Table 1Transition record

automotive brake techniciantomotor vehicle body assembler

A automotive brake technician already meets 30% of what the motor vehicle body assembler role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From automotive brake technician

30%

Overlap1

To motor vehicle body assembler

8 Skills carried over

8 Required, not held

67.8 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 67.8

This move: 67.8 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the motor vehicle body assembler role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the automotive brake 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 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A motor vehicle body assembler role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a automotive brake technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held mechanics of motor vehicles engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held use technical documentation information skills
already held apply health and safety standards assisting and caring
already held read standard blueprints information skills
already held wear appropriate protective gear assisting and caring
already held mechanics engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 8 carried skills, including the 7 the motor vehicle body assembler role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 34 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 handling and moving 4 required, 7 supplementary

required, not held assemble metal parts required
required, not held align components required
required, not held fasten components required
required, not held mark processed workpiece required

optional, not held install windshields optional
optional, not held apply flux optional
optional, not held apply preliminary treatment to workpieces optional
optional, not held cut metal products optional
optional, not held manipulate metal optional
optional, not held prepare pieces for joining optional
optional, not held use power tools optional

02 information skills 2 required

required, not held inspect quality of products required
required, not held read engineering drawings required

03 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held quality standards required

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required

required, not held work in assembly line teams required

05 working with computers 8 supplementary

optional, not held set up automotive robot optional
optional, not held tend CNC drilling machine optional
optional, not held tend CNC grinding machine optional
optional, not held tend CNC laser cutting machine optional
optional, not held tend CNC metal punch press optional
optional, not held tend CNC milling machine optional
optional, not held tend computer numerical control lathe machine optional
optional, not held use CAM software optional

06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 5 supplementary

optional, not held operate drill press optional
optional, not held operate lifting equipment optional
optional, not held operate precision measuring equipment optional
optional, not held tend riveting machine optional
optional, not held use testing equipment optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a motor vehicle body assembler 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 8 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply health and safety standards skill
already held mechanics knowledge
already held mechanics of motor vehicles knowledge
already held read standard blueprints skill
already held troubleshoot skill
already held use technical documentation skill
already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
already held keep records of work progress skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 constructing 4 supplementary

optional, not held apply arc welding techniques optional
optional, not held apply spot welding techniques optional
optional, not held operate soldering equipment optional
optional, not held operate welding equipment optional

08 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 supplementary

optional, not held engineering processes optional
optional, not held rivet types optional

26 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held engineering processes optional
optional, not held install windshields optional
optional, not held apply arc welding techniques optional
optional, not held apply flux optional
optional, not held apply preliminary treatment to workpieces optional
optional, not held apply spot welding techniques optional
optional, not held cut metal products optional
optional, not held manipulate metal optional
optional, not held operate drill press optional
optional, not held operate lifting equipment optional
optional, not held operate precision measuring equipment optional
optional, not held operate soldering equipment optional
optional, not held operate welding equipment optional
optional, not held prepare pieces for joining optional
optional, not held rivet types optional
optional, not held set up automotive robot optional
optional, not held tend CNC drilling machine optional
optional, not held tend CNC grinding machine optional
optional, not held tend CNC laser cutting machine optional
optional, not held tend CNC metal punch press optional
optional, not held tend CNC milling machine optional
optional, not held tend computer numerical control lathe machine optional
optional, not held tend riveting machine optional
optional, not held use CAM software optional
optional, not held use power tools optional
optional, not held use testing equipment optional

14 held skills the motor vehicle body assembler role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise customers on motor vehicles skill
not needed by the target role automotive diagnostic equipment knowledge
not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
not needed by the target role inspect repaired tyres skill
not needed by the target role inspect worn tyres skill
not needed by the target role maintain braking system skill
not needed by the target role maintain motor vehicle steering system skill
not needed by the target role maintain motorcycle records skill
not needed by the target role maintain suspension system skill
not needed by the target role prepare tyres for vulcanization skill
not needed by the target role rebuff tyre skill
not needed by the target role replace tyres skill
not needed by the target role use automotive diagnostic equipment skill
not needed by the target role vehicle electrical systems knowledge

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 quality standards required
optional, not held engineering processes optional
optional, not held rivet types optional

Index

Other moves recorded from automotive brake technician

Full index of moves from automotive brake technician

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.