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

aircraft gas turbine engine overhaul techniciantorolling stock engine tester

A aircraft gas turbine engine overhaul technician already meets 69% of what the rolling stock engine tester role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From aircraft gas turbine engine overhaul technician
69%
Overlap1
To rolling stock engine tester
21 Skills carried over
5 Required, not held
33.4 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 33.4

This move: 33.4 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the rolling stock engine tester role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the aircraft gas turbine engine overhaul technician 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 21 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A rolling stock engine tester role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a aircraft gas turbine engine overhaul technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held position engine on test stand handling and moving
  • already held diagnose defective engines information skills
  • already held evaluate engine performance information skills
  • already held re-assemble engines working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held disassemble engines working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held operation of different engines engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 21 carried skills, including the 14 the rolling stock engine tester role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 12 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required
  • required, not held electricity required
  • required, not held mechanics of trains required
02 constructing 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held perform test run required
  • optional, not held maintain test equipment optional
03 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held control compliance of railway vehicles regulations required
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required
  • required, not held create solutions to problems required
05 management skills 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held manage maintenance operations optional
  • optional, not held supervise staff optional
  • optional, not held supervise work optional
06 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held quality assurance procedures optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a rolling stock engine tester 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 21 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held conduct performance tests skill
  • already held diagnose defective engines skill
  • already held electromechanics knowledge
  • already held engine components knowledge
  • already held engineering processes knowledge
  • already held evaluate engine performance skill
  • already held mechanics knowledge
  • already held operate precision measuring equipment skill
  • already held operation of different engines knowledge
  • already held read engineering drawings skill
  • already held read standard blueprints skill
  • already held record test data skill
  • already held use technical documentation skill
  • already held use testing equipment skill
  • already held disassemble engines skill
  • already held engineering principles knowledge
  • already held liaise with engineers skill
  • already held operate lifting equipment skill
  • already held position engine on test stand skill
  • already held re-assemble engines skill
  • already held write records for repairs skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held send faulty equipment back to assembly line optional
08 information skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held lead inspections optional
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held lead inspections optional
  • optional, not held maintain test equipment optional
  • optional, not held manage maintenance operations optional
  • optional, not held quality assurance procedures optional
  • optional, not held send faulty equipment back to assembly line optional
  • optional, not held supervise staff optional
  • optional, not held supervise work optional
19 held skills the rolling stock engine tester role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adjust tightness of engine parts skill
  • not needed by the target role aircraft mechanics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role align components skill
  • not needed by the target role apply health and safety standards skill
  • not needed by the target role bolt engine parts skill
  • not needed by the target role common aviation safety regulations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role fasten components skill
  • not needed by the target role keep records of work progress skill
  • not needed by the target role operate handheld riveting equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operate soldering equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operate welding equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role recognise signs of corrosion skill
  • not needed by the target role repair engines skill
  • not needed by the target role rivet types knowledge
  • not needed by the target role tend riveting machine skill
  • not needed by the target role troubleshoot skill
  • not needed by the target role use power tools skill
  • not needed by the target role wear appropriate protective gear skill
3 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 electricity required
  • required, not held mechanics of trains required
  • optional, not held quality assurance procedures optional
Index

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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.