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

sports equipment repair techniciantopower 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.

From sports equipment repair technician
52%
Overlap1
To power tool repair technician
21 Skills carried over
9 Required, not held
53.8 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

52%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

53.8/ 100

1 Share of the power tool repair technician 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 power tool repair technician role treats 11 of its required skills as things a sports equipment repair technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • 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

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.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • 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

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 22 missing skills fall into 7 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, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held repair power tools required
  • required, not held disassemble engines required
  • required, not held disassemble machines required
  • required, not held calibrate electronic instruments required
  • required, not held use specialised tools in electric repairs required
  • optional, not held provide power connection from bus bars optional
  • optional, not held repair battery components optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held 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
03 handling and moving 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held 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
04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held mechanical tools required
  • optional, not held principles of mechanical engineering optional
05 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held apply company policies required
06 constructing 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held apply soldering techniques optional
  • optional, not held lubricate engines optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

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.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 21 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • 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
Skill to acquire Tier
07 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held administer appointments optional
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • 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
Skill Type
  • 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held mechanical tools required
  • optional, not held principles of mechanical engineering 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.