Table 1Transition record

dangerous goods drivertomoving truck driver

A dangerous goods driver already meets 25% of what the moving truck driver role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.

From dangerous goods driver

25%

Overlap1

To moving truck driver

8 Skills carried over

15 Required, not held

76.2 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 76.2

This move: 76.2 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the moving truck driver role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the dangerous goods 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 moving truck driver role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a dangerous goods driver background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held hazards associated with loading dangerous goods services
already held vehicle cargo capacity services
already held manoeuvre heavy trucks working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held perform defensive driving working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held mechanical components of vehicles engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held interpret traffic signals assisting and caring

All 8 carried skills, including the 6 the moving truck driver role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 31 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 handling and moving 5 required, 10 supplementary

required, not held carry objects required
required, not held handle delivery of furniture goods required
required, not held store warehouse goods required
required, not held load bulk trucks required
required, not held perform cleaning duties required

optional, not held analyse requirements for moving goods optional
optional, not held apply techniques for stacking goods into containers optional
optional, not held determine cargo loading sequence optional
optional, not held use packaging equipment optional
optional, not held assemble goods optional
optional, not held execute vehicle maintenance optional
optional, not held load animals for transportation optional
optional, not held pack goods optional
optional, not held stack goods optional
optional, not held use traditional toolbox tools optional

02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 4 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held drive in urban areas required
required, not held ensure vehicle operability required
required, not held use communication equipment required
required, not held use equipment for safe stowage required

optional, not held organise weight of loads according to lifting equipment capacity optional

03 business, administration and law 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held road transport legislation required
required, not held road traffic laws required

optional, not held animal transport regulations optional

04 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held read pictograms required
required, not held read maps required

optional, not held maintain inventory of tools optional

05 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held follow work procedures required

06 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required

required, not held communicate with customers required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a moving truck 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 interpret traffic signals skill
already held manoeuvre heavy trucks skill
already held mechanical components of vehicles knowledge
already held operate GPS systems skill
already held perform defensive driving skill
already held vehicle cargo capacity knowledge
already held hazards associated with loading dangerous goods knowledge
already held health and safety measures in transportation knowledge

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 supplementary

optional, not held electricity optional
optional, not held mechanics optional

08 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held animal transportation vehicles optional

16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held analyse requirements for moving goods optional
optional, not held animal transport regulations optional
optional, not held animal transportation vehicles optional
optional, not held apply techniques for stacking goods into containers optional
optional, not held determine cargo loading sequence optional
optional, not held organise weight of loads according to lifting equipment capacity optional
optional, not held use packaging equipment optional
optional, not held assemble goods optional
optional, not held electricity optional
optional, not held execute vehicle maintenance optional
optional, not held load animals for transportation optional
optional, not held maintain inventory of tools optional
optional, not held mechanics optional
optional, not held pack goods optional
optional, not held stack goods optional
optional, not held use traditional toolbox tools optional

14 held skills the moving truck driver role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role anticipate foreseeable problems on the road skill
not needed by the target role check dangerous goods transport unit skill
not needed by the target role control the performance of the vehicle skill
not needed by the target role international carriage of dangerous goods by road knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain gas mileage records skill
not needed by the target role maintain logbooks skill
not needed by the target role operate emergency equipment 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 revise certifications for dangerous good transportation skill
not needed by the target role stay alert skill
not needed by the target role transport dangerous goods skill
not needed by the target role transport topography knowledge
not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill

6 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 road transport legislation required
required, not held road traffic laws required
optional, not held animal transport regulations optional
optional, not held animal transportation vehicles optional
optional, not held electricity optional
optional, not held mechanics optional

Index

Other moves recorded from dangerous goods driver

Full index of moves from dangerous goods driver

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.