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

model makertomotor vehicle body assembler

A model maker already meets 30% of what the motor vehicle body assembler role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From model maker
30%
Overlap1
To motor vehicle body assembler
10 Skills carried over
9 Required, not held
67.7 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

30%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

67.7/ 100

1 Share of the motor vehicle body assembler role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the model maker 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 motor vehicle body assembler role treats 6 of its required skills as things a model maker already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • align components
  • fasten components
  • mechanics
  • quality standards
  • read engineering drawings
  • read standard blueprints

What stands in the way is 9 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 10 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 model maker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held tend CNC laser cutting machine working with computers
  • already held tend CNC milling machine working with computers
  • already held manipulate metal handling and moving
  • already held align components handling and moving
  • already held fasten components handling and moving
  • already held operate precision measuring equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment

All 10 carried skills, including the 6 the motor vehicle body assembler role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 32 missing skills fall into 8 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 handling and moving 2 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held assemble metal parts required
  • required, not held 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 cut metal products optional
  • optional, not held prepare pieces for joining optional
  • optional, not held use power tools optional
02 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held inspect quality of products required
  • required, not held use technical documentation required
  • optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
03 assisting and caring 2 required
  • required, not held apply health and safety standards required
  • required, not held wear appropriate protective gear required
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required
  • required, not held troubleshoot required
  • required, not held work in assembly line teams required
05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held mechanics of motor vehicles required
  • optional, not held engineering processes optional
  • optional, not held rivet types optional
06 working with computers 6 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 metal punch press optional
  • optional, not held tend computer numerical control lathe machine optional
  • optional, not held use CAM software optional

2 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 10 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held align components skill
  • already held fasten components skill
  • already held mechanics knowledge
  • already held quality standards knowledge
  • already held read engineering drawings skill
  • already held read standard blueprints skill
  • already held manipulate metal skill
  • already held operate precision measuring equipment skill
  • already held tend CNC laser cutting machine skill
  • already held tend CNC milling machine skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire 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 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held operate drill press optional
  • optional, not held operate lifting equipment optional
  • optional, not held tend riveting machine optional
  • optional, not held use testing equipment optional
23 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire 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 cut metal products optional
  • optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
  • optional, not held operate drill press optional
  • optional, not held operate lifting 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 rivet types 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 metal punch press optional
  • optional, not held tend computer numerical control lathe machine optional
  • optional, not held tend riveting machine optional
  • optional, not held use CAM software optional
  • optional, not held use power tools optional
  • optional, not held use testing equipment optional
32 held skills the motor vehicle body assembler role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role 3D modelling knowledge
  • not needed by the target role 3D printing process knowledge
  • not needed by the target role adjust engineering designs skill
  • not needed by the target role apply 3D imaging techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role assemble final product skill
  • not needed by the target role build a product's physical model skill
  • not needed by the target role build miniature sets skill
  • not needed by the target role casting processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role create 2D painting skill
  • not needed by the target role create a product's virtual model skill
  • not needed by the target role create set models skill
  • not needed by the target role create smooth wood surface skill
  • not needed by the target role design miniature sets skill
  • not needed by the target role design principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role design prototypes skill
  • not needed by the target role design scale models skill
  • not needed by the target role develop product design skill
  • not needed by the target role electricity knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electronics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role finish plastic products skill
  • not needed by the target role follow a brief skill
  • not needed by the target role make architectural mock-ups skill
  • not needed by the target role manipulate plaster skill
  • not needed by the target role manipulate plastic skill
  • not needed by the target role mix paint skill
  • not needed by the target role operate 3D computer graphics software skill
  • not needed by the target role printing materials knowledge
  • not needed by the target role smooth burred surfaces skill
  • not needed by the target role use CAD software skill
  • not needed by the target role use digital illustration techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role use painting equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role use traditional illustration techniques skill
3 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 mechanics of motor vehicles required
  • optional, not held engineering processes optional
  • optional, not held rivet types optional
Index

Other moves recorded from model maker

Full index of moves from model maker

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.