car driving instructortooccupational driving instructor
A car driving instructor already meets 63% of what the occupational driving instructor role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.
63%
41.6/ 100
1 Share of the occupational driving instructor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the car driving instructor 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 this move works
A occupational driving instructor role treats 16 of its required skills as things a car driving instructor already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- adapt teaching to student's capabilities
- apply teaching strategies
- assess students
- assist students in their learning
- control the performance of the vehicle
- drive vehicles
What stands in the way is 4 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 21 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A occupational driving instructor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a car driving instructor background worth leading with.
- already held teach driving theory communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held teach driving practices communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held diagnose problems with vehicles information skills
- already held ensure vehicles are equipped with accessibility equipment information skills
- already held park vehicles working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held control the performance of the vehicle working with machinery and specialised equipment
All 21 carried skills, including the 16 the occupational driving instructor role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 22 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.
- required, not held apply intercultural teaching strategies required
- required, not held use different communication channels required
- optional, not held prepare examinations for vocational courses optional
- optional, not held provide lesson materials optional
- required, not held adapt training to labour market required
- optional, not held perform tests on airport vehicles optional
- optional, not held manage test drives optional
- required, not held geographic areas required
- optional, not held comply with policies for trolley bus driving optional
- optional, not held drive two-wheeled vehicles optional
- optional, not held provide high-end driving services optional
- optional, not held drive waste collection vehicle optional
- optional, not held manoeuvre bus optional
- optional, not held manoeuvre heavy trucks optional
- optional, not held operate radio dispatch systems for taxis optional
- optional, not held take over pedal control optional
- optional, not held manage resources for educational purposes optional
- optional, not held recruit bus drivers optional
- optional, not held passenger transport regulations optional
- optional, not held driving examinations optional
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a occupational driving instructor role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 adapt training to labour market skill · cross sector
- 02 apply intercultural teaching strategies skill · cross sector
- 03 geographic areas knowledge · cross sector
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 21 skills that carry over
- already held adapt teaching to student's capabilities skill
- already held apply teaching strategies skill
- already held assess students skill
- already held assist students in their learning skill
- already held control the performance of the vehicle skill
- already held drive vehicles skill
- already held ensure vehicle operability skill
- already held give constructive feedback skill
- already held guarantee students' safety skill
- already held health and safety measures in transportation knowledge
- already held interpret traffic signals skill
- already held mechanical components of vehicles knowledge
- already held park vehicles skill
- already held perform defensive driving skill
- already held road traffic laws knowledge
- already held teach driving practices skill
- already held customer service knowledge
- already held diagnose problems with vehicles skill
- already held drive in urban areas skill
- already held ensure vehicles are equipped with accessibility equipment skill
- already held teach driving theory skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held ensure implementation of safe driving practices optional
- optional, not held operate GPS systems optional
18 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held comply with policies for trolley bus driving optional
- optional, not held drive two-wheeled vehicles optional
- optional, not held manage resources for educational purposes optional
- optional, not held passenger transport regulations optional
- optional, not held perform tests on airport vehicles optional
- optional, not held prepare examinations for vocational courses optional
- optional, not held provide high-end driving services optional
- optional, not held recruit bus drivers optional
- optional, not held drive waste collection vehicle optional
- optional, not held driving examinations optional
- optional, not held ensure implementation of safe driving practices optional
- optional, not held manage test drives optional
- optional, not held manoeuvre bus optional
- optional, not held manoeuvre heavy trucks optional
- optional, not held operate GPS systems optional
- optional, not held operate radio dispatch systems for taxis optional
- optional, not held provide lesson materials optional
- optional, not held take over pedal control optional
20 held skills the occupational driving instructor role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role adapt to new technology used in cars skill
- not needed by the target role adult education knowledge
- not needed by the target role car controls knowledge
- not needed by the target role curriculum objectives knowledge
- not needed by the target role demonstrate when teaching skill
- not needed by the target role drive automatic car skill
- not needed by the target role driver's license structure knowledge
- not needed by the target role encourage students to acknowledge their achievements skill
- not needed by the target role engine components knowledge
- not needed by the target role learning difficulties knowledge
- not needed by the target role mechanics knowledge
- not needed by the target role mechanics of motor vehicles knowledge
- not needed by the target role monitor developments in field of expertise skill
- not needed by the target role operate an emergency communication system skill
- not needed by the target role operation of different engines knowledge
- not needed by the target role read maps skill
- not needed by the target role show consideration for student's situation skill
- not needed by the target role types of vehicle engines knowledge
- not needed by the target role types of vehicles knowledge
- not needed by the target role use geographic memory skill
3 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held geographic areas required
- optional, not held passenger transport regulations optional
- optional, not held driving examinations optional
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.