Dangerous goods driver to private chauffeur
A dangerous goods driver already meets 24% of what the private chauffeur role asks for. The move turns on 18 required skills not yet in the profile.
77.4/ 100
1 How much of what a private chauffeur is expected to do is already part of a dangerous goods driver’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the private chauffeur role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A private chauffeur role treats 7 of its required skills as things a dangerous goods driver already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- control the performance of the vehicle
- health and safety measures in transportation
- interpret traffic signals
- mechanical components of vehicles
- operate GPS systems
- perform defensive driving
What stands in the way is 18 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 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A private chauffeur 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.
- already held transport topography services
- already held control the performance of the vehicle 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
- already held stay alert communication, collaboration and creativity
All 8 carried skills, including the 7 the private chauffeur role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 33 missing skills fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn drive in urban areas required
- still to learn ensure vehicle operability required
- still to learn provide private transport services required
- still to learn drive vehicles required
- still to learn park vehicles required
- optional, not held drive automatic car optional
- optional, not held operate radio equipment optional
- still to learn communicate with customers required
- still to learn follow verbal instructions required
- still to learn work in shifts required
- optional, not held demonstrate professional attitude to clients optional
- optional, not held perform services in a flexible manner optional
- still to learn assist passengers required
- still to learn focus on passengers required
- optional, not held assist disable passengers optional
- optional, not held make reservations optional
- optional, not held provide first aid optional
- still to learn maintain personal hygiene standards required
- still to learn tolerate sitting for long periods required
- optional, not held tolerate stress optional
- still to learn lift heavy weights required
- optional, not held clean vehicle interiors optional
- optional, not held wash vehicles optional
- optional, not held execute vehicle maintenance optional
- optional, not held handle delivered packages optional
- still to learn read maps required
- optional, not held analyse travel alternatives optional
4 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a private chauffeur role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 assist passengers practise this
- 02 drive in urban areas practise this
- 03 ensure vehicle operability practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 8 skills that carry over
- already held control the performance of the vehicle 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 operate GPS systems skill
- already held perform defensive driving skill
- already held transport topography knowledge
- already held stay alert skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn geographic areas required
- optional, not held local geography optional
- still to learn passenger transport regulations required
- optional, not held transportation methods optional
- still to learn road traffic laws required
- still to learn maintain vehicle appearance required
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held analyse travel alternatives optional
- optional, not held assist disable passengers optional
- optional, not held clean vehicle interiors optional
- optional, not held tolerate stress optional
- optional, not held transportation methods optional
- optional, not held wash vehicles optional
- optional, not held demonstrate professional attitude to clients optional
- optional, not held drive automatic car optional
- optional, not held execute vehicle maintenance optional
- optional, not held handle delivered packages optional
- optional, not held local geography optional
- optional, not held make reservations optional
- optional, not held operate radio equipment optional
- optional, not held perform services in a flexible manner optional
- optional, not held provide first aid optional
14 held skills the private chauffeur role does not ask for
- 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 hazards associated with loading dangerous goods knowledge
- 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 manoeuvre heavy trucks 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 transport dangerous goods skill
- not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
- not needed by the target role vehicle cargo capacity knowledge
5 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn passenger transport regulations required
- still to learn geographic areas required
- still to learn road traffic laws required
- optional, not held transportation methods optional
- optional, not held local geography optional
Common questions about this move
Can a dangerous goods driver become a private chauffeur?
Yes, and it is a career change move. A dangerous goods driver already covers 24% of what a private chauffeur is expected to do: 8 skills carry over, 7 of which the private chauffeur role treats as required.
What skills does a dangerous goods driver need to become a private chauffeur?
18 required skills are missing, plus 15 optional ones. They fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by working with machinery and specialised equipment. The single most important is assist passengers.
How hard is the move from dangerous goods driver to private chauffeur?
Its learning distance is 77.4 out of 100, which is the career change band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.