Table 1Transition record

watch and clock repairertooffice equipment repair technician

A watch and clock repairer already meets 41% of what the office equipment repair technician role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From watch and clock repairer

41%

Overlap1

To office equipment repair technician

17 Skills carried over

11 Required, not held

61.5 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 61.5

This move: 61.5 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the office equipment repair technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the watch and clock repairer 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 17 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A office equipment repair technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a watch and clock repairer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held use repair manuals information skills
already held ensure compliance with warranty contracts communication, collaboration and creativity
already held keep stock records information skills
already held provide customer information related to repairs communication, collaboration and creativity
already held replace defect components working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held negotiate supplier arrangements communication, collaboration and creativity

All 17 carried skills, including the 7 the office equipment repair technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 23 missing skills fall into 7 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 working with machinery and specialised equipment 4 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held perform minor repairs to equipment required
required, not held repair electronic components required
required, not held repair equipment on site required
required, not held use diagnostic tools for electronic repairs required

optional, not held drive vehicles optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held instruct clients on the usage of office equipment required
required, not held create solutions to problems required

optional, not held sell office equipment optional
optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional
optional, not held communicate by telephone optional
optional, not held perform services in a flexible manner optional
optional, not held train employees optional

03 constructing 2 required

required, not held perform maintenance on installed equipment required
required, not held perform test run required

04 management skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held set up office equipment required

optional, not held make independent operating decisions optional
optional, not held process payments optional

05 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held maintain records of maintenance interventions required

optional, not held report to the team leader optional

06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required

required, not held electronics required

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a office equipment repair technician 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 17 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply company policies skill
already held maintain customer service skill
already held maintain equipment skill
already held provide customer follow-up services skill
already held provide customer information related to repairs skill
already held replace defect components skill
already held use repair manuals skill
already held administer appointments skill
already held ensure compliance with warranty contracts skill
already held issue sales invoices skill
already held keep stock records skill
already held maintain professional administration skill
already held maintain relationship with suppliers skill
already held manage a small-to-medium business skill
already held manage schedule of tasks skill
already held negotiate supplier arrangements skill
already held order supplies skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 handling and moving 3 supplementary

optional, not held transport office equipment optional
optional, not held assemble machines optional
optional, not held lift heavy weights optional

12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held sell office equipment optional
optional, not held transport office equipment optional
optional, not held report to the team leader optional
optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional
optional, not held assemble machines optional
optional, not held communicate by telephone optional
optional, not held drive vehicles optional
optional, not held lift heavy weights optional
optional, not held make independent operating decisions optional
optional, not held perform services in a flexible manner optional
optional, not held process payments optional
optional, not held train employees optional

23 held skills the office equipment repair technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise customers on jewellery and watches skill
not needed by the target role apply precision metalworking techniques skill
not needed by the target role attach clock cases skill
not needed by the target role attach clock dials skill
not needed by the target role attach clock hands skill
not needed by the target role attach clockwork skill
not needed by the target role attach pendulums skill
not needed by the target role change watch battery skill
not needed by the target role components of clocks knowledge
not needed by the target role demagnetise watches skill
not needed by the target role develop professional network skill
not needed by the target role electric clocks knowledge
not needed by the target role handle jewellery and watches insurance claims skill
not needed by the target role inspect clocks skill
not needed by the target role maintain clocks skill
not needed by the target role mechanical clocks knowledge
not needed by the target role mount clock wheelwork skill
not needed by the target role operate battery test equipment skill
not needed by the target role repair clocks skill
not needed by the target role restore antique clocks skill
not needed by the target role sell clocks skill
not needed by the target role use precision tools skill
not needed by the target role use watchmaker's tools skill

1 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 electronics required

Index

Other moves recorded from watch and clock repairer

Full index of moves from watch and clock repairer

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.