Maritime instructor to occupational railway instructor
A maritime instructor already meets 55% of what the occupational railway instructor role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.
51.2/ 100
1 How much of what an occupational railway instructor is expected to do is already part of a maritime 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 occupational railway instructor role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An occupational railway instructor role treats 12 of its required skills as things a maritime instructor already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- adapt teaching to student's capabilities
- adapt training to labour market
- apply intercultural teaching strategies
- apply teaching strategies
- assess students
- assist students in their learning
What stands in the way is 7 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 19 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An occupational railway instructor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a maritime instructor background worth leading with.
- already held adapt training to labour market information skills
- already held health and safety measures in transportation services
- already held adapt teaching to student's capabilities communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held monitor developments in field of expertise information skills
- already held customer service business, administration and law
- already held apply intercultural teaching strategies communication, collaboration and creativity
All 19 carried skills, including the 12 the occupational railway instructor role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 21 missing skills fall into 7 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 passenger transport regulations required
- still to learn train operating procedures required
- optional, not held customs regulations for passengers optional
- optional, not held tram network optional
- optional, not held types of trams optional
- optional, not held freight transport methods optional
- optional, not held mechanical composition of trams optional
- still to learn locomotive brake applications required
- still to learn mechanics of trains required
- still to learn control train movement required
- optional, not held drive trams optional
- optional, not held ensure maintenance of trains optional
- optional, not held operate tram controls optional
- optional, not held practice emergency stops optional
- still to learn teach train driving principles required
- optional, not held follow signalling instructions optional
- still to learn physical characteristics of railways required
- optional, not held track geometry optional
- optional, not held interpret tramway traffic signs optional
- optional, not held interpret traffic light signals used in tramway infrastructure optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an occupational railway instructor role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 control train movement practise this
- 02 locomotive brake applications study this
- 03 passenger transport regulations study this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 19 skills that carry over
- already held adapt teaching to student's capabilities skill
- already held adapt training to labour market skill
- already held apply intercultural teaching strategies skill
- already held apply teaching strategies skill
- already held assess students skill
- already held assist students in their learning skill
- already held curriculum objectives knowledge
- already held give constructive feedback skill
- already held guarantee students' safety skill
- already held health and safety measures in transportation knowledge
- already held monitor developments in field of expertise skill
- already held prepare lesson content skill
- already held assessment processes knowledge
- already held customer service knowledge
- already held facilitate teamwork between students skill
- already held manage resources for educational purposes skill
- already held perform classroom management skill
- already held provide lesson materials skill
- already held work with virtual learning environments skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held check train engines optional
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held check train engines optional
- optional, not held customs regulations for passengers optional
- optional, not held drive trams optional
- optional, not held ensure maintenance of trains optional
- optional, not held follow signalling instructions optional
- optional, not held interpret tramway traffic signs optional
- optional, not held operate tram controls optional
- optional, not held tram network optional
- optional, not held types of trams optional
- optional, not held freight transport methods optional
- optional, not held interpret traffic light signals used in tramway infrastructure optional
- optional, not held mechanical composition of trams optional
- optional, not held practice emergency stops optional
- optional, not held track geometry optional
25 held skills the occupational railway instructor role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role Global Maritime Distress and Safety System knowledge
- not needed by the target role International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships knowledge
- not needed by the target role analyse weather forecast skill
- not needed by the target role assist in maritime rescue operations skill
- not needed by the target role conduct on board safety inspections skill
- not needed by the target role distinguish various types of ships skill
- not needed by the target role ensure vessel security skill
- not needed by the target role geographic areas knowledge
- not needed by the target role guide ships into docks skill
- not needed by the target role international regulations for preventing collisions at sea knowledge
- not needed by the target role learning difficulties knowledge
- not needed by the target role operate marine communication systems skill
- not needed by the target role operate mechanical equipment of ships skill
- not needed by the target role plot shipping navigation routes skill
- not needed by the target role prepare deck equipment skill
- not needed by the target role prepare lifeboats skill
- not needed by the target role recognise abnormalities on board skill
- not needed by the target role stay up-to-date with maritime transportation technology skill
- not needed by the target role supervise movement of crew skill
- not needed by the target role supervise movement of passengers skill
- not needed by the target role teach boating principles skill
- not needed by the target role teamwork principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role use meteorological information skill
- not needed by the target role use water navigation devices skill
- not needed by the target role vessel safety equipment knowledge
11 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 locomotive brake applications required
- still to learn passenger transport regulations required
- still to learn physical characteristics of railways required
- still to learn train operating procedures required
- still to learn mechanics of trains required
- optional, not held customs regulations for passengers optional
- optional, not held tram network optional
- optional, not held types of trams optional
- optional, not held freight transport methods optional
- optional, not held mechanical composition of trams optional
- optional, not held track geometry optional
Common questions about this move
Can a maritime instructor become an occupational railway instructor?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A maritime instructor already covers 55% of what an occupational railway instructor is expected to do: 19 skills carry over, 12 of which the occupational railway instructor role treats as required.
What skills does a maritime instructor need to become an occupational railway instructor?
7 required skills are missing, plus 14 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by services. The single most important is control train movement.
How hard is the move from maritime instructor to occupational railway instructor?
Its learning distance is 51.2 out of 100, which is the moderate 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.