Vehicle restoration technician to roadside vehicle technician
A vehicle restoration technician already meets 33% of what the roadside vehicle technician role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.
66.8/ 100
1 How much of what a roadside vehicle technician is expected to do is already part of a vehicle restoration 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 roadside vehicle technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A roadside vehicle technician role treats 6 of its required skills as things a vehicle restoration technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- car controls
- drive vehicles
- maintain vehicle records
- perform manual work autonomously
- perform technical tasks with great care
- types of vehicles
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 10 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 restoration technician background worth leading with.
- already held perform minor vehicle repairs working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held maintain vehicle records information skills
- already held perform technical tasks with great care working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held types of vehicle engines engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held car controls services
- already held perform manual work autonomously handling and moving
All 10 carried skills, including the 6 the roadside vehicle technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 26 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.
- still to learn identify vehicles service requirements required
- 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 provide customer information related to repairs optional
- optional, not held ensure compliance with warranty contracts optional
- still to learn carry out repair of vehicles required
- still to learn carry out repairs and maintenance of vehicle bodies 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 repair vehicle electrical systems optional
- still to learn maintain motorcycle records required
- optional, not held perform road testing of vehicles optional
- optional, not held read maps optional
- still to learn organise vehicle breakdown support required
- optional, not held issue sales invoices optional
- optional, not held maintain vehicle appearance optional
- optional, not held use automotive diagnostic equipment optional
- optional, not held electronics optional
- optional, not held mechanics optional
2 further areas in the appendix
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.
- 01 carry out repair of vehicles practise this
- 02 carry out repairs and maintenance of vehicle bodies practise this
- 03 identify vehicles service requirements 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 10 skills that carry over
- already held car controls knowledge
- already held drive vehicles skill
- already held maintain vehicle records skill
- already held perform manual work autonomously skill
- already held perform technical tasks with great care skill
- already held types of vehicles knowledge
- already held electrical wiring plans knowledge
- already held ensure client orientation skill
- already held perform minor vehicle repairs skill
- already held types of vehicle engines knowledge
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held fix minor vehicle scratches optional
- optional, not held operate GPS systems optional
17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- 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 provide customer information related to 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 compliance with warranty contracts optional
- optional, not held fix minor vehicle scratches optional
- optional, not held mechanics optional
- optional, not held operate GPS systems optional
- optional, not held perform road testing of vehicles optional
- optional, not held read maps optional
22 held skills the roadside vehicle technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role assemble final product skill
- not needed by the target role carry out repairs of convertible roof covers 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 gather information to substitute parts skill
- 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 parts inventory skill
- not needed by the target role maintain work area cleanliness skill
- not needed by the target role measure parts of manufactured products skill
- not needed by the target role parts pricing knowledge
- not needed by the target role perform full leather conversions skill
- not needed by the target role perform metal work skill
- not needed by the target role perform upholstery repair skill
- not needed by the target role process payments skill
- not needed by the target role provide customized upholstery skill
- not needed by the target role purchase vehicle parts 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 use color matching techniques 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.
- optional, not held electronics optional
- optional, not held mechanics optional
Other moves recorded from vehicle restoration technician
Common questions about this move
Can a vehicle restoration technician become a roadside vehicle technician?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A vehicle restoration technician already covers 33% of what a roadside vehicle technician is expected to do: 10 skills carry over, 6 of which the roadside vehicle technician role treats as required.
What skills does a vehicle restoration technician need to become a roadside vehicle technician?
9 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 restoration technician to roadside vehicle technician?
Its learning distance is 66.8 out of 100, which is the substantial 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.