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

computer hardware repair techniciantohousehold appliances repair technician

A computer hardware repair technician already meets 66% of what the household appliances repair technician role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From computer hardware repair technician
66%
Overlap1
To household appliances repair technician
28 Skills carried over
6 Required, not held
39 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

66%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

39/ 100

1 Share of the household appliances repair technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the computer hardware repair 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.

Why

Why this move works

A household appliances repair technician role treats 10 of its required skills as things a computer hardware repair technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply company policies
  • create solutions to problems
  • maintain customer service
  • maintain equipment
  • maintain records of maintenance interventions
  • perform maintenance on installed equipment

What stands in the way is 6 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 28 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A household appliances repair technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a computer hardware repair technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held report to the team leader information skills
  • already held use repair manuals information skills
  • already held ensure compliance with warranty contracts communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held work in shifts communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held provide customer information related to repairs communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held perform maintenance on installed equipment constructing

All 28 carried skills, including the 10 the household appliances repair technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 13 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 required
  • required, not held repair household appliances required
  • required, not held install electrical household appliances required
  • required, not held use diagnostic tools for electronic repairs required
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required
  • required, not held electrical household appliances products required
  • required, not held manufacturer's instructions for electrical household appliances required
03 handling and moving 1 required
  • required, not held lift heavy weights required
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held sell household appliances optional
  • optional, not held advise on electrical household appliances' installation optional
  • optional, not held explain features of electrical household appliances optional
  • optional, not held sell service contracts for electrical household appliances optional
05 information skills 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held keep stock records optional
  • optional, not held prepare warranty documents for electrical household appliances optional
06 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held solve technical problems optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a household appliances 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 28 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply company policies skill
  • 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 perform maintenance on installed equipment skill
  • already held provide customer follow-up services skill
  • already held provide customer information related to repairs skill
  • already held replace defect components skill
  • already held use repair manuals skill
  • already held administer appointments skill
  • already held apply technical communication skills skill
  • already held communicate by telephone skill
  • already held develop professional network skill
  • already held drive vehicles skill
  • already held ensure compliance with warranty contracts skill
  • already held issue sales invoices skill
  • already held maintain professional administration skill
  • already held maintain relationship with suppliers skill
  • already held make independent operating decisions skill
  • already held manage a small-to-medium business skill
  • already held manage schedule of tasks skill
  • already held negotiate supplier arrangements skill
  • already held order supplies skill
  • already held perform services in a flexible manner skill
  • already held report to the team leader skill
  • already held train employees skill
  • already held work in shifts skill
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held sell household appliances optional
  • optional, not held advise on electrical household appliances' installation optional
  • optional, not held explain features of electrical household appliances optional
  • optional, not held keep stock records optional
  • optional, not held sell service contracts for electrical household appliances optional
  • optional, not held prepare warranty documents for electrical household appliances optional
  • optional, not held solve technical problems optional
16 held skills the household appliances repair technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role ICT hardware specifications knowledge
  • not needed by the target role assemble hardware components skill
  • not needed by the target role demonstrate use of hardware skill
  • not needed by the target role electronics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role hardware components suppliers knowledge
  • not needed by the target role implement a firewall skill
  • not needed by the target role implement a virtual private network skill
  • not needed by the target role implement anti-virus software skill
  • not needed by the target role install software skill
  • not needed by the target role observe confidentiality skill
  • not needed by the target role perform test run skill
  • not needed by the target role remove computer virus or malware from a computer skill
  • not needed by the target role repair equipment on site skill
  • not needed by the target role test computer hardware skill
  • not needed by the target role use ICT hardware skill
  • not needed by the target role use e-services skill
2 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 electrical household appliances products required
  • required, not held manufacturer's instructions for electrical household appliances required
Index
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.