vehicle techniciantoroadside vehicle technician
A vehicle technician already meets 68% of what the roadside vehicle technician role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.
This move: 34.8 of 100 · moderate
1 Share of the roadside vehicle technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the vehicle 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 · What you already bring
Of the 25 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 technician background worth leading with.
- already held carry out repairs and maintenance of vehicle bodies working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held carry out repair of motorcycles working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held perform road testing of vehicles information skills
- already held fix minor vehicle scratches handling and moving
- already held perform minor vehicle repairs working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held repair vehicle electrical systems working with machinery and specialised equipment
All 25 carried skills, including the 10 the roadside vehicle technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 11 missing skills fall into 5 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.
- required, not held identify vehicles service requirements required
- required, not held communicate with customers required
- required, not held respond to customers' inquiries required
- required, not held use different communication channels required
- optional, not held advise customers on usage of vehicles optional
- required, not held maintain motorcycle records required
- optional, not held read maps optional
- optional, not held operate towtruck optional
- optional, not held perform defensive driving optional
- optional, not held electronics optional
- optional, not held operate GPS systems optional
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 identify vehicles service requirements skill · sector specific
- 02 maintain motorcycle records skill · sector specific
- 03 communicate with customers skill · cross sector
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 25 skills that carry over
- already held car controls knowledge
- already held carry out repair of vehicles skill
- already held carry out repairs and maintenance of vehicle bodies skill
- already held drive vehicles skill
- already held execute working instructions skill
- already held maintain vehicle records skill
- already held organise vehicle breakdown support 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 adapt to new technology used in cars skill
- already held carry out repair of motorcycles skill
- already held electrical wiring plans knowledge
- already held ensure client orientation skill
- already held ensure compliance with warranty contracts skill
- already held fix minor vehicle scratches skill
- already held issue sales invoices skill
- already held maintain vehicle appearance skill
- already held mechanics knowledge
- already held perform minor vehicle repairs skill
- already held perform road testing of vehicles skill
- already held provide customer information related to repairs skill
- already held repair vehicle electrical systems skill
- already held types of vehicle engines knowledge
- already held use automotive diagnostic equipment skill
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held operate towtruck optional
- optional, not held advise customers on usage of vehicles optional
- optional, not held perform defensive driving optional
- optional, not held electronics optional
- optional, not held operate GPS systems optional
- optional, not held read maps optional
41 held skills the roadside vehicle technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role adjust tightness of engine parts skill
- not needed by the target role apply health and safety standards skill
- not needed by the target role automotive diagnostic equipment knowledge
- not needed by the target role components of air conditioning systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role detect malfunctions in engines skill
- not needed by the target role diagnose problems with vehicles skill
- not needed by the target role disassemble engines skill
- not needed by the target role emission standards knowledge
- not needed by the target role engine components knowledge
- not needed by the target role follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health skill
- not needed by the target role have computer literacy skill
- not needed by the target role health and safety measures in transportation knowledge
- not needed by the target role hybrid vehicle architecture knowledge
- not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
- not needed by the target role keep stock records skill
- not needed by the target role lift heavy weights skill
- not needed by the target role lubricate engines skill
- not needed by the target role maintain braking system skill
- not needed by the target role maintain customer records skill
- not needed by the target role maintain electrical engines skill
- not needed by the target role maintain motor vehicle steering system skill
- not needed by the target role maintain professional records skill
- not needed by the target role maintain suspension system skill
- not needed by the target role maintain updated professional knowledge skill
- not needed by the target role maintain work area cleanliness skill
- not needed by the target role mechanical components of vehicles knowledge
- not needed by the target role mechanical requirements for vehicles in urban areas knowledge
- not needed by the target role operation of different engines knowledge
- not needed by the target role order supplies skill
- not needed by the target role perform ICT troubleshooting skill
- not needed by the target role perform annual legal safety checks skill
- not needed by the target role perform vehicle tests skill
- not needed by the target role position vehicles for maintenance and repair skill
- not needed by the target role principles of mechanical engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role provide customer follow-up services skill
- not needed by the target role repair engines skill
- not needed by the target role replace tyres skill
- not needed by the target role teamwork principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role use traditional toolbox tools skill
- not needed by the target role vehicle electrical systems knowledge
1 further entry not listed here
1 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
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.