Table 1Transition record

bicycle mechanictosports equipment repair technician

A bicycle mechanic already meets 37% of what the sports equipment repair technician role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From bicycle mechanic

37%

Overlap1

To sports equipment repair technician

15 Skills carried over

12 Required, not held

64.7 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

37%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

64.7/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the sports equipment repair technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the bicycle mechanic 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

Why this move works

A sports equipment repair technician role treats 6 of its required skills as things a bicycle mechanic already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

create solutions to problems
maintain customer service
maintain equipment
maintain records of maintenance interventions
replace defect components
use repair manuals

What stands in the way is 12 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A sports equipment repair technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a bicycle mechanic background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held use repair manuals information skills
already held keep stock records information skills
already held maintain records of maintenance interventions information skills
already held replace defect components working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held manage a small-to-medium business management skills
already held assist customers assisting and caring

All 15 carried skills, including the 6 the sports equipment repair technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 22 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held identify customer's needs required
required, not held advise on equipment maintenance required
required, not held troubleshoot required

optional, not held advise on sporting equipment optional
optional, not held issue sport equipment optional
optional, not held liaise with suppliers of sporting equipment optional
optional, not held negotiate supplier arrangements optional

02 handling and moving 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held make bowstrings required
required, not held use power tools required

optional, not held lift heavy weights optional
optional, not held use wire hand tools optional

03 services 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held features of sporting equipment required
required, not held sporting equipment usage required

optional, not held water skiing optional
optional, not held skateboard optional

04 information skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held follow trends in sporting equipment required

optional, not held monitor sports equipment optional
optional, not held keep records of customer interaction optional

05 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held provide customer follow-up services required

06 constructing 1 required

required, not held perform test run required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a sports equipment repair technician 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 15 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held create solutions to problems skill
already held maintain customer service skill
already held maintain equipment skill
already held maintain records of maintenance interventions skill
already held replace defect components skill
already held use repair manuals skill
already held apply technical communication skills skill
already held assist customers skill
already held issue sales invoices skill
already held keep stock records skill
already held maintain professional administration skill
already held maintain relationship with suppliers skill
already held maintain work area cleanliness skill
already held manage a small-to-medium business skill
already held manage schedule of tasks skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 management skills 1 required

required, not held arrange equipment repairs required

08 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required

required, not held perform minor repairs to equipment required

10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held water skiing optional
optional, not held advise on sporting equipment optional
optional, not held issue sport equipment optional
optional, not held liaise with suppliers of sporting equipment optional
optional, not held monitor sports equipment optional
optional, not held skateboard optional
optional, not held keep records of customer interaction optional
optional, not held lift heavy weights optional
optional, not held negotiate supplier arrangements optional
optional, not held use wire hand tools optional

17 held skills the sports equipment repair technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role administer appointments skill
not needed by the target role apply company policies skill
not needed by the target role assemble bicycles skill
not needed by the target role bicycle mechanics knowledge
not needed by the target role develop professional network skill
not needed by the target role electric bicycles knowledge
not needed by the target role electric drives knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with warranty contracts skill
not needed by the target role keep personal administration skill
not needed by the target role maintain braking system skill
not needed by the target role perform repairs on bicycles skill
not needed by the target role purchase supplies skill
not needed by the target role repair electric bicycles skill
not needed by the target role sell bicycles skill
not needed by the target role train employees skill
not needed by the target role tune bicycles skill
not needed by the target role wash bicycles skill

4 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 features of sporting equipment required
required, not held sporting equipment usage required
optional, not held water skiing optional
optional, not held skateboard optional

Index

Other moves recorded from bicycle mechanic

Full index of moves from bicycle mechanic

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.