Hearse driver to armoured car driver
A hearse driver already meets 24% of what the armoured car driver role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.
73.7/ 100
1 How much of what an armoured car driver is expected to do is already part of a hearse 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 armoured car driver role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An armoured car driver role treats 6 of its required skills as things a hearse driver already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- control the performance of the vehicle
- drive vehicles
- interpret traffic signals
- lift heavy weights
- road traffic laws
- transport topography
What stands in the way is 14 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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An armoured car driver role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a hearse 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 ensure vehicle operability working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held interpret traffic signals assisting and caring
- already held road traffic laws business, administration and law
- already held drive vehicles working with machinery and specialised equipment
All 7 carried skills, including the 6 the armoured car driver role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 30 missing skills fall into 8 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 ensure regulatory compliance concerning distribution activities required
- still to learn identify security threats required
- still to learn manage cash transportation required
- still to learn practice vigilance required
- still to learn provide secured transportation required
- optional, not held comply with the principles of self-defence optional
- optional, not held deal with aggressive behaviour optional
- optional, not held ensure compliance with types of weapons optional
- optional, not held handle surveillance equipment optional
- optional, not held manage major incidents optional
- optional, not held manage theft prevention optional
- optional, not held provide first aid optional
- optional, not held react calmly in stressful situations optional
- still to learn adhere to transportation work schedule required
- still to learn stay alert required
- optional, not held liaise with security authorities optional
- still to learn handle delivered packages required
- still to learn load cargo required
- optional, not held unload cargo optional
- still to learn keep time accurately required
- optional, not held analyse road traffic patterns optional
- optional, not held read maps optional
- still to learn maintain vehicle delivery documentation required
- optional, not held coordinate transportation optional
- optional, not held prepare transportation routes optional
- still to learn use modern electronic navigational aids required
- optional, not held apply advanced driving techniques optional
- optional, not held operate radio equipment optional
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an armoured car driver role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 adhere to transportation work schedule practise this
- 02 maintain vehicle delivery documentation practise this
- 03 use modern electronic navigational aids 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 7 skills that carry over
- already held control the performance of the vehicle skill
- already held drive vehicles skill
- already held interpret traffic signals skill
- already held lift heavy weights skill
- already held road traffic laws knowledge
- already held transport topography knowledge
- already held ensure vehicle operability skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn security threats required
- still to learn operate GPS systems required
16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held analyse road traffic patterns optional
- optional, not held apply advanced driving techniques optional
- optional, not held comply with the principles of self-defence optional
- optional, not held coordinate transportation optional
- optional, not held deal with aggressive behaviour optional
- optional, not held ensure compliance with types of weapons optional
- optional, not held handle surveillance equipment optional
- optional, not held liaise with security authorities optional
- optional, not held manage major incidents optional
- optional, not held manage theft prevention optional
- optional, not held operate radio equipment optional
- optional, not held prepare transportation routes optional
- optional, not held provide first aid optional
- optional, not held react calmly in stressful situations optional
- optional, not held read maps optional
- optional, not held unload cargo optional
14 held skills the armoured car driver role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role clean rooms skill
- not needed by the target role clean vehicle interiors skill
- not needed by the target role drive vehicles in processions skill
- not needed by the target role execute vehicle maintenance skill
- not needed by the target role greet guests skill
- not needed by the target role maintain personal hygiene standards skill
- not needed by the target role maintain vehicle appearance skill
- not needed by the target role manage funeral equipment skill
- not needed by the target role park vehicles skill
- not needed by the target role prepare ceremonial locations skill
- not needed by the target role provide directions to guests skill
- not needed by the target role provide emotional support to the bereaved skill
- not needed by the target role transfer coffins skill
- not needed by the target role work ergonomically skill
1 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 security threats required
Common questions about this move
Can a hearse driver become an armoured car driver?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A hearse driver already covers 24% of what an armoured car driver is expected to do: 7 skills carry over, 6 of which the armoured car driver role treats as required.
What skills does a hearse driver need to become an armoured car driver?
14 required skills are missing, plus 16 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by assisting and caring. The single most important is adhere to transportation work schedule.
How hard is the move from hearse driver to armoured car driver?
Its learning distance is 73.7 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.