Driving instructor to private chauffeur
A driving instructor already meets 40% of what the private chauffeur role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.
64.2/ 100
1 How much of what a private chauffeur is expected to do is already part of a driving instructor’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 12 of its required skills as things a driving instructor already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- control the performance of the vehicle
- drive in urban areas
- drive vehicles
- ensure vehicle operability
- health and safety measures in transportation
- interpret traffic signals
What stands in the way is 13 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 13 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 driving instructor background worth leading with.
- already held drive automatic car working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held park vehicles working with machinery and specialised equipment
- 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 ensure vehicle operability working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held drive in urban areas working with machinery and specialised equipment
All 13 carried skills, including the 12 the private chauffeur role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 28 missing skills fall into 9 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 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
- optional, not held stay alert 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 passenger transport regulations required
- still to learn transport topography required
- optional, not held transportation methods 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 geographic areas required
- optional, not held local geography optional
3 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 focus on passengers practise this
- 03 maintain vehicle appearance 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 13 skills that carry over
- already held control the performance of the vehicle skill
- already held drive in urban areas skill
- already held drive vehicles skill
- already held ensure vehicle operability 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 park vehicles skill
- already held perform defensive driving skill
- already held read maps skill
- already held road traffic laws knowledge
- already held drive automatic car skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn provide private transport services required
- optional, not held operate radio equipment optional
- still to learn maintain vehicle appearance required
- optional, not held analyse travel alternatives optional
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 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
- optional, not held stay alert optional
49 held skills the private chauffeur role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role adapt teaching to student's capabilities skill
- 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 anticipate change in car technology skill
- not needed by the target role apply health and safety standards skill
- not needed by the target role apply teaching strategies skill
- not needed by the target role assess students skill
- not needed by the target role assist students in their learning skill
- not needed by the target role car controls knowledge
- not needed by the target role conduct water navigation skill
- not needed by the target role curriculum objectives knowledge
- not needed by the target role customer service knowledge
- not needed by the target role demonstrate when teaching skill
- not needed by the target role diagnose problems with vehicles skill
- not needed by the target role drive two-wheeled vehicles skill
- not needed by the target role driver's license structure knowledge
- not needed by the target role driving examinations 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 ensure vehicles are equipped with accessibility equipment skill
- not needed by the target role fishing vessels knowledge
- not needed by the target role give constructive feedback skill
- not needed by the target role guarantee students' safety skill
- not needed by the target role inspect vessel skill
- not needed by the target role learning difficulties knowledge
- not needed by the target role manoeuvre bus skill
- not needed by the target role manoeuvre heavy trucks skill
- 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 mechanics of vessels 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 physical parts of the vessel knowledge
- not needed by the target role provide lesson materials skill
- not needed by the target role show consideration for student's situation skill
- not needed by the target role take over pedal control skill
- not needed by the target role teach driving practices skill
- not needed by the target role teach driving theory skill
- not needed by the target role types of maritime vessels knowledge
9 further entries not listed here
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 transport topography required
- optional, not held transportation methods optional
- optional, not held local geography optional
Common questions about this move
Can a driving instructor become a private chauffeur?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A driving instructor already covers 40% of what a private chauffeur is expected to do: 13 skills carry over, 12 of which the private chauffeur role treats as required.
What skills does a driving instructor need to become a private chauffeur?
13 required skills are missing, plus 15 optional ones. They fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is assist passengers.
How hard is the move from driving instructor to private chauffeur?
Its learning distance is 64.2 out of 100, which is the substantial 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.