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Automotive engineering technician

Other names

truck engineering technician, motorcycle design checker, lorry design checker, car design checker, coach engineering technician, car engineering technician, automotive design checker, vehicle production design checker, bus design checker, equipment and vehicle technician, vehicle production engineering technician, truck design checker

Mechanics and machine repair

They test, repair and keep up equipment used in motor vehicles, read plans, check parts for faults, and write down test results.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Document test results, using cameras, spreadsheets, documents, or other tools.

  2. 2

    Set up mechanical, hydraulic, or electric test equipment in accordance with engineering specifications, standards, or test procedures.

  3. 3

    Read and interpret blueprints, schematics, work specifications, drawings, or charts.

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Sources

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Uganda programmes: NCHE accredited programmes and the health, vocational and teacher training bodies

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National Council for Higher Education, UHPAB, UVTAB, the TVET Council, UNMC, AHPC, UNITE and others. Gathered by The Collar360.

Public registers

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

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Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

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In other languages

français
technicien en ingénierie automobile/technicienne en ingénierie automobile
español
ingeniero técnico de automoción/ingeniera técnica de automoción
العربية
فني هندسة السيارات
português
Técnico de mecânica automóvel/Técnica de mecânica automóvel
Deutsch
Kraftfahrzeugbautechniker/Kraftfahrzeugbautechnikerin
italiano
tecnico di ingegneria automobilistica

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