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

railway electronic techniciantoavionics technician

A railway electronic technician already meets 20% of what the avionics technician role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.

From railway electronic technician
20%
Overlap1
To avionics technician
5 Skills carried over
14 Required, not held
75.9 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

20%

Learning distance A rebuild

75.9/ 100

1 Share of the avionics technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the railway electronic 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 avionics technician role treats 5 of its required skills as things a railway electronic technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • electrical systems used in transportation
  • electrical wiring plans
  • electronics
  • electronics principles
  • test electronic units

What stands in the way is 14 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 5 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A avionics technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a railway electronic technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held electrical systems used in transportation engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held electronics principles engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held test electronic units constructing
  • already held electrical wiring plans engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held electronics engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 5 carried skills, including the 5 the avionics technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 30 missing skills fall into 11 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 constructing 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held apply soldering techniques required
  • required, not held operate soldering equipment required
  • required, not held solder electronics required
  • optional, not held conduct performance tests optional
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held electrical engineering required
  • required, not held electricity required
  • optional, not held engineering processes optional
  • optional, not held engineering principles optional
03 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held read engineering drawings required
  • required, not held read standard blueprints required
  • optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
04 assisting and caring 2 required
  • required, not held apply health and safety standards required
  • required, not held wear appropriate protective gear required
05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held install electrical and electronic equipment required
  • optional, not held calibrate electronic instruments optional
  • optional, not held maintain electrical equipment optional
  • optional, not held maintain electronic equipment optional
  • optional, not held use testing equipment optional
06 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held troubleshoot required
  • optional, not held adjust engineering designs optional
  • optional, not held liaise with engineers optional

5 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a avionics technician 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 5 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held electrical systems used in transportation knowledge
  • already held electrical wiring plans knowledge
  • already held electronics knowledge
  • already held electronics principles knowledge
  • already held test electronic units skill
The 5 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 handling and moving 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held assemble electrical components required
  • optional, not held follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health optional
08 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held common aviation safety regulations required
09 services 1 required
  • required, not held aircraft flight control systems required
10 information and communication technologies (icts) 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held CAD software optional
  • optional, not held CADD software optional
  • optional, not held CAE software optional
11 working with computers 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held use CAD software optional
  • optional, not held use CADD software optional
16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held engineering processes optional
  • optional, not held follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health optional
  • optional, not held CAD software optional
  • optional, not held CADD software optional
  • optional, not held CAE software optional
  • optional, not held adjust engineering designs optional
  • optional, not held calibrate electronic instruments optional
  • optional, not held conduct performance tests optional
  • optional, not held engineering principles optional
  • optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
  • optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
  • optional, not held maintain electrical equipment optional
  • optional, not held maintain electronic equipment optional
  • optional, not held use CAD software optional
  • optional, not held use CADD software optional
  • optional, not held use testing equipment optional
21 held skills the avionics technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role comply with legal regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role design wayside signalling interlockings skill
  • not needed by the target role detect malfunctions in train control systems skill
  • not needed by the target role enforce railway safety regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with railway regulation skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure safety of mobile electrical systems skill
  • not needed by the target role follow written instructions skill
  • not needed by the target role have computer literacy skill
  • not needed by the target role install electronic communication devices on trains skill
  • not needed by the target role interpret circuit diagrams skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain railway signal equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain records of maintenance interventions skill
  • not needed by the target role operate radio equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operate railway communication systems skill
  • not needed by the target role operate railway control panels skill
  • not needed by the target role operate railway vehicles skill
  • not needed by the target role operate railway warning systems skill
  • not needed by the target role principles of mechanical engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role read railway circuit plans skill
  • not needed by the target role use diagnostic tools for electronic repairs skill
  • not needed by the target role write routine reports skill
9 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 aircraft flight control systems required
  • required, not held common aviation safety regulations required
  • required, not held electrical engineering required
  • required, not held electricity required
  • optional, not held engineering processes optional
  • optional, not held CAD software optional
  • optional, not held CADD software optional
  • optional, not held CAE software optional
  • optional, not held engineering principles optional
Index

Other moves recorded from railway electronic technician

Full index of moves from railway electronic technician

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.