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

vehicle restoration techniciantomotor vehicles parts advisor

A vehicle restoration technician already meets 25% of what the motor vehicles parts advisor role asks for. The move turns on 16 required skills not yet in the profile.

From vehicle restoration technician
25%
Overlap1
To motor vehicles parts advisor
8 Skills carried over
16 Required, not held
76.9 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 76.9

This move: 76.9 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the motor vehicles parts advisor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the vehicle restoration 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A motor vehicles parts advisor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a vehicle restoration technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held gather information to substitute parts information skills
  • already held maintain parts inventory information skills
  • already held parts pricing engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held purchase vehicle parts communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held types of vehicle engines engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held electrical wiring plans engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 8 carried skills, including the 6 the motor vehicles parts advisor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 28 missing skills fall into 11 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 information skills 6 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held analyse supplier's information on vehicle parts required
  • required, not held check vehicle parts on delivery required
  • required, not held conduct evaluation of quality standards required
  • required, not held ensure parts packaging required
  • required, not held keep stock records required
  • required, not held process data required
  • optional, not held maintain customer records optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 5 required
  • required, not held sell vehicle parts required
  • required, not held identify parts requested by customers required
  • required, not held identify vehicles service requirements required
  • required, not held maintain relationship with customers required
  • required, not held maintain relationship with suppliers required
03 handling and moving 2 required
  • required, not held organise vehicle parts storage required
  • required, not held load products for dispatch required
04 business, administration and law 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held inventory management rules required
  • optional, not held e-procurement optional
  • optional, not held manufacturer's recommended price optional
  • optional, not held export control principles optional
  • optional, not held supply chain management optional
05 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held carry out shipping orders for parts required
  • optional, not held prepare shipments in time optional
06 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held provide customer follow-up services required

5 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a motor vehicles parts advisor 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 8 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held gather information to substitute parts skill
  • already held maintain parts inventory skill
  • already held maintain work area cleanliness skill
  • already held parts pricing knowledge
  • already held process payments skill
  • already held purchase vehicle parts skill
  • already held electrical wiring plans knowledge
  • already held types of vehicle engines knowledge
The 5 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held motor vehicle parts drawings optional
  • optional, not held new vehicles on the market optional
08 generic programmes and qualifications 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held teamwork principles optional
09 services 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held waste management optional
10 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use customer relationship management software optional
11 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held operate forklift optional
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held e-procurement optional
  • optional, not held manufacturer's recommended price optional
  • optional, not held export control principles optional
  • optional, not held maintain customer records optional
  • optional, not held motor vehicle parts drawings optional
  • optional, not held new vehicles on the market optional
  • optional, not held operate forklift optional
  • optional, not held prepare shipments in time optional
  • optional, not held supply chain management optional
  • optional, not held teamwork principles optional
  • optional, not held use customer relationship management software optional
  • optional, not held waste management optional
24 held skills the motor vehicles parts advisor role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role assemble final product skill
  • not needed by the target role car controls knowledge
  • not needed by the target role carry out repairs of convertible roof covers skill
  • not needed by the target role drive vehicles skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure client orientation skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure quality assurance standards for vehicles skill
  • not needed by the target role estimate restoration costs skill
  • not needed by the target role fabric types knowledge
  • not needed by the target role guarantee customer satisfaction skill
  • not needed by the target role leather products maintenance knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain vehicle records skill
  • not needed by the target role measure parts of manufactured products skill
  • not needed by the target role perform full leather conversions skill
  • not needed by the target role perform manual work autonomously skill
  • not needed by the target role perform metal work 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 perform upholstery repair skill
  • not needed by the target role provide customized upholstery skill
  • not needed by the target role repair door panels skill
  • not needed by the target role restore upholstery of classic cars skill
  • not needed by the target role types of paint knowledge
  • not needed by the target role types of vehicles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use color matching techniques skill
9 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 inventory management rules required
  • optional, not held e-procurement optional
  • optional, not held manufacturer's recommended price optional
  • optional, not held export control principles optional
  • optional, not held motor vehicle parts drawings optional
  • optional, not held new vehicles on the market optional
  • optional, not held supply chain management optional
  • optional, not held teamwork principles optional
  • optional, not held waste management 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.