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

level crossing signalpersontoshunter

A level crossing signalperson already meets 17% of what the shunter role asks for. The move turns on 27 required skills not yet in the profile.

From level crossing signalperson
17%
Overlap1
To shunter
6 Skills carried over
27 Required, not held
86 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

17%

Learning distance A rebuild

86/ 100

1 Share of the shunter role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the level crossing signalperson 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.

Why

Why this move works

A shunter role treats 6 of its required skills as things a level crossing signalperson already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • enforce railway safety regulations
  • operate railway control panels
  • operate railway switches
  • operate railway warning systems
  • railway framework legislation
  • read railway circuit plans

What stands in the way is 27 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A shunter role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a level crossing signalperson background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held operate railway switches working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held operate railway warning systems working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held read railway circuit plans information skills
  • already held operate railway control panels working with computers
  • already held railway framework legislation business, administration and law
  • already held enforce railway safety regulations assisting and caring

All 6 carried skills, including the 6 the shunter role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 33 missing skills fall into 9 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 working with machinery and specialised equipment 11 required
  • required, not held perform wagon coupling required
  • required, not held control train movement required
  • required, not held operate railway communication systems required
  • required, not held operate switching locomotives required
  • required, not held perform maintenance on locomotives required
  • required, not held shunt inbound loads required
  • required, not held shunt outbound loads required
  • required, not held shunt rolling stock in marshalling yards required
  • required, not held drive vehicles required
  • required, not held operate radio equipment required
  • required, not held operate railway vehicles required
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held rail infrastructure required
  • required, not held mechanics of trains required
  • required, not held principles of mechanical engineering required
  • optional, not held electrical engineering optional
  • optional, not held electrical wiring plans optional
03 information skills 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held test the braking force of trains required
  • required, not held assess railway operations required
  • required, not held check train engines required
  • optional, not held compare shipment contents with waybill optional
  • optional, not held keep written records of cargo optional
04 assisting and caring 3 required
  • required, not held comply with railway safety standards required
  • required, not held oversee operational safety on trains required
  • required, not held deal with challenging work conditions required
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required
  • required, not held use hand signal for transport procedures required
  • required, not held follow switching instructions in rail operations required
06 constructing 2 required
  • required, not held perform rail track inspections required
  • required, not held perform routine maintenance on railway engines required

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a shunter 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 6 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held enforce railway safety regulations skill
  • already held operate railway control panels skill
  • already held operate railway switches skill
  • already held operate railway warning systems skill
  • already held railway framework legislation knowledge
  • already held read railway circuit plans skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 services 2 required
  • required, not held dangers of marshalling activity required
  • required, not held train operating procedures required
08 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required
  • required, not held physical characteristics of railways required
09 handling and moving 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held assist in the movement of heavy loads optional
  • optional, not held load animals for transportation optional
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held compare shipment contents with waybill optional
  • optional, not held assist in the movement of heavy loads optional
  • optional, not held keep written records of cargo optional
  • optional, not held electrical engineering optional
  • optional, not held electrical wiring plans optional
  • optional, not held load animals for transportation optional
22 held skills the shunter role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role apply signalling control procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role authorise occupancy of rail tracks skill
  • not needed by the target role carry out railway accident investigations skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate verbal instructions skill
  • not needed by the target role compile railway signalling reports skill
  • not needed by the target role cooperate with colleagues skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with railway regulation skill
  • not needed by the target role execute working instructions skill
  • not needed by the target role follow signalling instructions skill
  • not needed by the target role follow strict level crossing operating procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role level crossing regulations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role liaise with railway stakeholders for accident investigations skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain railway signal equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operate LED-based panel signal boxes skill
  • not needed by the target role operate barriers at level crossings skill
  • not needed by the target role operate railway lever frames skill
  • not needed by the target role operate train signalling equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role plan railway incident mitigation measures skill
  • not needed by the target role signal box parts knowledge
  • not needed by the target role signal boxes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role stay alert skill
  • not needed by the target role test railway signalling equipment skill
8 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 dangers of marshalling activity required
  • required, not held physical characteristics of railways required
  • required, not held rail infrastructure required
  • required, not held train operating procedures required
  • required, not held mechanics of trains required
  • required, not held principles of mechanical engineering required
  • optional, not held electrical engineering optional
  • optional, not held electrical wiring plans optional
Index

Other moves recorded from level crossing signalperson

Full index of moves from level crossing signalperson

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.