Vehicle technician to vehicle maintenance attendant
A vehicle technician already meets 68% of what the vehicle maintenance attendant role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.
32.8/ 100
1 How much of what a vehicle maintenance attendant is expected to do is already part of a vehicle 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 vehicle maintenance attendant role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A vehicle maintenance attendant role treats 10 of its required skills as things a vehicle technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- apply health and safety standards
- car controls
- ensure client orientation
- execute working instructions
- follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health
- maintain work area cleanliness
What stands in the way is 4 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 17 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 technician background worth leading with.
- already held position vehicles for maintenance and repair handling and moving
- already held fix minor vehicle scratches handling and moving
- 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
All 17 carried skills, including the 10 the vehicle maintenance attendant role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 9 missing skills fall into 6 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 execute vehicle maintenance required
- still to learn handle chemical cleaning agents required
- still to learn identify vehicles service requirements required
- optional, not held order supplies for vehicle maintenance and repair optional
- still to learn carry out improvised vehicle repairs required
- optional, not held maintain inventory of vehicle cleaning supplies optional
- optional, not held report accounts of the professional activity optional
- optional, not held mechanical tools optional
- optional, not held process payments optional
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.
- 01 carry out improvised vehicle repairs practise this
- 02 identify vehicles service requirements practise this
- 03 execute vehicle maintenance 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 17 skills that carry over
- already held apply health and safety standards skill
- already held car controls knowledge
- already held ensure client orientation skill
- already held execute working instructions skill
- already held follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health 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 position vehicles for maintenance and repair skill
- already held types of vehicles knowledge
- already held drive vehicles skill
- already held fix minor vehicle scratches skill
- already held issue sales invoices skill
- already held maintain vehicle records skill
- already held mechanics knowledge
- already held perform minor vehicle repairs skill
- already held teamwork principles knowledge
5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held maintain inventory of vehicle cleaning supplies 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 mechanical tools optional
- optional, not held process payments optional
49 held skills the vehicle maintenance attendant role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role adapt to new technology used in cars skill
- not needed by the target role adjust tightness of engine parts skill
- not needed by the target role automotive diagnostic equipment knowledge
- not needed by the target role carry out repair of motorcycles skill
- not needed by the target role carry out repair of vehicles skill
- not needed by the target role carry out repairs and maintenance of vehicle bodies skill
- 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 electrical wiring plans knowledge
- not needed by the target role emission standards knowledge
- not needed by the target role engine components knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with warranty contracts 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 vehicle appearance 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 organise vehicle breakdown support 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 road testing of vehicles skill
- not needed by the target role perform vehicle tests skill
- not needed by the target role principles of mechanical engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role provide customer follow-up services skill
9 further entries 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 mechanical tools optional
Common questions about this move
Can a vehicle technician become a vehicle maintenance attendant?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A vehicle technician already covers 68% of what a vehicle maintenance attendant is expected to do: 17 skills carry over, 10 of which the vehicle maintenance attendant role treats as required.
What skills does a vehicle technician need to become a vehicle maintenance attendant?
4 required skills are missing, plus 5 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by handling and moving. The single most important is carry out improvised vehicle repairs.
How hard is the move from vehicle technician to vehicle maintenance attendant?
Its learning distance is 32.8 out of 100, which is the moderate 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.