Refurbishing technician to vehicle maintenance attendant
A refurbishing technician already meets 22% of what the vehicle maintenance attendant role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.
72.1/ 100
1 How much of what a vehicle maintenance attendant is expected to do is already part of a refurbishing technician’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the vehicle maintenance attendant role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A vehicle maintenance attendant role treats 3 of its required skills as things a refurbishing technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- ensure client orientation
- perform manual work autonomously
- perform technical tasks with great care
What stands in the way is 11 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 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A vehicle maintenance attendant 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.
- 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 drive vehicles working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held ensure client orientation communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held mechanics engineering, manufacturing and construction
All 6 carried skills, including the 3 the vehicle maintenance attendant role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 20 missing skills fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health required
- still to learn position vehicles for maintenance and repair required
- still to learn execute vehicle maintenance required
- still to learn handle chemical cleaning agents required
- still to learn maintain work area cleanliness required
- optional, not held fix minor vehicle scratches optional
- still to learn identify vehicles service requirements required
- still to learn execute working instructions required
- optional, not held order supplies for vehicle maintenance and repair optional
- still to learn carry out improvised vehicle repairs required
- optional, not held perform minor vehicle repairs optional
- still to learn apply health and safety standards required
- still to learn types of vehicles required
- still to learn car controls required
3 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a vehicle maintenance attendant role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 car controls study this
- 02 carry out improvised vehicle repairs practise this
- 03 follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 6 skills that carry over
- already held ensure client orientation skill
- already held perform manual work autonomously skill
- already held perform technical tasks with great care skill
- already held drive vehicles skill
- already held mechanical tools knowledge
- already held mechanics knowledge
The 3 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held maintain inventory of vehicle cleaning supplies optional
- optional, not held maintain vehicle records optional
- optional, not held report accounts of the professional activity optional
- optional, not held issue sales invoices optional
- optional, not held process payments optional
- optional, not held teamwork principles optional
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held maintain inventory of vehicle cleaning supplies optional
- optional, not held issue sales invoices optional
- optional, not held maintain vehicle records optional
- optional, not held order supplies for vehicle maintenance and repair optional
- optional, not held perform minor vehicle repairs optional
- optional, not held report accounts of the professional activity optional
- optional, not held fix minor vehicle scratches optional
- optional, not held process payments optional
- optional, not held teamwork principles optional
12 held skills the vehicle maintenance attendant role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role electrical engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role electrical wiring plans 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 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
3 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn car controls required
- still to learn types of vehicles required
- optional, not held teamwork principles optional
Other moves recorded from refurbishing technician
Common questions about this move
Can a refurbishing technician become a vehicle maintenance attendant?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A refurbishing technician already covers 22% of what a vehicle maintenance attendant is expected to do: 6 skills carry over, 3 of which the vehicle maintenance attendant role treats as required.
What skills does a refurbishing technician need to become a vehicle maintenance attendant?
11 required skills are missing, plus 9 optional ones. They fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by handling and moving. The single most important is car controls.
How hard is the move from refurbishing technician to vehicle maintenance attendant?
Its learning distance is 72.1 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.