Table 1Transition record

vehicle cleanertovehicle restoration technician

A vehicle cleaner already meets 17% of what the vehicle restoration technician role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.

From vehicle cleaner

17%

Overlap1

To vehicle restoration technician

5 Skills carried over

14 Required, not held

81.4 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 81.4

This move: 81.4 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the vehicle restoration technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the vehicle cleaner 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 5 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A vehicle restoration technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a vehicle cleaner background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held car controls services
already held types of vehicles engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held maintain work area cleanliness handling and moving
already held drive vehicles working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held ensure client orientation communication, collaboration and creativity

All 5 carried skills, including the 3 the vehicle restoration technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 27 missing skills fall into 9 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 handling and moving 4 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held perform full leather conversions required
required, not held restore upholstery of classic cars required
required, not held perform upholstery repair required
required, not held assemble final product required

optional, not held perform manual work autonomously optional

02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held carry out repairs of convertible roof covers required
required, not held repair door panels required
required, not held perform technical tasks with great care required

optional, not held perform minor vehicle repairs optional

03 information skills 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held estimate restoration costs required
required, not held measure parts of manufactured products required

optional, not held gather information to substitute parts optional
optional, not held maintain parts inventory optional
optional, not held maintain vehicle records optional

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held provide customized upholstery required
required, not held use color matching techniques required

optional, not held purchase vehicle parts optional

05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held types of vehicle engines required

optional, not held leather products maintenance optional
optional, not held parts pricing optional
optional, not held electrical wiring plans optional
optional, not held fabric types optional

06 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held ensure quality assurance standards for vehicles required

optional, not held process payments optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a vehicle restoration 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 car controls knowledge
already held ensure client orientation skill
already held types of vehicles knowledge
already held drive vehicles skill
already held maintain work area cleanliness skill

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held guarantee customer satisfaction required

08 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held perform metal work optional

09 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held types of paint optional

13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held gather information to substitute parts optional
optional, not held leather products maintenance optional
optional, not held maintain parts inventory optional
optional, not held maintain vehicle records optional
optional, not held parts pricing optional
optional, not held perform manual work autonomously optional
optional, not held perform minor vehicle repairs optional
optional, not held purchase vehicle parts optional
optional, not held electrical wiring plans optional
optional, not held fabric types optional
optional, not held perform metal work optional
optional, not held process payments optional
optional, not held types of paint optional

19 held skills the vehicle restoration technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role car cleaning procedures knowledge
not needed by the target role clean equipment skill
not needed by the target role clean vehicle engine skill
not needed by the target role clean vehicle exterior skill
not needed by the target role clean vehicle interiors skill
not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
not needed by the target role cooperate with colleagues skill
not needed by the target role ensure vehicle preparation for pick-up skill
not needed by the target role execute working instructions skill
not needed by the target role fix minor vehicle scratches skill
not needed by the target role follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health skill
not needed by the target role handle chemical cleaning agents skill
not needed by the target role health, safety and hygiene legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role manage stocked company material skill
not needed by the target role perform cleaning activities in an environmentally friendly way skill
not needed by the target role report accounts of the professional activity skill
not needed by the target role teamwork principles knowledge
not needed by the target role treat vehicle fabrics skill
not needed by the target role wash vehicles skill

6 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 types of vehicle engines required
optional, not held leather products maintenance optional
optional, not held parts pricing optional
optional, not held electrical wiring plans optional
optional, not held fabric types optional
optional, not held types of paint optional

Index

Other moves recorded from vehicle cleaner

Full index of moves from vehicle cleaner

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.