Table 1Transition record

motor vehicles parts advisortovehicle maintenance supervisor

A motor vehicles parts advisor already meets 18% of what the vehicle maintenance supervisor role asks for. The move turns on 16 required skills not yet in the profile.

From motor vehicles parts advisor

18%

Overlap1

To vehicle maintenance supervisor

6 Skills carried over

16 Required, not held

78.9 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 78.9

This move: 78.9 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the vehicle maintenance supervisor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the motor vehicles parts advisor 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A vehicle maintenance supervisor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a motor vehicles parts advisor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held identify vehicles service requirements communication, collaboration and creativity
already held keep stock records information skills
already held electrical wiring plans engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held maintain work area cleanliness handling and moving
already held teamwork principles generic programmes and qualifications
already held provide customer follow-up services assisting and caring

All 6 carried skills, including the 3 the vehicle maintenance supervisor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 23 missing skills fall into 10 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held order supplies for vehicle maintenance and repair required
required, not held provide customer information related to repairs required
required, not held ensure compliance with warranty contracts required
required, not held manage claims process required

optional, not held think proactively optional
optional, not held train employees optional

02 management skills 4 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held managing a business with great care required
required, not held monitor vehicle repairs required
required, not held plan employees work in vehicle maintenance required
required, not held manage staff required

optional, not held operate cash register optional
optional, not held manage budgets optional

03 assisting and caring 2 required

required, not held guarantee customer satisfaction required
required, not held apply health and safety standards required

04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held types of vehicles required

optional, not held mechanics optional

05 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held maintain records of financial transactions required

optional, not held maintain vehicle records optional

06 constructing 1 required

required, not held monitor vehicle maintenance activities required

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a vehicle maintenance supervisor 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 6 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held identify vehicles service requirements skill
already held provide customer follow-up services skill
already held teamwork principles knowledge
already held electrical wiring plans knowledge
already held keep stock records skill
already held maintain work area cleanliness skill

The 4 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 handling and moving 1 required

required, not held follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health required

08 services 1 required

required, not held car controls required

09 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required

required, not held drive vehicles required

10 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held quality standards optional

7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held maintain vehicle records optional
optional, not held operate cash register optional
optional, not held manage budgets optional
optional, not held mechanics optional
optional, not held quality standards optional
optional, not held think proactively optional
optional, not held train employees optional

30 held skills the vehicle maintenance supervisor role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role analyse supplier's information on vehicle parts skill
not needed by the target role carry out shipping orders for parts skill
not needed by the target role check vehicle parts on delivery skill
not needed by the target role conduct evaluation of quality standards skill
not needed by the target role e-procurement knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure parts packaging skill
not needed by the target role export control principles knowledge
not needed by the target role gather information to substitute parts skill
not needed by the target role identify parts requested by customers skill
not needed by the target role inventory management rules knowledge
not needed by the target role load products for dispatch skill
not needed by the target role maintain customer records skill
not needed by the target role maintain parts inventory skill
not needed by the target role maintain relationship with customers skill
not needed by the target role maintain relationship with suppliers skill
not needed by the target role manufacturer's recommended price knowledge
not needed by the target role motor vehicle parts drawings knowledge
not needed by the target role new vehicles on the market knowledge
not needed by the target role operate forklift skill
not needed by the target role organise vehicle parts storage skill
not needed by the target role parts pricing knowledge
not needed by the target role prepare shipments in time skill
not needed by the target role process data skill
not needed by the target role process payments skill
not needed by the target role purchase vehicle parts skill
not needed by the target role sell vehicle parts skill
not needed by the target role supply chain management knowledge
not needed by the target role types of vehicle engines knowledge
not needed by the target role use customer relationship management software skill
not needed by the target role waste management 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 acquire Tier

required, not held car controls required
required, not held types of vehicles required
optional, not held mechanics optional
optional, not held quality standards optional

Index

Other moves recorded from motor vehicles parts advisor

Full index of moves from motor vehicles parts advisor

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.