Table 1Transition record

sports equipment repair techniciantooffice equipment repair technician

A sports equipment repair technician already meets 47% of what the office equipment repair technician role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From sports equipment repair technician

47%

Overlap1

To office equipment repair technician

18 Skills carried over

9 Required, not held

56.6 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 56.6

This move: 56.6 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the office equipment repair technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the sports equipment repair 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

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 18 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A office equipment repair technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a sports equipment repair technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held use repair manuals information skills
already held keep stock records information skills
already held maintain records of maintenance interventions information skills
already held replace defect components working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held negotiate supplier arrangements communication, collaboration and creativity
already held perform minor repairs to equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment

All 18 carried skills, including the 9 the office equipment repair technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 22 missing skills fall into 8 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 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held repair electronic components required
required, not held repair equipment on site required
required, not held use diagnostic tools for electronic repairs required

optional, not held drive vehicles optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held instruct clients on the usage of office equipment required
required, not held provide customer information related to repairs required

optional, not held sell office equipment optional
optional, not held communicate by telephone optional
optional, not held ensure compliance with warranty contracts optional
optional, not held order supplies optional
optional, not held perform services in a flexible manner optional
optional, not held train employees optional

03 management skills 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held set up office equipment required

optional, not held administer appointments optional
optional, not held make independent operating decisions optional
optional, not held process payments optional

04 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held apply company policies required

05 constructing 1 required

required, not held perform maintenance on installed equipment required

06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required

required, not held electronics required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a office equipment repair 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 18 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held create solutions to problems skill
already held maintain customer service skill
already held maintain equipment skill
already held maintain records of maintenance interventions skill
already held perform minor repairs to equipment skill
already held perform test run skill
already held provide customer follow-up services skill
already held replace defect components skill
already held use repair manuals skill
already held apply technical communication skills skill
already held issue sales invoices skill
already held keep stock records skill
already held lift heavy weights skill
already held maintain professional administration skill
already held maintain relationship with suppliers skill
already held manage a small-to-medium business skill
already held manage schedule of tasks skill
already held negotiate supplier arrangements skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 handling and moving 2 supplementary

optional, not held transport office equipment optional
optional, not held assemble machines optional

08 information skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held report to the team leader optional

13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held sell office equipment optional
optional, not held transport office equipment optional
optional, not held report to the team leader optional
optional, not held administer appointments optional
optional, not held assemble machines optional
optional, not held communicate by telephone optional
optional, not held drive vehicles optional
optional, not held ensure compliance with warranty contracts optional
optional, not held make independent operating decisions optional
optional, not held order supplies optional
optional, not held perform services in a flexible manner optional
optional, not held process payments optional
optional, not held train employees optional

19 held skills the office equipment repair technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on equipment maintenance skill
not needed by the target role advise on sporting equipment skill
not needed by the target role arrange equipment repairs skill
not needed by the target role assist customers skill
not needed by the target role features of sporting equipment knowledge
not needed by the target role follow trends in sporting equipment skill
not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
not needed by the target role issue sport equipment skill
not needed by the target role keep records of customer interaction skill
not needed by the target role liaise with suppliers of sporting equipment skill
not needed by the target role maintain work area cleanliness skill
not needed by the target role make bowstrings skill
not needed by the target role monitor sports equipment skill
not needed by the target role skateboard knowledge
not needed by the target role sporting equipment usage knowledge
not needed by the target role troubleshoot skill
not needed by the target role use power tools skill
not needed by the target role use wire hand tools skill
not needed by the target role water skiing knowledge

1 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 electronics required

Index

Other moves recorded from sports equipment repair technician

Full index of moves from sports equipment repair 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.