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

armoured car drivertocargo vehicle driver

A armoured car driver already meets 38% of what the cargo vehicle driver role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From armoured car driver
38%
Overlap1
To cargo vehicle driver
7 Skills carried over
11 Required, not held
60.2 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

38%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

60.2/ 100

1 Share of the cargo vehicle driver role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the armoured car driver 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 cargo vehicle driver role treats 7 of its required skills as things a armoured car driver already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • control the performance of the vehicle
  • interpret traffic signals
  • operate GPS systems
  • read maps
  • road traffic laws
  • stay alert

What stands in the way is 11 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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A cargo vehicle driver role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a armoured car driver background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held transport topography services
  • already held control the performance of the vehicle working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held interpret traffic signals assisting and caring
  • already held stay alert communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held operate GPS systems working with computers
  • already held road traffic laws business, administration and law

All 7 carried skills, including the 7 the cargo vehicle driver role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 12 missing skills fall into 6 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 4 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held anticipate foreseeable problems on the road required
  • required, not held parallel park vehicles required
  • required, not held practice emergency stops required
  • required, not held use communication devices required
  • optional, not held manoeuvre heavy trucks optional
02 management skills 2 required
  • required, not held supervise loading of cargo required
  • required, not held supervise unloading of cargo required
03 services 2 required
  • required, not held types of cargo required
  • required, not held vehicle cargo capacity required
04 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held road transport legislation required
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required
  • required, not held use different communication channels required
06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required
  • required, not held mechanical components of vehicles required
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a cargo vehicle driver 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 7 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held control the performance of the vehicle skill
  • already held interpret traffic signals skill
  • already held operate GPS systems skill
  • already held read maps skill
  • already held road traffic laws knowledge
  • already held stay alert skill
  • already held transport topography knowledge
1 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held manoeuvre heavy trucks optional
30 held skills the cargo vehicle driver role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adhere to transportation work schedule skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse road traffic patterns skill
  • not needed by the target role apply advanced driving techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role comply with the principles of self-defence skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate transportation skill
  • not needed by the target role deal with aggressive behaviour skill
  • not needed by the target role drive vehicles skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with types of weapons skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure regulatory compliance concerning distribution activities skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure vehicle operability skill
  • not needed by the target role handle delivered packages skill
  • not needed by the target role handle surveillance equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role identify security threats skill
  • not needed by the target role keep time accurately skill
  • not needed by the target role liaise with security authorities skill
  • not needed by the target role lift heavy weights skill
  • not needed by the target role load cargo skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain vehicle delivery documentation skill
  • not needed by the target role manage cash transportation skill
  • not needed by the target role manage major incidents skill
  • not needed by the target role manage theft prevention skill
  • not needed by the target role operate radio equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role practice vigilance skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare transportation routes skill
  • not needed by the target role provide first aid skill
  • not needed by the target role provide secured transportation skill
  • not needed by the target role react calmly in stressful situations skill
  • not needed by the target role security threats knowledge
  • not needed by the target role unload cargo skill
  • not needed by the target role use modern electronic navigational aids skill
4 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 mechanical components of vehicles required
  • required, not held road transport legislation required
  • required, not held types of cargo required
  • required, not held vehicle cargo capacity required
Index
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.