railway electronic techniciantorolling stock electrician
A railway electronic technician already meets 22% of what the rolling stock electrician role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.
22%
73.6/ 100
1 Share of the rolling stock electrician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the railway electronic 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.
Why this move works
A rolling stock electrician role treats 4 of its required skills as things a railway electronic technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- electrical systems used in transportation
- electrical wiring plans
- electronics
- install electronic communication devices on trains
What stands in the way is 13 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A rolling stock electrician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a railway electronic technician background worth leading with.
- already held install electronic communication devices on trains working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held detect malfunctions in train control systems constructing
- already held use diagnostic tools for electronic repairs working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held electrical systems used in transportation engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held test electronic units constructing
- already held electrical wiring plans engineering, manufacturing and construction
All 7 carried skills, including the 4 the rolling stock electrician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 27 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.
- required, not held install electrical and electronic equipment required
- required, not held maintain electrical equipment required
- required, not held use testing equipment required
- optional, not held ensure maintenance of trains optional
- optional, not held install transport equipment lighting optional
- optional, not held use specialised tools in electric repairs optional
- required, not held electricity required
- required, not held mechanics required
- required, not held mechanics of trains required
- optional, not held electromechanics optional
- required, not held read standard blueprints required
- required, not held use technical documentation required
- optional, not held check train engines optional
- optional, not held write records for repairs optional
- required, not held apply health and safety standards required
- required, not held wear appropriate protective gear required
- required, not held perform test run required
- optional, not held apply soldering techniques optional
- optional, not held conduct performance tests optional
- optional, not held operate soldering equipment optional
- required, not held troubleshoot required
- optional, not held identify customer's needs optional
- optional, not held ensure compliance with warranty contracts optional
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a rolling stock electrician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 apply health and safety standards skill · cross sector
- 02 electricity knowledge · cross sector
- 03 fasten components skill · cross sector
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 7 skills that carry over
- already held electrical systems used in transportation knowledge
- already held electrical wiring plans knowledge
- already held electronics knowledge
- already held install electronic communication devices on trains skill
- already held detect malfunctions in train control systems skill
- already held test electronic units skill
- already held use diagnostic tools for electronic repairs skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- required, not held fasten components required
- optional, not held follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health optional
- optional, not held position vehicles for maintenance and repair optional
- optional, not held create technical plans optional
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held check train engines optional
- optional, not held ensure maintenance of trains optional
- optional, not held follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health optional
- optional, not held identify customer's needs optional
- optional, not held install transport equipment lighting optional
- optional, not held position vehicles for maintenance and repair optional
- optional, not held write records for repairs optional
- optional, not held apply soldering techniques optional
- optional, not held conduct performance tests optional
- optional, not held create technical plans optional
- optional, not held electromechanics optional
- optional, not held ensure compliance with warranty contracts optional
- optional, not held operate soldering equipment optional
- optional, not held use specialised tools in electric repairs optional
19 held skills the rolling stock electrician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role comply with legal regulations skill
- not needed by the target role design wayside signalling interlockings skill
- not needed by the target role electronics principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role enforce railway safety regulations skill
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with railway regulation skill
- not needed by the target role ensure safety of mobile electrical systems skill
- not needed by the target role follow written instructions skill
- not needed by the target role have computer literacy skill
- not needed by the target role interpret circuit diagrams skill
- not needed by the target role maintain railway signal equipment skill
- not needed by the target role maintain records of maintenance interventions skill
- not needed by the target role operate radio equipment skill
- not needed by the target role operate railway communication systems skill
- not needed by the target role operate railway control panels skill
- not needed by the target role operate railway vehicles skill
- not needed by the target role operate railway warning systems skill
- not needed by the target role principles of mechanical engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role read railway circuit plans skill
- not needed by the target role write routine reports skill
4 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held electricity required
- required, not held mechanics required
- required, not held mechanics of trains required
- optional, not held electromechanics optional
Other moves recorded from railway electronic technician
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.