Table 1Transition record

roadside vehicle techniciantovehicle electronics installer

A roadside vehicle technician already meets 32% of what the vehicle electronics installer role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From roadside vehicle technician

32%

Overlap1

To vehicle electronics installer

6 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

60.2 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 60.2

This move: 60.2 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the vehicle electronics installer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the roadside vehicle 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 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 roadside vehicle 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 ensure compliance with warranty contracts communication, collaboration and creativity
already held perform manual work autonomously handling and moving
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 3 the vehicle electronics installer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 12 missing skills fall into 5 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held electronic and telecommunication equipment required

optional, not held mechanical tools optional

04 information skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held keep stock records optional
optional, not held prepare warranty documents for audiology equipment optional

05 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 ensure compliance with warranty contracts skill
already held perform technical tasks with great care skill
already held drive vehicles skill
already held mechanics knowledge
already held perform manual work autonomously skill

5 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 mechanical tools optional
optional, not held prepare warranty documents for audiology equipment optional
optional, not held teamwork principles optional

30 held skills the vehicle electronics installer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adapt to new technology used in cars skill
not needed by the target role advise customers on usage of vehicles skill
not needed by the target role car controls knowledge
not needed by the target role carry out repair of motorcycles skill
not needed by the target role carry out repair of vehicles skill
not needed by the target role carry out repairs and maintenance of vehicle bodies skill
not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
not needed by the target role electronics knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure client orientation skill
not needed by the target role execute working instructions skill
not needed by the target role fix minor vehicle scratches skill
not needed by the target role identify vehicles service requirements skill
not needed by the target role issue sales invoices skill
not needed by the target role maintain motorcycle records skill
not needed by the target role maintain vehicle appearance skill
not needed by the target role maintain vehicle records skill
not needed by the target role operate GPS systems skill
not needed by the target role operate towtruck skill
not needed by the target role organise vehicle breakdown support skill
not needed by the target role perform defensive driving skill
not needed by the target role perform minor vehicle repairs skill
not needed by the target role perform road testing of vehicles skill
not needed by the target role provide customer information related to repairs skill
not needed by the target role read maps skill
not needed by the target role repair vehicle electrical systems skill
not needed by the target role respond to customers' inquiries skill
not needed by the target role types of vehicle engines knowledge
not needed by the target role types of vehicles knowledge
not needed by the target role use automotive diagnostic equipment skill
not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill

3 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 mechanical tools optional
optional, not held teamwork principles optional

Index

Other moves recorded from roadside vehicle technician

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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.