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

automotive test drivertonon-destructive testing specialist

A automotive test driver already meets 22% of what the non-destructive testing specialist role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From automotive test driver
22%
Overlap1
To non-destructive testing specialist
4 Skills carried over
7 Required, not held
67.8 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

22%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

67.8/ 100

1 Share of the non-destructive testing specialist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the automotive test driver 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 non-destructive testing specialist role treats 3 of its required skills as things a automotive test driver already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • record test data
  • use testing equipment
  • wear appropriate protective gear

What stands in the way is 7 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 4 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A non-destructive testing specialist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a automotive test driver background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held use testing equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held liaise with engineers communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held record test data information skills
  • already held wear appropriate protective gear assisting and caring

All 4 carried skills, including the 3 the non-destructive testing specialist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 20 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 information skills 3 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held examine civil structures required
  • required, not held keep records of work progress required
  • required, not held report test findings required
  • optional, not held analyse test data optional
  • optional, not held develop material testing procedures optional
  • optional, not held lead inspections optional
02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held use non-destructive testing equipment required
  • optional, not held make radiographic images optional
  • optional, not held perform liquid penetrant tests optional
  • optional, not held use ultrasonic equipment optional
  • optional, not held calibrate electronic instruments optional
  • optional, not held identify defects in concrete optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held create solutions to problems required
  • optional, not held assist scientific research optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held non-destructive testing required
  • optional, not held engineering principles optional
05 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held quality standards required
06 constructing 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held maintain test equipment optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a non-destructive testing specialist 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 4 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held record test data skill
  • already held use testing equipment skill
  • already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
  • already held liaise with engineers skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held mathematics optional
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held make radiographic images optional
  • optional, not held perform liquid penetrant tests optional
  • optional, not held use ultrasonic equipment optional
  • optional, not held analyse test data optional
  • optional, not held assist scientific research optional
  • optional, not held calibrate electronic instruments optional
  • optional, not held develop material testing procedures optional
  • optional, not held engineering principles optional
  • optional, not held identify defects in concrete optional
  • optional, not held lead inspections optional
  • optional, not held maintain test equipment optional
  • optional, not held mathematics optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
21 held skills the non-destructive testing specialist role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adjust engineering designs skill
  • not needed by the target role aerodynamics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role car controls knowledge
  • not needed by the target role conduct performance measurement skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct performance tests skill
  • not needed by the target role control the performance of the vehicle skill
  • not needed by the target role drive at high speeds skill
  • not needed by the target role drive motor vehicle prototypes skill
  • not needed by the target role drive vehicles skill
  • not needed by the target role ergonomics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role execute vehicle maintenance skill
  • not needed by the target role health and safety measures in transportation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain records related to vehicle operation skill
  • not needed by the target role mechanics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mechanics of motor vehicles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform test run skill
  • not needed by the target role present reports skill
  • not needed by the target role test motor vehicles under demanding conditions skill
  • not needed by the target role types of vehicles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role vehicle type-approval knowledge
  • not needed by the target role work ergonomically skill
4 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 non-destructive testing required
  • required, not held quality standards required
  • optional, not held engineering principles optional
  • optional, not held mathematics optional
Index

Other moves recorded from automotive test driver

Full index of moves from automotive test driver

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.