Electromechanical equipment assembler to motorcycle assembler
An electromechanical equipment assembler already meets 65% of what the motorcycle assembler role asks for. The move turns on 1 required skill not yet in the profile.
35.9/ 100
1 How much of what a motorcycle assembler is expected to do is already part of an electromechanical equipment assembler’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the motorcycle assembler role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A motorcycle assembler role treats 10 of its required skills as things an electromechanical equipment assembler already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- align components
- apply health and safety standards
- fasten components
- keep records of work progress
- quality standards
- read standard blueprints
What stands in the way is 1 required skill 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 19 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A motorcycle assembler role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an electromechanical equipment assembler background worth leading with.
- already held operate drill press working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held assemble electronic units handling and moving
- already held assemble electrical components handling and moving
- already held use power tools handling and moving
- already held align components handling and moving
- already held fasten components handling and moving
All 19 carried skills, including the 10 the motorcycle assembler role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 18 missing skills fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn mechanics of motor vehicles required
- optional, not held maintain motorcycle records optional
- optional, not held write records for repairs optional
- optional, not held inspect repaired tyres optional
- optional, not held inspect worn tyres optional
- optional, not held recognise signs of corrosion optional
- optional, not held maintain braking system optional
- optional, not held operate welding equipment optional
- optional, not held remove paint optional
- optional, not held use painting equipment optional
- optional, not held carry out repair of vehicles optional
- optional, not held install transport equipment engines optional
- optional, not held install transport equipment lighting optional
- optional, not held replace tyres optional
- optional, not held identify customer's needs optional
- optional, not held identify parts requested by customers optional
- optional, not held order supplies optional
- optional, not held mix paints for vehicles optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 1 entries a motorcycle 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 · The rest of the record
All 19 skills that carry over
- already held align components skill
- already held apply health and safety standards skill
- already held fasten components skill
- already held keep records of work progress skill
- already held quality standards knowledge
- already held read standard blueprints skill
- already held troubleshoot skill
- already held use power tools skill
- already held use technical documentation skill
- already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
- already held assemble electrical components skill
- already held assemble electronic units skill
- already held conduct performance tests skill
- already held electricity knowledge
- already held electromechanics knowledge
- already held electronics knowledge
- already held inspect quality of products skill
- already held operate drill press skill
- already held operate soldering equipment skill
17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held carry out repair of vehicles optional
- optional, not held identify customer's needs optional
- optional, not held identify parts requested by customers optional
- optional, not held install transport equipment engines optional
- optional, not held install transport equipment lighting optional
- optional, not held maintain motorcycle records optional
- optional, not held mix paints for vehicles optional
- optional, not held write records for repairs optional
- optional, not held inspect repaired tyres optional
- optional, not held inspect worn tyres optional
- optional, not held maintain braking system optional
- optional, not held operate welding equipment optional
- optional, not held order supplies optional
- optional, not held recognise signs of corrosion optional
- optional, not held remove paint optional
- optional, not held replace tyres optional
- optional, not held use painting equipment optional
44 held skills the motorcycle assembler role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role 3D printing process knowledge
- not needed by the target role adjust manufacturing equipment skill
- not needed by the target role apply soldering techniques skill
- not needed by the target role apply spot welding techniques skill
- not needed by the target role attach power cords to electric module skill
- not needed by the target role automation technology knowledge
- not needed by the target role clean components during assembly skill
- not needed by the target role connect armature windings skill
- not needed by the target role cut metal products skill
- not needed by the target role determine suitability of materials skill
- not needed by the target role electrical machines knowledge
- not needed by the target role electrical wiring plans knowledge
- not needed by the target role engineering processes knowledge
- not needed by the target role gather data skill
- not needed by the target role install electrical and electronic equipment skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with engineers skill
- not needed by the target role maintain electrical equipment skill
- not needed by the target role maintain electronic equipment skill
- not needed by the target role maintain mechatronic equipment skill
- not needed by the target role maintain robotic equipment skill
- not needed by the target role maintenance of printing machines knowledge
- not needed by the target role maintenance operations knowledge
- not needed by the target role manage data skill
- not needed by the target role manipulate metal skill
- not needed by the target role mechanics knowledge
- not needed by the target role mechatronics knowledge
- not needed by the target role operate 3D computer graphics software skill
- not needed by the target role operate automated process control skill
- not needed by the target role operate electronic measuring instruments skill
- not needed by the target role operate lifting equipment skill
- not needed by the target role operate printing machinery skill
- not needed by the target role perform test run skill
- not needed by the target role prepare pieces for joining skill
- not needed by the target role printing materials knowledge
- not needed by the target role printing on large scale machines knowledge
- not needed by the target role printing techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role read assembly drawings skill
- not needed by the target role read engineering drawings skill
- not needed by the target role repair wiring skill
- not needed by the target role robotics knowledge
4 further entries not listed here
1 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn mechanics of motor vehicles required
Other moves recorded from electromechanical equipment assembler
- motor vehicle parts assembler 76% covered · adjacent
- aircraft de-icer installer 75% covered · adjacent
- rolling stock electrician 69% covered · moderate
- avionics technician 67% covered · moderate
Full index of moves from electromechanical equipment assembler
Common questions about this move
Can an electromechanical equipment assembler become a motorcycle assembler?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. An electromechanical equipment assembler already covers 65% of what a motorcycle assembler is expected to do: 19 skills carry over, 10 of which the motorcycle assembler role treats as required.
What skills does an electromechanical equipment assembler need to become a motorcycle assembler?
1 required skills are missing, plus 17 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is mechanics of motor vehicles.
How hard is the move from electromechanical equipment assembler to motorcycle assembler?
Its learning distance is 35.9 out of 100, which is the moderate band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.