aircraft gas turbine engine overhaul techniciantorotating equipment mechanic
A aircraft gas turbine engine overhaul technician already meets 68% of what the rotating equipment mechanic role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.
This move: 35.8 of 100 · moderate
1 Share of the rotating equipment mechanic 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.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 26 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A rotating equipment mechanic 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.
- already held adjust tightness of engine parts constructing
- already held bolt engine parts working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held repair engines working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held evaluate engine performance information skills
- already held re-assemble engines working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held disassemble engines working with machinery and specialised equipment
All 26 carried skills, including the 10 the rotating equipment mechanic role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 8 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.
- required, not held repair rotating equipment required
- required, not held conduct routine machinery checks required
- required, not held resolve equipment malfunctions required
- required, not held maintain rotating equipment required
- required, not held types of rotating equipment required
- required, not held assemble machines required
- required, not held inspect quality of products required
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a rotating equipment mechanic role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 repair rotating equipment skill · occupation specific
- 02 maintain rotating equipment skill · sector specific
- 03 types of rotating equipment knowledge · sector specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 26 skills that carry over
- already held align components skill
- already held apply health and safety standards skill
- already held fasten components skill
- already held mechanics knowledge
- already held operate soldering equipment skill
- already held operate welding equipment skill
- already held read engineering drawings skill
- already held read standard blueprints skill
- already held troubleshoot skill
- already held use technical documentation skill
- already held adjust tightness of engine parts skill
- already held bolt engine parts skill
- already held conduct performance tests skill
- already held disassemble engines skill
- already held electromechanics knowledge
- already held engine components knowledge
- already held evaluate engine performance skill
- already held liaise with engineers skill
- already held operation of different engines knowledge
- already held re-assemble engines skill
- already held record test data skill
- already held repair engines skill
- already held use power tools skill
- already held use testing equipment skill
- already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
- already held write records for repairs skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held solve technical problems optional
1 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held solve technical problems optional
14 held skills the rotating equipment mechanic role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role aircraft mechanics knowledge
- not needed by the target role common aviation safety regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role diagnose defective engines skill
- not needed by the target role engineering principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role engineering processes knowledge
- not needed by the target role keep records of work progress skill
- not needed by the target role operate handheld riveting equipment skill
- not needed by the target role operate lifting equipment skill
- not needed by the target role operate precision measuring equipment skill
- not needed by the target role position engine on test stand skill
- not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
- not needed by the target role recognise signs of corrosion skill
- not needed by the target role rivet types knowledge
- not needed by the target role tend riveting machine 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.
- required, not held types of rotating equipment required
Other moves recorded from aircraft gas turbine engine overhaul technician
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- motor vehicle engine assembler 77% covered · adjacent
- aircraft engine tester 76% covered · adjacent
- rolling stock engine tester 69% covered · moderate
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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.