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

sports equipment repair techniciantobicycle mechanic

A sports equipment repair technician already meets 43% of what the bicycle mechanic role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From sports equipment repair technician
43%
Overlap1
To bicycle mechanic
15 Skills carried over
8 Required, not held
57.2 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

43%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

57.2/ 100

1 Share of the bicycle mechanic role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the sports equipment repair 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 bicycle mechanic role treats 5 of its required skills as things a sports equipment repair technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • maintain customer service
  • maintain equipment
  • maintain work area cleanliness
  • replace defect components
  • use repair manuals

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 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A bicycle mechanic role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a sports equipment repair technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held use repair manuals information skills
  • already held keep stock records information skills
  • already held replace defect components working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held maintain records of maintenance interventions information skills
  • already held manage a small-to-medium business management skills
  • already held assist customers assisting and caring

All 15 carried skills, including the 5 the bicycle mechanic role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 17 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 constructing 2 required
  • required, not held maintain braking system required
  • required, not held tune bicycles required
02 handling and moving 2 required
  • required, not held assemble bicycles required
  • required, not held wash bicycles required
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held purchase supplies required
  • optional, not held sell bicycles optional
  • optional, not held develop professional network optional
  • optional, not held ensure compliance with warranty contracts optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held bicycle mechanics required
  • optional, not held electric bicycles optional
  • optional, not held electric drives optional
05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held perform repairs on bicycles required
  • optional, not held repair electric bicycles optional
06 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held apply company policies required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a bicycle mechanic 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 15 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held maintain customer service skill
  • already held maintain equipment skill
  • already held maintain work area cleanliness skill
  • already held replace defect components skill
  • already held use repair manuals skill
  • already held apply technical communication skills skill
  • already held assist customers skill
  • already held create solutions to problems skill
  • already held issue sales invoices skill
  • already held keep stock records skill
  • already held maintain professional administration skill
  • already held maintain records of maintenance interventions skill
  • already held maintain relationship with suppliers skill
  • already held manage a small-to-medium business skill
  • already held manage schedule of tasks skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 information skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held keep personal administration optional
08 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held administer appointments optional
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held repair electric bicycles optional
  • optional, not held electric bicycles optional
  • optional, not held electric drives optional
  • optional, not held sell bicycles optional
  • optional, not held administer appointments optional
  • optional, not held develop professional network optional
  • optional, not held ensure compliance with warranty contracts optional
  • optional, not held keep personal administration optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
22 held skills the bicycle mechanic role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise on equipment maintenance skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on sporting equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role arrange equipment repairs skill
  • not needed by the target role features of sporting equipment knowledge
  • not needed by the target role follow trends in sporting equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
  • not needed by the target role issue sport equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role keep records of customer interaction skill
  • not needed by the target role liaise with suppliers of sporting equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role lift heavy weights skill
  • not needed by the target role make bowstrings skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor sports equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role negotiate supplier arrangements skill
  • not needed by the target role perform minor repairs to equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role perform test run skill
  • not needed by the target role provide customer follow-up services skill
  • not needed by the target role skateboard knowledge
  • not needed by the target role sporting equipment usage knowledge
  • not needed by the target role troubleshoot skill
  • not needed by the target role use power tools skill
  • not needed by the target role use wire hand tools skill
  • not needed by the target role water skiing 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held bicycle mechanics required
  • optional, not held electric bicycles optional
  • optional, not held electric drives optional
Index

Other moves recorded from sports equipment repair technician

Full index of moves from sports equipment repair technician

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.