Table 1Transition record

computer hardware repair techniciantomobile phone repair technician

A computer hardware repair technician already meets 58% of what the mobile phone repair technician role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From computer hardware repair technician

58%

Overlap1

To mobile phone repair technician

31 Skills carried over

11 Required, not held

50.5 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 50.5

This move: 50.5 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the mobile phone 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 31 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A mobile phone 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 hardware components suppliers business, administration and law
already held report to the team leader information skills
already held install software working with computers
already held use repair manuals information skills
already held ensure compliance with warranty contracts communication, collaboration and creativity
already held implement a firewall working with computers

All 31 carried skills, including the 10 the mobile phone repair technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 16 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 information and communication technologies (icts) 5 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held Android (mobile operating systems) required
required, not held BlackBerry required
required, not held iOS required
required, not held mobile device software frameworks required
required, not held mobile operating systems required

optional, not held mobile device management optional
optional, not held software components suppliers optional

02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 required

required, not held disassemble mobile devices required
required, not held operate two-way radio systems required
required, not held repair mobile devices required

03 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held handle warranty for digital equipment required

optional, not held assist customers optional

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held troubleshoot required

optional, not held sell telecommunication products optional

05 handling and moving 1 required

required, not held use precision tools required

06 information skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held keep stock records optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a mobile phone 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 31 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply company policies skill
already held create solutions to problems skill
already held electronics knowledge
already held maintain customer service skill
already held maintain equipment skill
already held maintain records of maintenance interventions skill
already held perform test run skill
already held provide customer follow-up services skill
already held provide customer information related to repairs 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 hardware components suppliers knowledge
already held implement a firewall skill
already held implement a virtual private network skill
already held install software 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 work in shifts skill

5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held assist customers optional
optional, not held keep stock records optional
optional, not held mobile device management optional
optional, not held sell telecommunication products optional
optional, not held software components suppliers optional

13 held skills the mobile phone 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 implement anti-virus software skill
not needed by the target role observe confidentiality skill
not needed by the target role perform maintenance on installed equipment 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 replace defect components skill
not needed by the target role test computer hardware skill
not needed by the target role train employees skill
not needed by the target role use ICT hardware skill
not needed by the target role use e-services skill

7 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 Android (mobile operating systems) required
required, not held BlackBerry required
required, not held iOS required
required, not held mobile device software frameworks required
required, not held mobile operating systems required
optional, not held mobile device management optional
optional, not held software components suppliers optional

Index

Other moves recorded from computer hardware repair technician

Full index of moves from computer hardware repair 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.