Career Overlap Occupation record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
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Where a train preparer can go next

4 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a train preparer already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Train preparers are responsible for checking and testing of equipment and systems on rail vehicles before vehicles are moved. They ensure that a train is in a fit condition to enter service, that the train equipment is correctly deployed and the formation of the train matches the train’s designated pathway. Depending on the individual work organisation of the operator they also perform technical inspections carried out prior to the train entering service.

Plant and machine operators and assemblers 23 skills on file 4 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: rolling stock inspector, 31%

rolling stock inspector 31% covered rail operations manager 20% covered railway station manager 20% covered diesel engine mechanic 17% covered train preparer You are here
Fig. 2 — the 4 nearest destinations from train preparer. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a train preparer already covers. All 4 are listed in the tables below.
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Index

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train preparer is filed under Plant and machine operators and assemblers, ISCO major group 8. The full index lists all ten groups.

Note

How these figures were compiled

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a train preparer already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.