cargo vehicle drivertotaxi driver
A cargo vehicle driver already meets 25% of what the taxi driver role asks for. The move turns on 16 required skills not yet in the profile.
This move: 73.7 of 100 · substantial
1 Share of the taxi driver role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the cargo vehicle 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 · What you already bring
Of the 6 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 cargo vehicle driver background worth leading with.
- already held transport topography services
- already held mechanical components of vehicles engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held use communication devices working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held operate GPS systems working with computers
- already held read maps information skills
- already held use different communication channels communication, collaboration and creativity
All 6 carried skills, including the 6 the taxi driver role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 22 missing skills fall into 7 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 drive in urban areas required
- required, not held ensure vehicle operability required
- required, not held operate radio dispatch systems for taxis required
- required, not held park vehicles required
- optional, not held provide high-end driving services optional
- optional, not held provide private transport services optional
- optional, not held solve location and navigation problems by using GPS tools optional
- required, not held provide customers with price information required
- required, not held apply knowledge of human behaviour required
- required, not held communicate with customers required
- required, not held follow verbal instructions required
- optional, not held adapt to changing situations optional
- optional, not held perform services in a flexible manner optional
- 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
- required, not held assist passengers required
- optional, not held maintain privacy of service users optional
- required, not held maintain vehicle appearance required
- required, not held lift heavy weights required
1 further area in the appendix
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.
- 01 assist passengers skill · sector specific
- 02 drive in urban areas skill · sector specific
- 03 ensure vehicle operability skill · sector specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 6 skills that carry over
- already held mechanical components of vehicles knowledge
- already held operate GPS systems skill
- already held read maps skill
- already held transport topography knowledge
- already held use communication devices skill
- already held use different communication channels skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- required, not held geographic areas required
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held provide high-end driving services optional
- optional, not held provide private transport services optional
- optional, not held solve location and navigation problems by using GPS tools 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
13 held skills the taxi driver role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role anticipate foreseeable problems on the road skill
- not needed by the target role control the performance of the vehicle skill
- not needed by the target role interpret traffic signals skill
- not needed by the target role manoeuvre heavy trucks skill
- not needed by the target role parallel park vehicles skill
- not needed by the target role practice emergency stops skill
- not needed by the target role road traffic laws knowledge
- not needed by the target role road transport legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role stay alert skill
- not needed by the target role supervise loading of cargo skill
- not needed by the target role supervise unloading of cargo skill
- not needed by the target role types of cargo knowledge
- not needed by the target role vehicle cargo capacity knowledge
1 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
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.