Table 1Transition record

mail clerktocar and van delivery driver

A mail clerk already meets 16% of what the car and van delivery driver role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From mail clerk

16%

Overlap1

To car and van delivery driver

6 Skills carried over

12 Required, not held

78.4 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 78.4

This move: 78.4 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the car and van delivery driver role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the mail clerk 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 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A car and van delivery driver role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a mail clerk background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held operate mailing information systems information skills
already held ensure the integrity of mail handling and moving
already held organise mail deliveries management skills
already held differentiate types of packages handling and moving
already held establish daily priorities management skills
already held use different communication channels communication, collaboration and creativity

All 6 carried skills, including the 2 the car and van delivery driver role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 28 missing skills fall into 12 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 3 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held drive in urban areas required
required, not held solve location and navigation problems by using GPS tools required
required, not held drive vehicles required

optional, not held drive two-wheeled vehicles optional
optional, not held drive at high speeds optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held act reliably required
required, not held communicate with customers required

optional, not held follow verbal instructions optional
optional, not held follow written instructions optional

03 assisting and caring 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held obey traffic rules required
required, not held interpret traffic signals required

optional, not held handle fragile items optional

04 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held analyse travel alternatives required

optional, not held monitor merchandise delivery optional

05 working with computers 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held use geographic information systems required

optional, not held operate GPS systems optional

06 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held road traffic laws required

6 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a car and van delivery 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 6 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held differentiate types of packages skill
already held establish daily priorities skill
already held ensure the integrity of mail skill
already held operate mailing information systems skill
already held organise mail deliveries skill
already held use different communication channels skill

The 6 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required

required, not held geographic areas required

08 services 1 required

required, not held health and safety measures in transportation required

09 management skills 5 supplementary

optional, not held maintain vehicle delivery documentation optional
optional, not held check deliveries on receipt optional
optional, not held handle paperwork optional
optional, not held process payments optional
optional, not held set payment handling strategies optional

10 handling and moving 2 supplementary

optional, not held handle delivery of furniture goods optional
optional, not held handle delivered packages optional

11 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held maintain vehicle appearance optional

12 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary

optional, not held data protection optional

16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held data protection optional
optional, not held drive two-wheeled vehicles optional
optional, not held handle delivery of furniture goods optional
optional, not held handle fragile items optional
optional, not held maintain vehicle appearance optional
optional, not held maintain vehicle delivery documentation optional
optional, not held monitor merchandise delivery optional
optional, not held check deliveries on receipt optional
optional, not held drive at high speeds optional
optional, not held follow verbal instructions optional
optional, not held follow written instructions optional
optional, not held handle delivered packages optional
optional, not held handle paperwork optional
optional, not held operate GPS systems optional
optional, not held process payments optional
optional, not held set payment handling strategies optional

13 held skills the car and van delivery driver role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role apply information security policies skill
not needed by the target role handle mail skill
not needed by the target role keep records of customer interaction skill
not needed by the target role keep records of merchandise delivery skill
not needed by the target role keep stock records skill
not needed by the target role keep task records skill
not needed by the target role keep written records of cargo skill
not needed by the target role liaise with colleagues skill
not needed by the target role liaise with transportation companies skill
not needed by the target role maintain privacy of service users skill
not needed by the target role manage digital documents skill
not needed by the target role record customers' personal data skill
not needed by the target role work in a logistics team skill

4 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 geographic areas required
required, not held health and safety measures in transportation required
required, not held road traffic laws required
optional, not held data protection optional

Index

Other moves recorded from mail clerk

Full index of moves from mail clerk

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.