Table 1Transition record

vehicle maintenance attendanttovehicle maintenance supervisor

A vehicle maintenance attendant already meets 40% of what the vehicle maintenance supervisor role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From vehicle maintenance attendant

40%

Overlap1

To vehicle maintenance supervisor

11 Skills carried over

11 Required, not held

60.9 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 60.9

This move: 60.9 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the vehicle maintenance supervisor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the vehicle maintenance attendant 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 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A vehicle maintenance supervisor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a vehicle maintenance attendant background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held order supplies for vehicle maintenance and repair communication, collaboration and creativity
already held identify vehicles service requirements communication, collaboration and creativity
already held maintain vehicle records information skills
already held car controls services
already held types of vehicles engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health handling and moving

All 11 carried skills, including the 8 the vehicle maintenance supervisor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 18 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 management skills 4 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held managing a business with great care required
required, not held monitor vehicle repairs required
required, not held plan employees work in vehicle maintenance required
required, not held manage staff required

optional, not held operate cash register optional
optional, not held manage budgets optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held provide customer information related to repairs required
required, not held ensure compliance with warranty contracts required
required, not held manage claims process required

optional, not held think proactively optional
optional, not held train employees optional

03 assisting and caring 2 required

required, not held guarantee customer satisfaction required
required, not held provide customer follow-up services required

04 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held maintain records of financial transactions required

optional, not held keep stock records optional

05 constructing 1 required

required, not held monitor vehicle maintenance activities required

06 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held quality standards optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a vehicle maintenance supervisor 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 11 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply health and safety standards skill
already held car controls knowledge
already held drive vehicles skill
already held follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health skill
already held identify vehicles service requirements skill
already held order supplies for vehicle maintenance and repair skill
already held teamwork principles knowledge
already held types of vehicles knowledge
already held maintain vehicle records skill
already held maintain work area cleanliness skill
already held mechanics knowledge

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary

optional, not held electrical wiring plans optional

7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held keep stock records optional
optional, not held operate cash register optional
optional, not held electrical wiring plans optional
optional, not held manage budgets optional
optional, not held quality standards optional
optional, not held think proactively optional
optional, not held train employees optional

15 held skills the vehicle maintenance supervisor role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role carry out improvised vehicle repairs skill
not needed by the target role ensure client orientation skill
not needed by the target role execute vehicle maintenance 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 handle chemical cleaning agents skill
not needed by the target role issue sales invoices skill
not needed by the target role maintain inventory of vehicle cleaning supplies skill
not needed by the target role mechanical tools knowledge
not needed by the target role perform manual work autonomously skill
not needed by the target role perform minor vehicle repairs skill
not needed by the target role perform technical tasks with great care skill
not needed by the target role position vehicles for maintenance and repair skill
not needed by the target role process payments skill
not needed by the target role report accounts of the professional activity skill

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

optional, not held electrical wiring plans optional
optional, not held quality standards optional

Index

Other moves recorded from vehicle maintenance attendant

Full index of moves from vehicle maintenance attendant

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.