the target role remove excess glue skill
  • not needed by the target role remove old caulking skill
  • not needed by the target role traditional wood caulking materials knowledge
  • not needed by the target role types of wood knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use caulking tools skill
  • not needed by the target role warm marine glue skill
  • not needed by the target role wood caulking processes knowledge
6 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 chemical processes required
  • required, not held fibreglass laminating required
  • optional, not held composite materials optional
  • optional, not held plastic resins optional
  • optional, not held quality assurance procedures optional
  • optional, not held sanding techniques 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.