Motor vehicle body assembler to motorcycle assembler
A motor vehicle body assembler already meets 62% of what the motorcycle assembler role asks for. Every required skill of the target role is already in the profile.
39.2/ 100
1 How much of what a motorcycle assembler is expected to do is already part of a motor vehicle body 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 11 of its required skills as things a motor vehicle body 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
- mechanics of motor vehicles
- quality standards
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 15 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 a motor vehicle body assembler background worth leading with.
- already held operate drill press working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held mechanics of motor vehicles engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held use power tools handling and moving
- already held align components handling and moving
- already held fasten components handling and moving
- already held operate welding equipment constructing
All 15 carried skills, including the 11 the motorcycle assembler role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 22 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.
- 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 conduct performance tests optional
- optional, not held maintain braking system 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 electricity optional
- optional, not held electromechanics optional
- optional, not held electronics optional
- optional, not held mix paints for vehicles optional
- optional, not held assemble electrical components optional
- optional, not held assemble electronic units optional
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 15 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 mechanics of motor vehicles knowledge
- 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 inspect quality of products skill
- already held operate drill press skill
- already held operate soldering equipment skill
- already held operate welding equipment skill
22 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 assemble electrical components optional
- optional, not held assemble electronic units optional
- optional, not held conduct performance tests optional
- optional, not held electricity optional
- optional, not held electromechanics optional
- optional, not held electronics 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 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
27 held skills the motorcycle assembler role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role apply arc welding techniques skill
- not needed by the target role apply flux skill
- not needed by the target role apply preliminary treatment to workpieces skill
- not needed by the target role apply spot welding techniques skill
- not needed by the target role assemble metal parts skill
- not needed by the target role cut metal products skill
- not needed by the target role engineering processes knowledge
- not needed by the target role install windshields skill
- not needed by the target role manipulate metal skill
- not needed by the target role mark processed workpiece skill
- not needed by the target role mechanics knowledge
- not needed by the target role operate lifting equipment skill
- not needed by the target role operate precision measuring equipment skill
- not needed by the target role prepare pieces for joining skill
- not needed by the target role read engineering drawings skill
- not needed by the target role rivet types knowledge
- not needed by the target role set up automotive robot skill
- not needed by the target role tend CNC drilling machine skill
- not needed by the target role tend CNC grinding machine skill
- not needed by the target role tend CNC laser cutting machine skill
- not needed by the target role tend CNC metal punch press skill
- not needed by the target role tend CNC milling machine skill
- not needed by the target role tend computer numerical control lathe machine skill
- not needed by the target role tend riveting machine skill
- not needed by the target role use CAM software skill
- not needed by the target role use testing equipment skill
- not needed by the target role work in assembly line teams 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.
- optional, not held electricity optional
- optional, not held electromechanics optional
- optional, not held electronics optional
Other moves recorded from motor vehicle body assembler
Common questions about this move
Can a motor vehicle body assembler become a motorcycle assembler?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A motor vehicle body assembler already covers 62% of what a motorcycle assembler is expected to do: 15 skills carry over, 11 of which the motorcycle assembler role treats as required.
What skills does a motor vehicle body assembler need to become a motorcycle assembler?
None of the motorcycle assembler role's required skills are missing from a motor vehicle body assembler profile. 22 optional skills are not yet covered.
How hard is the move from motor vehicle body assembler to motorcycle assembler?
Its learning distance is 39.2 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.