Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

aircraft gas turbine engine overhaul techniciantoaircraft engine assembler

A aircraft gas turbine engine overhaul technician already meets 81% of what the aircraft engine assembler role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.

From aircraft gas turbine engine overhaul technician
81%
Overlap1
To aircraft engine assembler
38 Skills carried over
3 Required, not held
24 Difficulty2
Career overlap Very strong match

81%

Learning distance Short step

24/ 100

1 Share of the aircraft engine assembler role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the aircraft gas turbine engine overhaul 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.

Why

Why this move works

A aircraft engine assembler role treats 17 of its required skills as things a aircraft gas turbine engine overhaul technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • aircraft mechanics
  • align components
  • apply health and safety standards
  • bolt engine parts
  • common aviation safety regulations
  • electromechanics

What stands in the way is 3 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 38 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A aircraft engine assembler role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a aircraft gas turbine engine overhaul technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held bolt engine parts working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held repair engines working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held position engine on test stand handling and moving
  • already held tend riveting machine working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held diagnose defective engines information skills
  • already held operate handheld riveting equipment handling and moving

All 38 carried skills, including the 17 the aircraft engine assembler role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 11 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 handling and moving 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held apply preliminary treatment to workpieces required
  • optional, not held send faulty equipment back to assembly line optional
02 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held ensure aircraft compliance with regulation required
03 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held ensure equipment availability required
04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held electronics principles optional
  • optional, not held electricity optional
  • optional, not held electronics optional
05 working with computers 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held set up automotive robot optional
  • optional, not held use CAM software optional
06 information skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held inspect quality of products optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a aircraft engine assembler 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 38 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held aircraft mechanics knowledge
  • already held align components skill
  • already held apply health and safety standards skill
  • already held bolt engine parts skill
  • already held common aviation safety regulations knowledge
  • already held electromechanics knowledge
  • already held engine components knowledge
  • already held fasten components skill
  • already held mechanics knowledge
  • already held operation of different engines knowledge
  • already held quality standards knowledge
  • already held read engineering drawings skill
  • already held read standard blueprints skill
  • already held troubleshoot skill
  • already held use power tools skill
  • already held use technical documentation skill
  • already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
  • already held conduct performance tests skill
  • already held diagnose defective engines skill
  • already held disassemble engines skill
  • already held engineering principles knowledge
  • already held engineering processes knowledge
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held liaise with engineers skill
  • already held operate handheld riveting equipment skill
  • already held operate lifting equipment skill
  • already held operate precision measuring equipment skill
  • already held operate soldering equipment skill
  • already held operate welding equipment skill
  • already held position engine on test stand skill
  • already held re-assemble engines skill
  • already held recognise signs of corrosion skill
  • already held record test data skill
  • already held repair engines skill
  • already held rivet types knowledge
  • already held tend riveting machine skill
  • already held use testing equipment skill
  • already held write records for repairs skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held calibrate electronic instruments optional
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held electronics principles optional
  • optional, not held calibrate electronic instruments optional
  • optional, not held electricity optional
  • optional, not held electronics optional
  • optional, not held inspect quality of products optional
  • optional, not held send faulty equipment back to assembly line optional
  • optional, not held set up automotive robot optional
  • optional, not held use CAM software optional
2 held skills the aircraft engine assembler role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adjust tightness of engine parts skill
  • not needed by the target role evaluate engine performance 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 electronics principles optional
  • optional, not held electricity optional
  • optional, not held electronics optional
Index
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.