Table 1Transition record

vehicle restoration techniciantovehicle maintenance attendant

A vehicle restoration technician already meets 41% of what the vehicle maintenance attendant role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From vehicle restoration technician

41%

Overlap1

To vehicle maintenance attendant

10 Skills carried over

8 Required, not held

57.2 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 57.2

This move: 57.2 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the vehicle maintenance attendant 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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A vehicle maintenance attendant 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 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 car controls services
already held perform manual work autonomously handling and moving
already held types of vehicles engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 10 carried skills, including the 6 the vehicle maintenance attendant role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 16 missing skills fall into 8 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 handling and moving 4 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health required
required, not held position vehicles for maintenance and repair required
required, not held execute vehicle maintenance required
required, not held handle chemical cleaning agents required

optional, not held fix minor vehicle scratches optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held identify vehicles service requirements required
required, not held execute working instructions required

optional, not held order supplies for vehicle maintenance and repair optional

03 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held apply health and safety standards required

04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required

required, not held carry out improvised vehicle repairs required

05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 supplementary

optional, not held mechanical tools optional
optional, not held mechanics optional

06 information skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held maintain inventory of vehicle cleaning supplies optional
optional, not held report accounts of the professional activity optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a vehicle maintenance attendant 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 10 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held car controls knowledge
already held ensure client orientation skill
already held maintain work area cleanliness 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 drive vehicles skill
already held maintain vehicle records skill
already held perform minor vehicle repairs skill
already held process payments skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 generic programmes and qualifications 1 supplementary

optional, not held teamwork principles optional

08 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held issue sales invoices optional

8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held maintain inventory of vehicle cleaning supplies optional
optional, not held issue sales invoices optional
optional, not held order supplies for vehicle maintenance and repair optional
optional, not held report accounts of the professional activity optional
optional, not held fix minor vehicle scratches optional
optional, not held mechanical tools optional
optional, not held mechanics optional
optional, not held teamwork principles optional

22 held skills the vehicle maintenance attendant role does not ask for

Skill Type

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 electrical wiring plans knowledge
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 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 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 types of vehicle engines knowledge
not needed by the target role use color matching techniques skill

3 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 mechanical tools optional
optional, not held mechanics optional
optional, not held teamwork principles optional

Index

Other moves recorded from vehicle restoration technician

Full index of moves from vehicle restoration technician

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.