Table 1Transition record

bus drivertocarriage driver

A bus driver already meets 45% of what the carriage driver role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From bus driver

45%

Overlap1

To carriage driver

8 Skills carried over

5 Required, not held

52.8 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 52.8

This move: 52.8 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the carriage driver role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the bus 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A carriage 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.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held tolerate sitting for long periods management skills
already held focus on passengers assisting and caring
already held assist disable passengers assisting and caring
already held ensure vehicle operability working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held assist passengers assisting and caring
already held drive in urban areas working with machinery and specialised equipment

All 8 carried skills, including the 5 the carriage driver role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 12 missing skills fall into 5 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 handling and moving 2 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held drive carriage required
required, not held harness horses to carriage required

optional, not held clean horse's legs optional
optional, not held groom animals optional
optional, not held provide care for horses optional
optional, not held train horses optional
optional, not held transport horses optional

02 assisting and caring 2 required

required, not held ensure passenger comfort required
required, not held obey traffic rules required

03 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 1 required

required, not held animal behaviour required

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary

optional, not held provide customers with price information optional

05 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held process payments optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a carriage 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 8 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held assist passengers skill
already held communicate with customers skill
already held focus on passengers skill
already held road traffic laws knowledge
already held tolerate sitting for long periods skill
already held assist disable passengers skill
already held drive in urban areas skill
already held ensure vehicle operability skill

7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held clean horse's legs optional
optional, not held groom animals optional
optional, not held provide care for horses optional
optional, not held provide customers with price information optional
optional, not held train horses optional
optional, not held transport horses optional
optional, not held process payments optional

28 held skills the carriage 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 apply conflict management 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 control the performance of the vehicle 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 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 interpret traffic signals skill
not needed by the target role keep time accurately skill
not needed by the target role lift heavy weights 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 operate GPS systems skill
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 first aid skill
not needed by the target role provide information to passengers skill
not needed by the target role read maps skill
not needed by the target role stay alert skill
not needed by the target role transport topography knowledge
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.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held animal behaviour required

Index

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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.