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

refurbishing techniciantovehicle electronics installer

A refurbishing technician already meets 27% of what the vehicle electronics installer role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From refurbishing technician
27%
Overlap1
To vehicle electronics installer
6 Skills carried over
8 Required, not held
64 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

27%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

64/ 100

1 Share of the vehicle electronics installer 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 vehicle electronics installer role treats 2 of its required skills as things a refurbishing technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • electrical wiring plans
  • perform technical tasks with great care

What stands in the way is 8 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 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A vehicle electronics installer 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 perform technical tasks with great care working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held perform manual work autonomously handling and moving
  • already held mechanical tools engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held electrical wiring plans engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held drive vehicles working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held mechanics engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 6 carried skills, including the 2 the vehicle electronics installer 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 working with machinery and specialised equipment 5 required
  • required, not held install automotive electrical equipment required
  • required, not held install car electronics required
  • required, not held maintain audiovisual equipment required
  • required, not held operate audio equipment required
  • required, not held use specialised tools in electric repairs required
02 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held apply health and safety standards required
  • optional, not held guarantee customer satisfaction optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required
  • required, not held ensure compliance with warranty contracts required
04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required
  • required, not held electronic and telecommunication equipment required
05 information skills 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held keep stock records optional
  • optional, not held prepare warranty documents for audiology equipment optional
06 generic programmes and qualifications 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held teamwork principles optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a vehicle electronics installer 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 electrical wiring plans knowledge
  • already held perform technical tasks with great care skill
  • already held drive vehicles skill
  • already held mechanical tools knowledge
  • already held mechanics knowledge
  • already held perform manual work autonomously skill
4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held guarantee customer satisfaction optional
  • optional, not held keep stock records optional
  • optional, not held prepare warranty documents for audiology equipment optional
  • optional, not held teamwork principles optional
12 held skills the vehicle electronics installer 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 measure parts of manufactured products skill
  • not needed by the target role parts pricing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform metal work skill
  • not needed by the target role purchase vehicle parts skill
  • not needed by the target role use technical documentation skill
  • not needed by the target role vehicle electrical systems knowledge
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 electronic and telecommunication equipment required
  • optional, not held teamwork principles 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.