Postman/postwoman to private 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.
82.5/ 100
1 How much of what a private chauffeur is expected to do is already part of a postman/postwoman’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 private chauffeur role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A private chauffeur role treats 5 of its required skills as things a postman/postwoman already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- communicate with customers
- drive in urban areas
- geographic areas
- interpret traffic signals
- road traffic laws
What stands in the way is 20 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 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 may need to learn
The 35 missing skills fall into 11 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 control the performance of the vehicle required
- still to learn ensure vehicle operability required
- still to learn perform defensive driving required
- still to learn provide private transport services required
- still to learn drive vehicles required
- still to learn park vehicles required
- optional, not held drive automatic car optional
- optional, not held operate radio equipment optional
- still to learn passenger transport regulations required
- still to learn health and safety measures in transportation required
- still to learn transport topography required
- optional, not held transportation methods optional
- still to learn assist passengers required
- still to learn focus on passengers required
- optional, not held assist disable passengers optional
- optional, not held make reservations optional
- optional, not held provide first aid optional
- still to learn follow verbal instructions required
- still to learn 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
- still to learn maintain personal hygiene standards required
- still to learn tolerate sitting for long periods required
- optional, not held tolerate stress optional
- still to learn 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 practise this
- 02 control the performance of the vehicle practise this
- 03 ensure vehicle operability practise this
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
- still to learn maintain vehicle appearance required
- still to learn mechanical components of vehicles required
- still to learn read maps required
- still to learn 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.
- still to learn mechanical components of vehicles required
- still to learn passenger transport regulations required
- still to learn health and safety measures in transportation required
- still to learn transport topography required
- optional, not held transportation methods optional
- optional, not held local geography optional
Common questions about this move
Can a postman/postwoman become a private chauffeur?
Yes, and it is a career change move. A postman/postwoman already covers 17% of what a private chauffeur is expected to do: 6 skills carry over, 5 of which the private chauffeur role treats as required.
What skills does a postman/postwoman need to become a private chauffeur?
20 required skills are missing, plus 15 optional ones. They fall into 11 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by working with machinery and specialised equipment. The single most important is assist passengers.
How hard is the move from postman/postwoman to private chauffeur?
Its learning distance is 82.5 out of 100, which is the career change 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.