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

mobile phone repair techniciantohousehold appliances repair technician

A mobile phone repair technician already meets 58% of what the household appliances repair technician role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From mobile phone repair technician
58%
Overlap1
To household appliances repair technician
26 Skills carried over
8 Required, not held
46.1 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

58%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

46.1/ 100

1 Share of the household appliances repair technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the mobile phone 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 8 of its required skills as things a mobile phone 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
  • provide customer follow-up services

What stands in the way is 8 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 26 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 mobile phone 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 keep stock records information skills
  • already held work in shifts communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held provide customer information related to repairs communication, collaboration and creativity

All 26 carried skills, including the 8 the household appliances repair technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 15 missing skills fall into 7 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 4 required
  • required, not held repair household appliances required
  • required, not held install electrical household appliances required
  • required, not held replace defect components 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 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held perform maintenance on installed equipment required
04 handling and moving 1 required
  • required, not held lift heavy weights required
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 5 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
  • optional, not held train employees optional
06 information skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held prepare warranty documents for electrical household appliances optional

1 further area in the appendix

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 26 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 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 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 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
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held solve technical problems optional
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 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
  • optional, not held train employees optional
21 held skills the household appliances repair technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role Android (mobile operating systems) knowledge
  • not needed by the target role BlackBerry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role assist customers skill
  • not needed by the target role disassemble mobile devices skill
  • not needed by the target role electronics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role handle warranty for digital equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role hardware components suppliers knowledge
  • not needed by the target role iOS 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 install software skill
  • not needed by the target role mobile device management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mobile device software frameworks knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mobile operating systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operate two-way radio systems skill
  • not needed by the target role perform test run skill
  • not needed by the target role repair mobile devices skill
  • not needed by the target role sell telecommunication products skill
  • not needed by the target role software components suppliers knowledge
  • not needed by the target role troubleshoot skill
  • not needed by the target role use precision tools 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.