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A automotive electrician already meets 68% of what the rolling stock electrician role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.
68%
35.1/ 100
1 Share of the rolling stock electrician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the automotive electrician 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 this move works
A rolling stock electrician role treats 12 of its required skills as things a automotive electrician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- apply health and safety standards
- electrical wiring plans
- electricity
- electronics
- fasten components
- maintain electrical equipment
What stands in the way is 5 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 22 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A rolling stock electrician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a automotive electrician background worth leading with.
- already held position vehicles for maintenance and repair handling and moving
- already held install transport equipment lighting working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held use specialised tools in electric repairs working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held test electronic units constructing
- already held apply soldering techniques constructing
- already held electrical wiring plans engineering, manufacturing and construction
All 22 carried skills, including the 12 the rolling stock electrician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 12 missing skills fall into 6 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.
- required, not held install electrical and electronic equipment required
- required, not held install electronic communication devices on trains required
- required, not held use testing equipment required
- optional, not held ensure maintenance of trains optional
- optional, not held use diagnostic tools for electronic repairs optional
- required, not held electrical systems used in transportation required
- required, not held mechanics of trains required
- optional, not held electromechanics optional
- optional, not held ensure compliance with warranty contracts optional
- optional, not held detect malfunctions in train control systems optional
- optional, not held follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health optional
- optional, not held check train engines optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a rolling stock electrician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 electrical systems used in transportation knowledge · sector specific
- 02 install electrical and electronic equipment skill · cross sector
- 03 install electronic communication devices on trains skill · cross sector
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 22 skills that carry over
- already held apply health and safety standards skill
- already held electrical wiring plans knowledge
- already held electricity knowledge
- already held electronics knowledge
- already held fasten components skill
- already held maintain electrical equipment skill
- already held mechanics knowledge
- already held perform test run skill
- 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 apply soldering techniques skill
- already held conduct performance tests skill
- already held create technical plans skill
- already held identify customer's needs skill
- already held install transport equipment lighting skill
- already held operate soldering equipment skill
- already held position vehicles for maintenance and repair skill
- already held test electronic units skill
- already held use specialised tools in electric repairs skill
- already held write records for repairs skill
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held check train engines optional
- optional, not held detect malfunctions in train control systems optional
- optional, not held ensure maintenance of trains optional
- optional, not held follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health optional
- optional, not held electromechanics optional
- optional, not held ensure compliance with warranty contracts optional
- optional, not held use diagnostic tools for electronic repairs optional
31 held skills the rolling stock electrician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role automotive diagnostic equipment knowledge
- not needed by the target role battery chemistry knowledge
- not needed by the target role battery components knowledge
- not needed by the target role battery fluids knowledge
- not needed by the target role car controls knowledge
- not needed by the target role carry out improvised vehicle repairs skill
- not needed by the target role clean vehicle exterior skill
- not needed by the target role diagnose defective engines skill
- not needed by the target role drive vehicles skill
- not needed by the target role energy storage systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure client orientation skill
- not needed by the target role execute vehicle maintenance skill
- not needed by the target role inspect for faults in the vehicle's electric system skill
- not needed by the target role install automotive electrical equipment skill
- not needed by the target role install car electronics skill
- not needed by the target role install transport equipment batteries skill
- not needed by the target role keep stock records skill
- not needed by the target role maintain electrical engines skill
- not needed by the target role maintain vehicle records skill
- not needed by the target role mechanics of motor vehicles knowledge
- not needed by the target role operate battery test equipment skill
- not needed by the target role perform manual work autonomously skill
- not needed by the target role perform road testing of vehicles skill
- not needed by the target role perform vehicle diagnostic procedures skill
- not needed by the target role provide customer follow-up services skill
- not needed by the target role repair battery components skill
- not needed by the target role repair vehicle electrical systems skill
- not needed by the target role repair vehicle's electrical equipment skill
- not needed by the target role types of vehicles knowledge
- 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.
- required, not held electrical systems used in transportation required
- required, not held mechanics of trains required
- optional, not held electromechanics optional
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.