RecordMove

Fitter and turner to motor vehicle body assembler

A fitter and turner already meets 29% of what the motor vehicle body assembler role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional

From fitter and turner

Distant match

To motor vehicle body assembler

11 You already bring

10 Still to learn

42 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance Substantial retraining

68.3/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what a motor vehicle body assembler is expected to do is already part of a fitter and turner’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 motor vehicle body assembler role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A motor vehicle body assembler role treats 5 of its required skills as things a fitter and turner already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

assemble metal parts
inspect quality of products
read engineering drawings
read standard blueprints
use technical documentation

What stands in the way is 10 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 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A motor vehicle body assembler role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a fitter and turner background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held operate drill press working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held tend computer numerical control lathe machine working with computers
already held tend riveting machine working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held assemble metal parts handling and moving
already held rivet types engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held manipulate metal handling and moving

All 11 carried skills, including the 5 the motor vehicle body assembler role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 31 missing skills fall into 9 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.

Skill to pick up Tier

01 handling and moving 3 required, 5 supplementary

still to learn align components required
still to learn fasten components required
still to learn mark processed workpiece required

optional, not held install windshields optional
optional, not held apply flux optional
optional, not held apply preliminary treatment to workpieces optional
optional, not held prepare pieces for joining optional
optional, not held use power tools optional

02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn mechanics required
still to learn mechanics of motor vehicles required

optional, not held engineering processes optional

03 assisting and caring 2 required

still to learn apply health and safety standards required
still to learn wear appropriate protective gear required

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required

still to learn troubleshoot required
still to learn work in assembly line teams required

05 business, administration and law 1 required

still to learn quality standards required

06 working with computers 7 supplementary

optional, not held set up automotive robot optional
optional, not held tend CNC drilling machine optional
optional, not held tend CNC grinding machine optional
optional, not held tend CNC laser cutting machine optional
optional, not held tend CNC metal punch press optional
optional, not held tend CNC milling machine optional
optional, not held use CAM software optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a motor vehicle body 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

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 11 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held assemble metal parts skill
already held inspect quality of products skill
already held read engineering drawings skill
already held read standard blueprints skill
already held use technical documentation skill
already held cut metal products skill
already held manipulate metal skill
already held operate drill press skill
already held rivet types knowledge
already held tend computer numerical control lathe machine skill
already held tend riveting machine skill

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to pick up Tier

07 constructing 4 supplementary

optional, not held apply arc welding techniques optional
optional, not held apply spot welding techniques optional
optional, not held operate soldering equipment optional
optional, not held operate welding equipment optional

08 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 supplementary

optional, not held operate lifting equipment optional
optional, not held operate precision measuring equipment optional
optional, not held use testing equipment optional

09 information skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held keep records of work progress optional

21 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

optional, not held engineering processes optional
optional, not held install windshields optional
optional, not held apply arc welding techniques optional
optional, not held apply flux optional
optional, not held apply preliminary treatment to workpieces optional
optional, not held apply spot welding techniques optional
optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
optional, not held operate lifting equipment optional
optional, not held operate precision measuring equipment optional
optional, not held operate soldering equipment optional
optional, not held operate welding equipment optional
optional, not held prepare pieces for joining optional
optional, not held set up automotive robot optional
optional, not held tend CNC drilling machine optional
optional, not held tend CNC grinding machine optional
optional, not held tend CNC laser cutting machine optional
optional, not held tend CNC metal punch press optional
optional, not held tend CNC milling machine optional
optional, not held use CAM software optional
optional, not held use power tools optional
optional, not held use testing equipment optional

20 held skills the motor vehicle body assembler role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role apply polishing lubricants skill
not needed by the target role assemble electrical components skill
not needed by the target role design metal components skill
not needed by the target role develop assembly instructions skill
not needed by the target role fabricate metal parts skill
not needed by the target role heat metals skill
not needed by the target role join metals skill
not needed by the target role manufacturing of metal structures knowledge
not needed by the target role measure parts of manufactured products skill
not needed by the target role metal coating technologies knowledge
not needed by the target role metal forming technologies knowledge
not needed by the target role metal joining technologies knowledge
not needed by the target role operate handheld riveting equipment skill
not needed by the target role operate metal fabricating machines skill
not needed by the target role perform metal work skill
not needed by the target role screw types knowledge
not needed by the target role set up the controller of a machine skill
not needed by the target role solve technical problems skill
not needed by the target role tend lathe skill
not needed by the target role types of metal knowledge

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 pick up Tier

still to learn mechanics required
still to learn mechanics of motor vehicles required
still to learn quality standards required
optional, not held engineering processes optional

Index

Other moves recorded from fitter and turner

Full index of moves from fitter and turner

FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a fitter and turner become a motor vehicle body assembler?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. A fitter and turner already covers 29% of what a motor vehicle body assembler is expected to do: 11 skills carry over, 5 of which the motor vehicle body assembler role treats as required.

What skills does a fitter and turner need to become a motor vehicle body assembler?

10 required skills are missing, plus 21 optional ones. They fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by handling and moving. The single most important is align components.

How hard is the move from fitter and turner to motor vehicle body assembler?

Its learning distance is 68.3 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

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.