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Skills Gap Finder

Compare what you know against the role you want, and see exactly what is missing.

Free. No sign-up. Runs entirely in your browser, so nothing you type is uploaded or stored.

Tick what you could do today, unsupervised

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ready for this role

Early. The gaps below are ordered by how often adverts ask for them.

Your gap, most important first

  1. 1Ladder logic to IEC 61131-3Write a motor start/stop with seal-in and interlocks from memory.
  2. 2One PLC platform, in depthSiemens TIA Portal or Studio 5000. Depth in one beats a list of ten.
  3. 3HMI screen buildingAlarms, trends, a mimic that an operator can actually use.
  4. 4I/O loop checkingForce an output, prove it at the field device, sign it off.
  5. 5Reading electrical schematicsFollow a circuit across sheets without help.
  6. 6VFD parameterisationSet up a drive from the nameplate: ramp, limits, control mode.
  7. 7Panel wiring and continuity testingWire to a drawing, then prove it before power-on.
  8. 8Industrial networkingProfinet or EtherNet/IP: addressing, topology, diagnosing a dropout.
  9. 9Commissioning documentationI/O schedules, test sheets, handover packs.
  10. 10Structured TextFor anything ladder handles badly, such as maths and string work.

How to use it

  1. 1Pick the role you want, not the one you have.
  2. 2Tick only what you could do today without someone watching. Be strict; the list is useless otherwise.
  3. 3Work down the gap in order. It is sorted by how often job adverts ask for each item.
  4. 4Anything above 80 percent means apply now. The rest of automation is learned on live plant.

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