Table 1Transition record

power tool repair techniciantooffice equipment repair technician

A power tool repair technician already meets 53% of what the office equipment repair technician role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From power tool repair technician

53%

Overlap1

To office equipment repair technician

22 Skills carried over

9 Required, not held

51.7 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 51.7

This move: 51.7 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the office equipment repair technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the power tool 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 22 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A office equipment repair technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a power tool repair technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held use repair manuals information skills
already held ensure compliance with warranty contracts communication, collaboration and creativity
already held assemble machines handling and moving
already held keep stock records information skills
already held provide customer information related to repairs communication, collaboration and creativity
already held maintain records of maintenance interventions information skills

All 22 carried skills, including the 9 the office equipment repair technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 18 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, 1 supplementary

required, not held perform minor repairs to equipment required
required, not held repair electronic components required
required, not held repair equipment on site required
required, not held use diagnostic tools for electronic repairs required

optional, not held drive vehicles optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held instruct clients on the usage of office equipment required
required, not held create solutions to problems required

optional, not held sell office equipment optional
optional, not held communicate by telephone optional
optional, not held perform services in a flexible manner optional
optional, not held train employees optional

03 management skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held set up office equipment required

optional, not held make independent operating decisions optional
optional, not held process payments optional

04 constructing 1 required

required, not held perform maintenance on installed equipment required

05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required

required, not held electronics required

06 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held transport office equipment optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a office equipment 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 22 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply company policies skill
already held maintain customer service skill
already held maintain equipment skill
already held maintain records of maintenance interventions skill
already held perform test run skill
already held provide customer follow-up services skill
already held provide customer information related to repairs skill
already held replace defect components skill
already held use repair manuals skill
already held administer appointments skill
already held apply technical communication skills skill
already held assemble machines skill
already held ensure compliance with warranty contracts skill
already held issue sales invoices skill
already held keep stock records skill
already held lift heavy weights skill
already held maintain professional administration skill
already held maintain relationship with suppliers 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

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 information skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held report to the team leader optional

9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held sell office equipment optional
optional, not held transport office equipment optional
optional, not held report to the team leader optional
optional, not held communicate by telephone optional
optional, not held drive vehicles optional
optional, not held make independent operating decisions optional
optional, not held perform services in a flexible manner optional
optional, not held process payments optional
optional, not held train employees optional

21 held skills the office equipment repair technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on equipment maintenance skill
not needed by the target role apply soldering techniques skill
not needed by the target role assist customers skill
not needed by the target role calibrate electronic instruments skill
not needed by the target role develop professional network skill
not needed by the target role disassemble engines skill
not needed by the target role disassemble machines skill
not needed by the target role lubricate engines skill
not needed by the target role maintain edged hand tools skill
not needed by the target role maintain work area cleanliness skill
not needed by the target role mechanical tools knowledge
not needed by the target role operate grinding hand tools skill
not needed by the target role principles of mechanical engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role provide power connection from bus bars skill
not needed by the target role repair battery components skill
not needed by the target role repair power tools skill
not needed by the target role sell power tools skill
not needed by the target role sharpen edged tools skill
not needed by the target role use power tools skill
not needed by the target role use specialised tools in electric repairs skill
not needed by the target role use wire hand tools skill

1 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 electronics required

Index

Other moves recorded from power tool repair technician

Full index of moves from power tool repair technician

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.