Sports equipment repair technician to power tool repair technician
A sports equipment repair technician already meets 52% of what the power tool repair technician role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.
53.8/ 100
1 How much of what a power tool repair technician is expected to do is already part of a sports equipment repair 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 power tool repair technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A power tool repair technician role treats 11 of its required skills as things a sports equipment repair technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- advise on equipment maintenance
- lift heavy weights
- maintain customer service
- maintain equipment
- maintain records of maintenance interventions
- perform test run
What stands in the way is 9 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 21 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A power tool repair technician 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.
- already held use wire hand tools handling and moving
- already held advise on equipment maintenance communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held use repair manuals information skills
- already held keep stock records information skills
- already held use power tools handling and moving
- already held maintain records of maintenance interventions information skills
All 21 carried skills, including the 11 the power tool repair technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 22 missing skills fall into 7 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 repair power tools required
- still to learn disassemble engines required
- still to learn disassemble machines required
- still to learn calibrate electronic instruments required
- still to learn use specialised tools in electric repairs required
- optional, not held provide power connection from bus bars optional
- optional, not held repair battery components optional
- still to learn provide customer information related to repairs required
- optional, not held sell power tools optional
- optional, not held develop professional network optional
- optional, not held ensure compliance with warranty contracts optional
- optional, not held order supplies optional
- still to learn assemble machines required
- optional, not held maintain edged hand tools optional
- optional, not held sharpen edged tools optional
- optional, not held operate grinding hand tools optional
- still to learn mechanical tools required
- optional, not held principles of mechanical engineering optional
- still to learn apply company policies required
- optional, not held apply soldering techniques optional
- optional, not held lubricate engines optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a power tool repair technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 repair power tools practise this
- 02 disassemble engines practise this
- 03 disassemble machines 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 21 skills that carry over
- already held advise on equipment maintenance skill
- already held lift heavy weights skill
- already held maintain customer service skill
- already held maintain equipment skill
- already held maintain records of maintenance interventions skill
- already held perform test run skill
- already held provide customer follow-up services skill
- already held replace defect components skill
- already held use power tools skill
- already held use repair manuals skill
- already held use wire hand tools skill
- already held apply technical communication skills skill
- already held assist customers skill
- already held issue sales invoices skill
- already held keep stock records skill
- already held maintain professional administration skill
- already held maintain relationship with suppliers skill
- already held maintain work area cleanliness skill
- already held manage a small-to-medium business skill
- already held manage schedule of tasks skill
- already held negotiate supplier arrangements skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held administer appointments optional
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held sell power tools optional
- optional, not held maintain edged hand tools optional
- optional, not held provide power connection from bus bars optional
- optional, not held sharpen edged tools optional
- optional, not held administer appointments optional
- optional, not held apply soldering techniques optional
- optional, not held develop professional network optional
- optional, not held ensure compliance with warranty contracts optional
- optional, not held lubricate engines optional
- optional, not held operate grinding hand tools optional
- optional, not held order supplies optional
- optional, not held principles of mechanical engineering optional
- optional, not held repair battery components optional
16 held skills the power tool repair technician role does not ask for
- 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 create solutions to problems 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 make bowstrings skill
- not needed by the target role monitor sports equipment skill
- not needed by the target role perform minor repairs to equipment 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 water skiing 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.
- still to learn mechanical tools required
- optional, not held principles of mechanical engineering optional
Other moves recorded from sports equipment repair technician
Common questions about this move
Can a sports equipment repair technician become a power tool repair technician?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A sports equipment repair technician already covers 52% of what a power tool repair technician is expected to do: 21 skills carry over, 11 of which the power tool repair technician role treats as required.
What skills does a sports equipment repair technician need to become a power tool repair technician?
9 required skills are missing, plus 13 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by working with machinery and specialised equipment. The single most important is repair power tools.
How hard is the move from sports equipment repair technician to power tool repair technician?
Its learning distance is 53.8 out of 100, which is the moderate 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.