Table 1Transition record

bicycle assemblertoaircraft de-icer installer

A bicycle assembler already meets 56% of what the aircraft de-icer installer role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From bicycle assembler

56%

Overlap1

To aircraft de-icer installer

10 Skills carried over

4 Required, not held

43.4 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 43.4

This move: 43.4 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the aircraft de-icer installer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the bicycle assembler 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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A aircraft de-icer installer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a bicycle assembler background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held use power tools handling and moving
already held align components handling and moving
already held fasten components handling and moving
already held use technical documentation information skills
already held apply health and safety standards assisting and caring
already held read standard blueprints information skills

All 10 carried skills, including the 10 the aircraft de-icer installer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 15 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held aircraft mechanics required
required, not held electromechanics required

optional, not held engineering processes optional
optional, not held electric current optional
optional, not held engineering principles optional

02 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held read engineering drawings required

optional, not held keep records of work progress optional

03 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held common aviation safety regulations required

04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 supplementary

optional, not held install bleed air systems optional
optional, not held install deicing boot optional
optional, not held install electrothermal de-icing systems optional

05 constructing 2 supplementary

optional, not held conduct performance tests optional
optional, not held install pneumatic systems optional

06 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary

optional, not held liaise with engineers optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a aircraft de-icer installer 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 10 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held align components skill
already held apply health and safety standards skill
already held fasten components skill
already held mechanics knowledge
already held quality standards knowledge
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

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held pneumatics optional

11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held install bleed air systems optional
optional, not held install deicing boot optional
optional, not held install electrothermal de-icing systems optional
optional, not held engineering processes optional
optional, not held conduct performance tests optional
optional, not held electric current optional
optional, not held engineering principles optional
optional, not held install pneumatic systems optional
optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
optional, not held pneumatics optional

21 held skills the aircraft de-icer installer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role bicycle mechanics knowledge
not needed by the target role carry out repair of vehicles skill
not needed by the target role electricity knowledge
not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
not needed by the target role identify parts requested by customers skill
not needed by the target role inspect quality of products skill
not needed by the target role inspect repaired tyres skill
not needed by the target role inspect worn tyres skill
not needed by the target role install transport equipment lighting skill
not needed by the target role maintain braking system skill
not needed by the target role mix paints for vehicles skill
not needed by the target role operate drill press skill
not needed by the target role operate soldering equipment skill
not needed by the target role operate welding equipment skill
not needed by the target role order supplies skill
not needed by the target role recognise signs of corrosion skill
not needed by the target role remove paint skill
not needed by the target role replace tyres skill
not needed by the target role tune bicycles skill
not needed by the target role use painting equipment skill
not needed by the target role write records for repairs skill

7 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 common aviation safety regulations required
required, not held aircraft mechanics required
required, not held electromechanics required
optional, not held engineering processes optional
optional, not held electric current optional
optional, not held engineering principles optional
optional, not held pneumatics optional

Index

Other moves recorded from bicycle assembler

Full index of moves from bicycle assembler

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.