Bus driver to armoured car driver
A bus driver already meets 39% of what the armoured car driver role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.
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1 How much of what an armoured car driver is expected to do is already part of a bus driver’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 armoured car driver role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An armoured car driver role treats 9 of its required skills as things a bus driver already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- adhere to transportation work schedule
- control the performance of the vehicle
- interpret traffic signals
- keep time accurately
- lift heavy weights
- operate GPS systems
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 · What you already bring
Of the 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An armoured car driver role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a bus driver background worth leading with.
- already held keep time accurately information skills
- already held adhere to transportation work schedule communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held transport topography services
- already held control the performance of the vehicle working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held ensure vehicle operability working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held interpret traffic signals assisting and caring
All 12 carried skills, including the 9 the armoured car driver role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 25 missing skills fall into 7 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 ensure regulatory compliance concerning distribution activities required
- still to learn identify security threats required
- still to learn manage cash transportation required
- still to learn practice vigilance required
- still to learn provide secured transportation required
- optional, not held comply with the principles of self-defence optional
- optional, not held deal with aggressive behaviour optional
- optional, not held ensure compliance with types of weapons optional
- optional, not held handle surveillance equipment optional
- optional, not held manage major incidents optional
- optional, not held manage theft prevention optional
- optional, not held react calmly in stressful situations optional
- still to learn use modern electronic navigational aids required
- still to learn drive vehicles required
- optional, not held apply advanced driving techniques optional
- optional, not held operate radio equipment optional
- still to learn handle delivered packages required
- still to learn load cargo required
- optional, not held unload cargo optional
- still to learn maintain vehicle delivery documentation required
- optional, not held coordinate transportation optional
- optional, not held prepare transportation routes optional
- still to learn security threats required
- optional, not held liaise with security authorities optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an armoured car driver role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 maintain vehicle delivery documentation practise this
- 02 use modern electronic navigational aids practise this
- 03 drive vehicles 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 12 skills that carry over
- already held adhere to transportation work schedule skill
- already held control the performance of the vehicle skill
- already held interpret traffic signals skill
- already held keep time accurately skill
- already held lift heavy weights skill
- already held operate GPS systems skill
- already held road traffic laws knowledge
- already held stay alert skill
- already held transport topography knowledge
- already held ensure vehicle operability skill
- already held provide first aid skill
- already held read maps skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held analyse road traffic patterns optional
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held analyse road traffic patterns optional
- optional, not held apply advanced driving techniques optional
- optional, not held comply with the principles of self-defence optional
- optional, not held coordinate transportation optional
- optional, not held deal with aggressive behaviour optional
- optional, not held ensure compliance with types of weapons optional
- optional, not held handle surveillance equipment optional
- optional, not held liaise with security authorities optional
- optional, not held manage major incidents optional
- optional, not held manage theft prevention optional
- optional, not held operate radio equipment optional
- optional, not held prepare transportation routes optional
- optional, not held react calmly in stressful situations optional
- optional, not held unload cargo optional
24 held skills the armoured car driver role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role apply conflict management skill
- not needed by the target role assist disable passengers skill
- not needed by the target role assist passengers skill
- not needed by the target role clean road vehicles skill
- not needed by the target role communicate clearly with passengers skill
- not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
- not needed by the target role drive in urban areas skill
- not needed by the target role ensure vehicles are equipped with accessibility equipment skill
- not needed by the target role execute vehicle maintenance skill
- not needed by the target role focus on passengers skill
- not needed by the target role handle petty cash skill
- not needed by the target role health and safety measures in transportation knowledge
- not needed by the target role help to control passenger behaviour during emergency situations skill
- not needed by the target role manoeuvre bus skill
- not needed by the target role mechanical components of vehicles knowledge
- not needed by the target role organise vehicle breakdown support skill
- not needed by the target role passenger transport regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role perform defensive driving skill
- not needed by the target role perform services in a flexible manner skill
- not needed by the target role promote the use of sustainable transport skill
- not needed by the target role provide information to passengers skill
- not needed by the target role tolerate sitting for long periods skill
- not needed by the target role use communication devices skill
- not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
1 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 security threats required
Other moves recorded from bus driver
- tram driver 72% covered · moderate
- private chauffeur 61% covered · moderate
- taxi driver 60% covered · moderate
- cargo vehicle driver 55% covered · moderate
- school bus attendant 46% covered · moderate
- carriage driver 45% covered · moderate
- dangerous goods driver 44% covered · substantial
- passenger fare controller 41% covered · substantial
Common questions about this move
Can a bus driver become an armoured car driver?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A bus driver already covers 39% of what an armoured car driver is expected to do: 12 skills carry over, 9 of which the armoured car driver role treats as required.
What skills does a bus driver need to become an armoured car driver?
11 required skills are missing, plus 14 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by assisting and caring. The single most important is maintain vehicle delivery documentation.
How hard is the move from bus driver to armoured car driver?
Its learning distance is 62 out of 100, which is the substantial 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.