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

chief conductortopassenger fare controller

A chief conductor already meets 47% of what the passenger fare controller role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From chief conductor
47%
Overlap1
To passenger fare controller
14 Skills carried over
12 Required, not held
58.3 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 58.3

This move: 58.3 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the passenger fare controller role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the chief conductor 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 14 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A passenger fare controller role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a chief conductor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held operate electronic payment terminals management skills
  • already held check tickets throughout carriages assisting and caring
  • already held apply tramway regulations assisting and caring
  • already held assist passengers in emergency situations assisting and caring
  • already held answer questions about the train transport service assisting and caring
  • already held communicate clearly with passengers communication, collaboration and creativity

All 14 carried skills, including the 12 the passenger fare controller role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 18 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 assisting and caring 6 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held assist passengers required
  • required, not held be friendly to passengers required
  • required, not held check passenger tickets required
  • required, not held facilitate safe disembarkation of passengers required
  • required, not held handle personal identifiable information required
  • required, not held provide first aid required
  • optional, not held consider ergonomic aspects of urban transportation optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held adhere to transportation work schedule required
  • required, not held listen actively required
  • required, not held perform services in a flexible manner required
  • optional, not held engage with rail stakeholders optional
  • optional, not held manage emergency situations on board optional
03 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held collect fares required
  • optional, not held supervise movement of passengers optional
04 handling and moving 1 required
  • required, not held lift heavy weights required
05 services 1 required
  • required, not held customs regulations for passengers required
06 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held regulations for international transportation optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a passenger fare controller 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 14 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held act reliably skill
  • already held answer questions about the train transport service skill
  • already held apply tramway regulations skill
  • already held assist disable passengers skill
  • already held assist passengers in emergency situations skill
  • already held check tickets throughout carriages skill
  • already held communicate clearly with passengers skill
  • already held communicate with customers skill
  • already held handle petty cash skill
  • already held help to control passenger behaviour during emergency situations skill
  • already held operate electronic payment terminals skill
  • already held provide information to passengers skill
  • already held communicate reports provided by passengers skill
  • already held speak different languages skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 information skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held analyse reports provided by passengers optional
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held consider ergonomic aspects of urban transportation optional
  • optional, not held engage with rail stakeholders optional
  • optional, not held analyse reports provided by passengers optional
  • optional, not held manage emergency situations on board optional
  • optional, not held regulations for international transportation optional
  • optional, not held supervise movement of passengers optional
12 held skills the passenger fare controller role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role check carriages skill
  • not needed by the target role control the opening and closing of train doors skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure implementation of safe driving practices skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure passenger comfort skill
  • not needed by the target role handle stressful situations in the work place skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor train schedules skill
  • not needed by the target role operate railway communication systems skill
  • not needed by the target role passenger transport regulations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role provide information on train routes skill
  • not needed by the target role railway framework legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role sell train tickets skill
  • not needed by the target role use different communication channels 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 customs regulations for passengers required
  • optional, not held regulations for international transportation optional
Index
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.