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

transport equipment paintertovehicle maintenance attendant

A transport equipment painter already meets 43% of what the vehicle maintenance attendant role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From transport equipment painter
43%
Overlap1
To vehicle maintenance attendant
11 Skills carried over
8 Required, not held
56.3 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

43%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

56.3/ 100

1 Share of the vehicle maintenance attendant role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the transport equipment painter 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 vehicle maintenance attendant role treats 6 of its required skills as things a transport equipment painter already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply health and safety standards
  • ensure client orientation
  • follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health
  • handle chemical cleaning agents
  • maintain work area cleanliness
  • perform manual work autonomously

What stands in the way is 8 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 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A vehicle maintenance attendant role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a transport equipment painter background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held fix minor vehicle scratches handling and moving
  • already held perform minor vehicle repairs working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held perform manual work autonomously handling and moving
  • already held follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health handling and moving
  • already held mechanical tools engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held handle chemical cleaning agents handling and moving

All 11 carried skills, including the 6 the vehicle maintenance attendant 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held identify vehicles service requirements required
  • required, not held execute working instructions required
  • optional, not held order supplies for vehicle maintenance and repair optional
02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held carry out improvised vehicle repairs required
  • required, not held perform technical tasks with great care required
  • optional, not held drive vehicles optional
03 handling and moving 2 required
  • required, not held position vehicles for maintenance and repair required
  • required, not held execute vehicle maintenance required
04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required
  • required, not held types of vehicles required
05 services 1 required
  • required, not held car controls required
06 information skills 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held maintain inventory of vehicle cleaning supplies optional
  • optional, not held maintain vehicle records optional
  • optional, not held report accounts of the professional activity optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a vehicle maintenance attendant 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 11 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply health and safety standards skill
  • already held ensure client orientation skill
  • already held follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health skill
  • already held handle chemical cleaning agents skill
  • already held maintain work area cleanliness skill
  • already held perform manual work autonomously skill
  • already held fix minor vehicle scratches skill
  • already held mechanical tools knowledge
  • already held mechanics knowledge
  • already held perform minor vehicle repairs skill
  • already held teamwork principles knowledge
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 management skills 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held issue sales invoices optional
  • optional, not held process payments optional
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held maintain inventory of vehicle cleaning supplies optional
  • optional, not held issue sales invoices optional
  • optional, not held maintain vehicle records optional
  • optional, not held order supplies for vehicle maintenance and repair optional
  • optional, not held report accounts of the professional activity optional
  • optional, not held drive vehicles optional
  • optional, not held process payments optional
59 held skills the vehicle maintenance attendant role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role add paint hardeners skill
  • not needed by the target role add paint thinners skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse the need for technical resources skill
  • not needed by the target role apply a protective layer skill
  • not needed by the target role apply colour coats skill
  • not needed by the target role apply decorative design to vehicles skill
  • not needed by the target role apply preliminary treatment to workpieces skill
  • not needed by the target role automation technology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role buff finished paintwork skill
  • not needed by the target role carry out repair of vehicles skill
  • not needed by the target role check paint consistency skill
  • not needed by the target role clean painting equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role clean vehicle exterior skill
  • not needed by the target role determine colour shades skill
  • not needed by the target role dip-coating process knowledge
  • not needed by the target role dispose of hazardous waste skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure equipment availability skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure maintenance of railway machinery skill
  • not needed by the target role fibreglass laminating knowledge
  • not needed by the target role follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
  • not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
  • not needed by the target role industrial paint knowledge
  • not needed by the target role inspect aircraft's body skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect paint quality skill
  • not needed by the target role keep records of work progress skill
  • not needed by the target role lacquer paint applications knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain mechatronic equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain robotic equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role manage consumables stock skill
  • not needed by the target role mechatronics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mix paint skill
  • not needed by the target role mix paints for vehicles skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor painting operations skill
  • not needed by the target role operate automated process control skill
  • not needed by the target role operate rust proofing spray gun skill
  • not needed by the target role paint spraying techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role paint with a paint gun skill
  • not needed by the target role perform general maintenance on ship exteriors skill
  • not needed by the target role perform maintenance on locomotives skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare vehicles for painting skill

19 further entries not listed here

2 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 car controls required
  • required, not held types of vehicles required
Index

Other moves recorded from transport equipment painter

Full index of moves from transport equipment painter

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.