Management: 11 skills, step by step

Skills in order

Open any skill to see what it needs first, what it opens up and what to read. Skills in the same step can be learned in any order.

Where this path leads

Jobs this route feeds into, from the U.S. Department of Labor O*NET and the European ESCO classification. Job titles and duties vary by employer and region.

• Construction Managers SupervisorO*NET OnLine
• Electrical Engineers ProfessionalO*NET OnLine
• First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers SupervisorO*NET OnLine
• Construction and Building Inspectors TechnicianO*NET OnLine
• Electrical engineer Professional

  Electrical engineers design and develop electrical systems, electrical equipment, components, motors, and equipment with the feature of energy transmission. They engage in large scale projects such as the design and maintenance of power stations, and the distribution of power to smaller applications such as household appliances.

  ESCO
• Energy assessor Technician

  Energy assessors determine the energy performance of buildings. They produce an energy rating or certificate that indicates the estimated energy consumption of a property.

  ESCO
• Energy conservation officer Technician

  Energy conservation officers promote the conservation of energy in both residential homes as in businesses. They advise people on ways to reduce their power consumption by enforcing energy efficiency improvements and implementing energy demand management policies.

  ESCO
• Electrical supervisor Supervisor

  Electrical supervisors monitor the operations involved in installing and servicing electricity cables and other electrical infrastructure. They assign tasks and take quick decisions to resolve problems.

  ESCO
• Power lines supervisor Supervisor

  Power lines supervisors monitor the construction and maintenance of power lines and associated equipment. They assign tasks and take quick decisions to resolve problems.

  ESCO

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Skill routes: 1 + 6

The branches. Everyone starts with Common Foundation. The six routes run side by side, so you can grow in more than one. Inside a route, skills stack: later steps need the earlier ones.

• Common FoundationSafety habits and electrical basics every route starts with20 skills, 20 with reading. Covers 5 of 20 Texas Journeyman exam areas.
• ConstructionTurn the drawings into conduit, wiring and equipment on site23 skills, 14 with reading. Covers 15 of 20 Texas Journeyman exam areas.
• RepairFind the cause of a fault through observation and measurement concepts11 skills, 9 with reading. Covers 3 of 20 Texas Journeyman exam areas.
• EquipmentUnderstand why motors, control panels and machines run or stop10 skills, 8 with reading. Covers 4 of 20 Texas Journeyman exam areas.
• SystemsConnect power, signals, networks and device configuration10 skills, 4 with reading. Covers 2 of 20 Texas Journeyman exam areas.
• EnergyGeneration, substations, transmission, solar and storage13 skills, 10 with reading. Covers 5 of 20 Texas Journeyman exam areas.
• ManagementDrawings, quantity take-off, schedule and crew coordination11 skills, 9 with reading. Covers 4 of 20 Texas Journeyman exam areas.