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

motor vehicle engine assemblertomotor vehicle engine tester

A motor vehicle engine assembler already meets 71% of what the motor vehicle engine tester role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From motor vehicle engine assembler
71%
Overlap1
To motor vehicle engine tester
24 Skills carried over
5 Required, not held
32.2 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

71%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

32.2/ 100

1 Share of the motor vehicle engine tester role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the motor vehicle engine assembler 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 engine tester role treats 15 of its required skills as things a motor vehicle engine assembler already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • conduct performance tests
  • diagnose defective engines
  • electromechanics
  • engine components
  • engineering processes
  • mechanics

What stands in the way is 5 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 24 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A motor vehicle engine tester role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a motor vehicle engine assembler background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held lubricate engines constructing
  • already held use automotive diagnostic equipment constructing
  • already held position engine on test stand handling and moving
  • already held diagnose defective engines information skills
  • already held re-assemble engines working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held disassemble engines working with machinery and specialised equipment

All 24 carried skills, including the 15 the motor vehicle engine tester role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 12 missing skills fall into 6 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 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held evaluate engine performance required
  • required, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations required
  • optional, not held lead inspections optional
02 constructing 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held perform test run required
  • optional, not held maintain test equipment optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required
  • required, not held create solutions to problems required
04 services 1 required
  • required, not held health and safety regulations required
05 management skills 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held manage maintenance operations optional
  • optional, not held prepare audit activities optional
  • optional, not held supervise staff optional
  • optional, not held supervise work optional
06 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held quality assurance procedures optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a motor vehicle engine tester 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 24 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held conduct performance tests skill
  • already held diagnose defective engines skill
  • already held electromechanics knowledge
  • already held engine components knowledge
  • already held engineering processes knowledge
  • already held mechanics knowledge
  • already held mechanics of motor vehicles knowledge
  • already held operate precision measuring equipment skill
  • already held operation of different engines knowledge
  • already held read engineering drawings skill
  • already held read standard blueprints skill
  • already held record test data skill
  • already held use automotive diagnostic equipment skill
  • already held use technical documentation skill
  • already held use testing equipment skill
  • already held disassemble engines skill
  • already held engineering principles knowledge
  • already held liaise with engineers skill
  • already held lubricate engines skill
  • already held operate lifting equipment skill
  • already held position engine on test stand skill
  • already held re-assemble engines skill
  • already held send faulty equipment back to assembly line skill
  • already held write records for repairs skill
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held lead inspections optional
  • optional, not held maintain test equipment optional
  • optional, not held manage maintenance operations optional
  • optional, not held prepare audit activities optional
  • optional, not held quality assurance procedures optional
  • optional, not held supervise staff optional
  • optional, not held supervise work optional
26 held skills the motor vehicle engine tester role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role align components skill
  • not needed by the target role apply health and safety standards skill
  • not needed by the target role apply preliminary treatment to workpieces skill
  • not needed by the target role bolt engine parts skill
  • not needed by the target role calibrate electronic instruments skill
  • not needed by the target role electricity knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electronics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electronics principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure equipment availability skill
  • not needed by the target role fasten components skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect quality of products skill
  • not needed by the target role keep records of work progress skill
  • not needed by the target role operate handheld riveting equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operate soldering equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operate welding equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role recognise signs of corrosion skill
  • not needed by the target role repair engines 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 riveting machine skill
  • not needed by the target role troubleshoot skill
  • not needed by the target role use CAM software skill
  • not needed by the target role use power tools skill
  • not needed by the target role vehicle type-approval knowledge
  • not needed by the target role wear appropriate protective gear 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 health and safety regulations required
  • optional, not held quality assurance procedures optional
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.