Motorcycle instructor to driving instructor
A motorcycle instructor already meets 82% of what the driving instructor role asks for. Every required skill of the target role is already in the profile.
27.1/ 100
1 How much of what a driving instructor is expected to do is already part of a motorcycle 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 driving instructor role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A driving instructor role treats 22 of its required skills as things a motorcycle instructor already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- adapt teaching to student's capabilities
- adapt to new technology used in cars
- apply teaching strategies
- assist students in their learning
- control the performance of the vehicle
- curriculum objectives
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 43 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A driving instructor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a motorcycle instructor background worth leading with.
- already held driver's license structure services
- already held driving examinations services
- already held teach driving theory communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held teach driving practices communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held drive two-wheeled vehicles working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held adapt to new technology used in cars communication, collaboration and creativity
All 43 carried skills, including the 22 the driving instructor role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 19 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.
- optional, not held conduct water navigation optional
- optional, not held use water navigation devices optional
- optional, not held drive automatic car optional
- optional, not held manoeuvre bus optional
- optional, not held manoeuvre heavy trucks optional
- optional, not held take over pedal control optional
- optional, not held car controls optional
- optional, not held physical parts of the vessel optional
- optional, not held vessel safety equipment optional
- optional, not held vessel stability principles optional
- optional, not held mechanics of vessels optional
- optional, not held types of maritime vessels optional
- optional, not held vessel electrical system optional
- optional, not held anticipate change in car technology optional
- optional, not held inspect vessel optional
- optional, not held fishing vessels optional
- optional, not held write work-related reports optional
2 further areas in the appendix
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 43 skills that carry over
- already held adapt teaching to student's capabilities skill
- already held adapt to new technology used in cars skill
- already held apply teaching strategies skill
- already held assist students in their learning skill
- already held control the performance of the vehicle skill
- already held curriculum objectives knowledge
- already held diagnose problems with vehicles skill
- already held drive vehicles skill
- already held encourage students to acknowledge their achievements skill
- already held ensure vehicle operability skill
- already held ensure vehicles are equipped with accessibility equipment skill
- already held give constructive feedback skill
- already held guarantee students' safety 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 monitor developments in field of expertise skill
- already held park vehicles skill
- already held perform defensive driving skill
- already held road traffic laws knowledge
- already held show consideration for student's situation skill
- already held teach driving practices skill
- already held adult education knowledge
- already held apply health and safety standards skill
- already held assess students skill
- already held customer service knowledge
- already held demonstrate when teaching skill
- already held drive in urban areas skill
- already held drive two-wheeled vehicles skill
- already held driver's license structure knowledge
- already held driving examinations knowledge
- already held engine components knowledge
- already held learning difficulties knowledge
- already held mechanics knowledge
- already held mechanics of motor vehicles knowledge
- already held operate an emergency communication system skill
- already held operation of different engines knowledge
- already held provide lesson materials skill
- already held read maps skill
- already held teach driving theory skill
- already held types of vehicle engines knowledge
- already held types of vehicles knowledge
- already held use geographic memory skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held vessel fuels optional
- optional, not held operate GPS systems optional
19 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held anticipate change in car technology optional
- optional, not held car controls optional
- optional, not held conduct water navigation optional
- optional, not held fishing vessels optional
- optional, not held inspect vessel optional
- optional, not held mechanics of vessels optional
- optional, not held physical parts of the vessel optional
- optional, not held types of maritime vessels optional
- optional, not held use water navigation devices optional
- optional, not held vessel electrical system optional
- optional, not held vessel fuels optional
- optional, not held vessel safety equipment optional
- optional, not held vessel stability principles optional
- optional, not held drive automatic car optional
- optional, not held manoeuvre bus optional
- optional, not held manoeuvre heavy trucks optional
- optional, not held operate GPS systems optional
- optional, not held take over pedal control optional
- optional, not held write work-related reports optional
0 held skills the driving instructor role does not ask for
9 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- optional, not held car controls optional
- optional, not held fishing vessels optional
- optional, not held mechanics of vessels optional
- optional, not held physical parts of the vessel optional
- optional, not held types of maritime vessels optional
- optional, not held vessel electrical system optional
- optional, not held vessel fuels optional
- optional, not held vessel safety equipment optional
- optional, not held vessel stability principles optional
Common questions about this move
Can a motorcycle instructor become a driving instructor?
Yes, and it is an adjacent move. A motorcycle instructor already covers 82% of what a driving instructor is expected to do: 43 skills carry over, 22 of which the driving instructor role treats as required.
What skills does a motorcycle instructor need to become a driving instructor?
None of the driving instructor role's required skills are missing from a motorcycle instructor profile. 19 optional skills are not yet covered.
How hard is the move from motorcycle instructor to driving instructor?
Its learning distance is 27.1 out of 100, which is the adjacent 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.