motorcycle assemblertomarine upholsterer
A motorcycle assembler already meets 51% of what the marine upholsterer role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.
51%
49.1/ 100
1 Share of the marine upholsterer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the motorcycle 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.
Why this move works
A marine upholsterer role treats 9 of its required skills as things a motorcycle assembler already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- align components
- apply health and safety standards
- fasten components
- quality standards
- read standard blueprints
- troubleshoot
What stands in the way is 4 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 14 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A marine upholsterer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a motorcycle assembler background worth leading with.
- already held install transport equipment lighting working with machinery and specialised equipment
- 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 electricity engineering, manufacturing and construction
All 14 carried skills, including the 9 the marine upholsterer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 22 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 apply preliminary treatment to workpieces required
- optional, not held cut fabrics optional
- optional, not held install transport vehicle interior components optional
- optional, not held perform upholstery repair optional
- optional, not held sew textile-based articles optional
- optional, not held upholster transport equipment's interior pieces optional
- optional, not held use manual sewing techniques optional
- optional, not held manufacture fabric furnishings optional
- required, not held test electronic units required
- optional, not held install floor coverings optional
- optional, not held install plumbing systems optional
- optional, not held install wall coverings optional
- required, not held upholstery tools required
- optional, not held mechanics of vessels optional
- optional, not held electrical wiring plans optional
- required, not held read engineering drawings required
- optional, not held accurately estimate work hours optional
- optional, not held install low voltage wiring optional
- optional, not held repair wiring optional
- optional, not held sew pieces of fabric optional
- optional, not held provide customized upholstery optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a marine upholsterer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 apply preliminary treatment to workpieces skill · cross sector
- 02 read engineering drawings skill · cross sector
- 03 test electronic units skill · cross sector
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 14 skills that carry over
- already held align components skill
- already held apply health and safety standards skill
- already held fasten components skill
- 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
- already held electricity knowledge
- already held identify customer's needs skill
- already held inspect quality of products skill
- already held install transport equipment lighting skill
- already held keep records of work progress skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held integrate system components optional
18 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held cut fabrics optional
- optional, not held install transport vehicle interior components optional
- optional, not held integrate system components optional
- optional, not held mechanics of vessels optional
- optional, not held perform upholstery repair optional
- optional, not held provide customized upholstery optional
- optional, not held sew textile-based articles optional
- optional, not held upholster transport equipment's interior pieces optional
- optional, not held use manual sewing techniques optional
- optional, not held accurately estimate work hours optional
- optional, not held electrical wiring plans optional
- optional, not held install floor coverings optional
- optional, not held install low voltage wiring optional
- optional, not held install plumbing systems optional
- optional, not held install wall coverings optional
- optional, not held manufacture fabric furnishings optional
- optional, not held repair wiring optional
- optional, not held sew pieces of fabric optional
23 held skills the marine upholsterer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role assemble electrical components skill
- not needed by the target role assemble electronic units skill
- not needed by the target role carry out repair of vehicles skill
- not needed by the target role conduct performance tests skill
- not needed by the target role electromechanics knowledge
- not needed by the target role electronics knowledge
- not needed by the target role identify parts requested by customers 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 engines skill
- not needed by the target role maintain braking system skill
- not needed by the target role maintain motorcycle records skill
- not needed by the target role mechanics of motor vehicles knowledge
- 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 use painting equipment skill
- not needed by the target role write records for repairs 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.
- required, not held upholstery tools required
- optional, not held mechanics of vessels optional
- optional, not held electrical wiring plans optional
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.