postman/postwomantoprivate chauffeur
A postman/postwoman already meets 17% of what the private chauffeur role asks for. The move turns on 20 required skills not yet in the profile.
This move: 82.5 of 100 · career change
1 Share of the private chauffeur role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the postman/postwoman 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 · What you already bring
Of the 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A private chauffeur role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a postman/postwoman background worth leading with.
- already held analyse travel alternatives information skills
- already held drive in urban areas working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held interpret traffic signals assisting and caring
- already held geographic areas natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- already held road traffic laws business, administration and law
- already held communicate with customers communication, collaboration and creativity
All 6 carried skills, including the 5 the private chauffeur role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 35 missing skills fall into 11 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.
- required, not held control the performance of the vehicle required
- required, not held ensure vehicle operability required
- required, not held perform defensive driving required
- required, not held provide private transport services required
- required, not held drive vehicles required
- required, not held park vehicles required
- optional, not held drive automatic car optional
- optional, not held operate radio equipment optional
- required, not held passenger transport regulations required
- required, not held health and safety measures in transportation required
- required, not held transport topography required
- optional, not held transportation methods optional
- required, not held assist passengers required
- required, not held focus on passengers required
- optional, not held assist disable passengers optional
- optional, not held make reservations optional
- optional, not held provide first aid optional
- required, not held follow verbal instructions required
- required, not held work in shifts required
- optional, not held demonstrate professional attitude to clients optional
- optional, not held perform services in a flexible manner optional
- optional, not held stay alert optional
- required, not held maintain personal hygiene standards required
- required, not held tolerate sitting for long periods required
- optional, not held tolerate stress optional
- required, not held lift heavy weights required
- optional, not held clean vehicle interiors optional
- optional, not held wash vehicles optional
- optional, not held execute vehicle maintenance optional
- optional, not held handle delivered packages optional
5 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a private chauffeur role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 assist passengers skill · sector specific
- 02 control the performance of the vehicle skill · sector specific
- 03 ensure vehicle operability skill · sector specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 6 skills that carry over
- already held communicate with customers skill
- already held drive in urban areas skill
- already held geographic areas knowledge
- already held interpret traffic signals skill
- already held road traffic laws knowledge
- already held analyse travel alternatives skill
The 5 learning areas not shown above
- required, not held maintain vehicle appearance required
- required, not held mechanical components of vehicles required
- required, not held read maps required
- required, not held operate GPS systems required
- optional, not held local geography optional
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held assist disable passengers optional
- optional, not held clean vehicle interiors optional
- optional, not held tolerate stress optional
- optional, not held transportation methods optional
- optional, not held wash vehicles optional
- optional, not held demonstrate professional attitude to clients optional
- optional, not held drive automatic car optional
- optional, not held execute vehicle maintenance optional
- optional, not held handle delivered packages optional
- optional, not held local geography optional
- optional, not held make reservations optional
- optional, not held operate radio equipment optional
- optional, not held perform services in a flexible manner optional
- optional, not held provide first aid optional
- optional, not held stay alert optional
17 held skills the private chauffeur role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role act reliably skill
- not needed by the target role apply information security policies skill
- not needed by the target role contact customers skill
- not needed by the target role data protection knowledge
- not needed by the target role differentiate types of packages skill
- not needed by the target role drive two-wheeled vehicles skill
- not needed by the target role ensure the integrity of mail skill
- not needed by the target role establish daily priorities skill
- not needed by the target role execute working instructions skill
- not needed by the target role handle mail skill
- not needed by the target role implement environmental protection measures skill
- not needed by the target role maintain privacy of service users skill
- not needed by the target role operate mailing information systems skill
- not needed by the target role organise mail deliveries skill
- not needed by the target role respond to customers' inquiries skill
- not needed by the target role secure sensitive customer's information skill
- not needed by the target role use geographic information systems skill
6 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held mechanical components of vehicles required
- required, not held passenger transport regulations required
- required, not held health and safety measures in transportation required
- required, not held transport topography required
- optional, not held transportation methods optional
- optional, not held local geography optional
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.