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

car and van delivery drivertotaxi driver

A car and van delivery driver already meets 30% of what the taxi driver role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.

From car and van delivery driver
30%
Overlap1
To taxi driver
8 Skills carried over
15 Required, not held
69 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

30%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

69/ 100

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

  • communicate with customers
  • drive in urban areas
  • follow verbal instructions
  • geographic areas
  • maintain vehicle appearance
  • operate GPS systems

What stands in the way is 15 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 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A taxi driver role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a car and van delivery driver background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held maintain vehicle appearance constructing
  • already held solve location and navigation problems by using GPS tools working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held drive in urban areas working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held geographic areas natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held operate GPS systems working with computers
  • already held follow verbal instructions communication, collaboration and creativity

All 8 carried skills, including the 7 the taxi driver role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 20 missing skills fall into 8 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, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held ensure vehicle operability required
  • required, not held operate radio dispatch systems for taxis required
  • required, not held park vehicles required
  • required, not held use communication devices required
  • optional, not held provide high-end driving services optional
  • optional, not held provide private transport services optional
02 management skills 4 required
  • required, not held organise vehicle breakdown support required
  • required, not held tolerate stress required
  • required, not held handle petty cash required
  • required, not held tolerate sitting for long periods required
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held provide customers with price information required
  • required, not held apply knowledge of human behaviour required
  • optional, not held adapt to changing situations optional
  • optional, not held perform services in a flexible manner optional
04 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held assist passengers required
  • optional, not held maintain privacy of service users optional
05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required
  • required, not held mechanical components of vehicles required
06 handling and moving 1 required
  • required, not held lift heavy weights required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a taxi 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 communicate with customers skill
  • already held drive in urban areas skill
  • already held follow verbal instructions skill
  • already held geographic areas knowledge
  • already held maintain vehicle appearance skill
  • already held operate GPS systems skill
  • already held use different communication channels skill
  • already held solve location and navigation problems by using GPS tools skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 information skills 1 required
  • required, not held read maps required
08 services 1 required
  • required, not held transport topography required
5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held provide high-end driving services optional
  • optional, not held provide private transport services optional
  • optional, not held adapt to changing situations optional
  • optional, not held maintain privacy of service users optional
  • optional, not held perform services in a flexible manner optional
26 held skills the taxi driver role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role act reliably skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse travel alternatives skill
  • not needed by the target role check deliveries on receipt skill
  • not needed by the target role data protection knowledge
  • not needed by the target role differentiate types of packages skill
  • not needed by the target role drive at high speeds skill
  • not needed by the target role drive two-wheeled vehicles skill
  • not needed by the target role drive vehicles skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure the integrity of mail skill
  • not needed by the target role establish daily priorities skill
  • not needed by the target role follow written instructions skill
  • not needed by the target role handle delivered packages skill
  • not needed by the target role handle delivery of furniture goods skill
  • not needed by the target role handle fragile items skill
  • not needed by the target role handle paperwork skill
  • not needed by the target role health and safety measures in transportation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role interpret traffic signals skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain vehicle delivery documentation skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor merchandise delivery skill
  • not needed by the target role obey traffic rules skill
  • not needed by the target role operate mailing information systems skill
  • not needed by the target role organise mail deliveries skill
  • not needed by the target role process payments skill
  • not needed by the target role road traffic laws knowledge
  • not needed by the target role set payment handling strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role use geographic information systems skill
2 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 transport topography required
Index

Other moves recorded from car and van delivery driver

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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.