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

refurbishing techniciantocoachbuilder

A refurbishing technician already meets 22% of what the coachbuilder role asks for. The move turns on 18 required skills not yet in the profile.

From refurbishing technician
22%
Overlap1
To coachbuilder
9 Skills carried over
18 Required, not held
79.7 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

22%

Learning distance A rebuild

79.7/ 100

1 Share of the coachbuilder role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the refurbishing 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

Why this move works

A coachbuilder role treats 4 of its required skills as things a refurbishing technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • measure parts of manufactured products
  • perform metal work
  • use technical documentation
  • vehicle electrical systems

What stands in the way is 18 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 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A coachbuilder role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a refurbishing technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held purchase vehicle parts communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held perform metal work constructing
  • already held perform technical tasks with great care working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held vehicle electrical systems engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held measure parts of manufactured products information skills
  • already held electrical wiring plans engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 9 carried skills, including the 4 the coachbuilder role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 25 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 6 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held carry out chassis modifications required
  • required, not held carry out repairs and maintenance of vehicle bodies required
  • required, not held install automotive electrical equipment required
  • required, not held install car electronics required
  • required, not held fit mechanised equipment required
  • required, not held use shaping machinery required
  • optional, not held maintain equipment optional
  • optional, not held sew pieces of fabric optional
02 handling and moving 6 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held build bodies for vehicles required
  • required, not held install vehicle accessories required
  • required, not held prepare vehicle trim required
  • required, not held install transport vehicle interior components required
  • required, not held assemble final product required
  • required, not held maintain work area cleanliness required
  • optional, not held organise vehicle parts storage optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held design chassis required
  • required, not held purchase car materials required
  • required, not held apply technical communication skills required
  • optional, not held provide customized upholstery optional
04 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held ensure safety of mobile electrical systems required
  • optional, not held guarantee customer satisfaction optional
05 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held ensure quality assurance standards for vehicles required
  • optional, not held perform multiple tasks at the same time optional
06 information skills 1 required
  • required, not held maintain vehicle records required

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a coachbuilder 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 9 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held measure parts of manufactured products skill
  • already held perform metal work skill
  • already held use technical documentation skill
  • already held vehicle electrical systems knowledge
  • already held drive vehicles skill
  • already held electrical wiring plans knowledge
  • already held mechanics knowledge
  • already held perform technical tasks with great care skill
  • already held purchase vehicle parts skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 constructing 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held operate welding equipment optional
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held guarantee customer satisfaction optional
  • optional, not held organise vehicle parts storage optional
  • optional, not held provide customized upholstery optional
  • optional, not held maintain equipment optional
  • optional, not held operate welding equipment optional
  • optional, not held perform multiple tasks at the same time optional
  • optional, not held sew pieces of fabric optional
9 held skills the coachbuilder role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role electrical engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electronic communication knowledge
  • not needed by the target role engine components knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure client orientation skill
  • not needed by the target role gather information to substitute parts skill
  • not needed by the target role interpret technical requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role mechanical tools knowledge
  • not needed by the target role parts pricing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform manual work autonomously skill
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.