Automated cable vehicle controller to level crossing signalperson
An automated cable vehicle controller already meets 16% of what the level crossing signalperson role asks for. The move turns on 20 required skills not yet in the profile.
84/ 100
1 How much of what a level crossing signalperson is expected to do is already part of an automated cable vehicle controller’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the level crossing signalperson role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A level crossing signalperson role treats 4 of its required skills as things an automated cable vehicle controller already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- communicate verbal instructions
- follow signalling instructions
- operate railway control panels
- stay alert
What stands in the way is 20 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 4 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A level crossing signalperson role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an automated cable vehicle controller background worth leading with.
- already held operate railway control panels working with computers
- already held follow signalling instructions communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held communicate verbal instructions communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held stay alert communication, collaboration and creativity
All 4 carried skills, including the 4 the level crossing signalperson role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 24 missing skills fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn operate barriers at level crossings required
- still to learn apply signalling control procedures required
- still to learn operate railway lever frames required
- still to learn operate railway switches required
- still to learn operate railway warning systems required
- still to learn operate train signalling equipment required
- optional, not held maintain railway signal equipment optional
- still to learn cooperate with colleagues required
- still to learn execute working instructions required
- optional, not held liaise with railway stakeholders for accident investigations optional
- optional, not held authorise occupancy of rail tracks optional
- still to learn compile railway signalling reports required
- still to learn read railway circuit plans required
- optional, not held carry out railway accident investigations optional
- still to learn enforce railway safety regulations required
- still to learn ensure compliance with railway regulation required
- still to learn follow strict level crossing operating procedures required
- still to learn plan railway incident mitigation measures required
- still to learn level crossing regulations required
- still to learn signal box parts required
4 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a level crossing signalperson role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 compile railway signalling reports practise this
- 02 operate barriers at level crossings practise this
- 03 apply signalling control procedures practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 4 skills that carry over
- already held communicate verbal instructions skill
- already held follow signalling instructions skill
- already held operate railway control panels skill
- already held stay alert skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn railway framework legislation required
- still to learn test railway signalling equipment required
- still to learn signal boxes required
- still to learn operate LED-based panel signal boxes required
4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held liaise with railway stakeholders for accident investigations optional
- optional, not held authorise occupancy of rail tracks optional
- optional, not held carry out railway accident investigations optional
- optional, not held maintain railway signal equipment optional
17 held skills the level crossing signalperson role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role adhere to transportation work schedule skill
- not needed by the target role analyse reports provided by passengers skill
- not needed by the target role cable-propelled transit knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure passenger comfort skill
- not needed by the target role health and safety measures in transportation knowledge
- not needed by the target role inspect cables skill
- not needed by the target role inspect crane equipment skill
- not needed by the target role maintain vehicle service skill
- not needed by the target role manage computer-based transport operation control systems skill
- not needed by the target role manage on board hazards skill
- not needed by the target role operate bottom supported cable-propelled vehicles skill
- not needed by the target role operate railway vehicles skill
- not needed by the target role operate top supported cable-propelled vehicles skill
- not needed by the target role operate train integrated electronic control centre skill
- not needed by the target role operate tram controls skill
- not needed by the target role passenger transport regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role restrict passenger access to specific areas on board 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.
- still to learn level crossing regulations required
- still to learn railway framework legislation required
- still to learn signal box parts required
- still to learn signal boxes required
Other moves recorded from automated cable vehicle controller
Common questions about this move
Can an automated cable vehicle controller become a level crossing signalperson?
Yes, and it is a career change move. An automated cable vehicle controller already covers 16% of what a level crossing signalperson is expected to do: 4 skills carry over, 4 of which the level crossing signalperson role treats as required.
What skills does an automated cable vehicle controller need to become a level crossing signalperson?
20 required skills are missing, plus 4 optional ones. They fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by working with machinery and specialised equipment. The single most important is compile railway signalling reports.
How hard is the move from automated cable vehicle controller to level crossing signalperson?
Its learning distance is 84 out of 100, which is the career change band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.