RecordMove

Vehicle maintenance supervisor to roadside vehicle technician

A vehicle maintenance supervisor already meets 29% of what the roadside vehicle technician role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional

From vehicle maintenance supervisor

Distant match

To roadside vehicle technician

9 You already bring

10 Still to learn

36 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance Substantial retraining

70.5/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what a roadside vehicle technician is expected to do is already part of a vehicle maintenance supervisor’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 roadside vehicle technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A roadside vehicle technician role treats 5 of its required skills as things a vehicle maintenance supervisor already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

car controls
drive vehicles
identify vehicles service requirements
maintain vehicle records
types of vehicles

What stands in the way is 10 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 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A roadside vehicle technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a vehicle maintenance supervisor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held identify vehicles service requirements communication, collaboration and creativity
already held maintain vehicle records information skills
already held ensure compliance with warranty contracts communication, collaboration and creativity
already held car controls services
already held types of vehicles engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held provide customer information related to repairs communication, collaboration and creativity

All 9 carried skills, including the 5 the roadside vehicle technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 27 missing skills fall into 8 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.

Skill to pick up Tier

01 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required, 3 supplementary

still to learn communicate with customers required
still to learn execute working instructions required
still to learn respond to customers' inquiries required
still to learn use different communication channels required

optional, not held adapt to new technology used in cars optional
optional, not held advise customers on usage of vehicles optional
optional, not held ensure client orientation optional

02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 required, 5 supplementary

still to learn carry out repair of vehicles required
still to learn carry out repairs and maintenance of vehicle bodies required
still to learn perform technical tasks with great care required

optional, not held operate towtruck optional
optional, not held carry out repair of motorcycles optional
optional, not held perform defensive driving optional
optional, not held perform minor vehicle repairs optional
optional, not held repair vehicle electrical systems optional

03 information skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

still to learn maintain motorcycle records required

optional, not held perform road testing of vehicles optional
optional, not held read maps optional

04 handling and moving 1 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn perform manual work autonomously required

optional, not held fix minor vehicle scratches optional

05 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn organise vehicle breakdown support required

optional, not held issue sales invoices optional

06 constructing 2 supplementary

optional, not held maintain vehicle appearance optional
optional, not held use automotive diagnostic equipment optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a roadside vehicle 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 9 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held car controls knowledge
already held drive vehicles skill
already held identify vehicles service requirements skill
already held maintain vehicle records skill
already held types of vehicles knowledge
already held electrical wiring plans knowledge
already held ensure compliance with warranty contracts skill
already held mechanics knowledge
already held provide customer information related to repairs skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to pick up Tier

07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 supplementary

optional, not held electronics optional
optional, not held types of vehicle engines optional

08 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held operate GPS systems optional

17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

optional, not held operate towtruck optional
optional, not held adapt to new technology used in cars optional
optional, not held advise customers on usage of vehicles optional
optional, not held carry out repair of motorcycles optional
optional, not held issue sales invoices optional
optional, not held maintain vehicle appearance optional
optional, not held perform defensive driving optional
optional, not held perform minor vehicle repairs optional
optional, not held repair vehicle electrical systems optional
optional, not held use automotive diagnostic equipment optional
optional, not held electronics optional
optional, not held ensure client orientation optional
optional, not held fix minor vehicle scratches optional
optional, not held operate GPS systems optional
optional, not held perform road testing of vehicles optional
optional, not held read maps optional
optional, not held types of vehicle engines optional

20 held skills the roadside vehicle technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role apply health and safety standards skill
not needed by the target role follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health skill
not needed by the target role guarantee customer satisfaction skill
not needed by the target role keep stock records skill
not needed by the target role maintain records of financial transactions skill
not needed by the target role maintain work area cleanliness skill
not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
not needed by the target role manage claims process skill
not needed by the target role manage staff skill
not needed by the target role managing a business with great care skill
not needed by the target role monitor vehicle maintenance activities skill
not needed by the target role monitor vehicle repairs skill
not needed by the target role operate cash register skill
not needed by the target role order supplies for vehicle maintenance and repair skill
not needed by the target role plan employees work in vehicle maintenance skill
not needed by the target role provide customer follow-up services skill
not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
not needed by the target role teamwork principles knowledge
not needed by the target role think proactively skill
not needed by the target role train employees 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 pick up Tier

optional, not held electronics optional
optional, not held types of vehicle engines optional

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FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a vehicle maintenance supervisor become a roadside vehicle technician?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. A vehicle maintenance supervisor already covers 29% of what a roadside vehicle technician is expected to do: 9 skills carry over, 5 of which the roadside vehicle technician role treats as required.

What skills does a vehicle maintenance supervisor need to become a roadside vehicle technician?

10 required skills are missing, plus 17 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is carry out repair of vehicles.

How hard is the move from vehicle maintenance supervisor to roadside vehicle technician?

Its learning distance is 70.5 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

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.