rail traffic controllertochief conductor
A rail traffic controller already meets 18% of what the chief conductor role asks for. The move turns on 20 required skills not yet in the profile.
This move: 81.8 of 100 · career change
1 Share of the chief conductor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the rail traffic controller 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 5 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A chief conductor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a rail traffic controller background worth leading with.
- already held monitor train schedules information skills
- already held provide information on train routes assisting and caring
- already held operate railway communication systems working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held handle stressful situations in the work place management skills
- already held use different communication channels communication, collaboration and creativity
All 5 carried skills, including the 4 the chief conductor role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 21 missing skills fall into 7 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 check tickets throughout carriages required
- required, not held answer questions about the train transport service required
- required, not held apply tramway regulations required
- required, not held assist disable passengers required
- required, not held assist passengers in emergency situations required
- required, not held ensure passenger comfort required
- required, not held help to control passenger behaviour during emergency situations required
- required, not held provide information to passengers required
- required, not held ensure implementation of safe driving practices required
- required, not held communicate clearly with passengers required
- required, not held sell train tickets required
- required, not held communicate with customers required
- required, not held speak different languages required
- optional, not held act reliably optional
- required, not held control the opening and closing of train doors required
- required, not held communicate reports provided by passengers required
- required, not held operate electronic payment terminals required
- required, not held handle petty cash required
- required, not held railway framework legislation required
- required, not held check carriages required
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a chief conductor role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 check tickets throughout carriages skill · occupation specific
- 02 control the opening and closing of train doors skill · occupation specific
- 03 answer questions about the train transport service 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 5 skills that carry over
- already held handle stressful situations in the work place skill
- already held monitor train schedules skill
- already held operate railway communication systems skill
- already held provide information on train routes skill
- already held use different communication channels skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- required, not held passenger transport regulations required
1 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held act reliably optional
20 held skills the chief conductor role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role check for defects in railcars skill
- not needed by the target role determine train operational safety actions skill
- not needed by the target role maintain computerised records of railway traffic skill
- not needed by the target role maintain railway signal equipment skill
- not needed by the target role manage train working timetable skill
- not needed by the target role mark differences in colours skill
- not needed by the target role mechanics of trains knowledge
- not needed by the target role modern power signalling systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role operate LED-based panel signal boxes skill
- not needed by the target role operate train integrated electronic control centre skill
- not needed by the target role operate train signalling equipment skill
- not needed by the target role oversee operational safety on trains skill
- not needed by the target role oversee the daily train operations plan skill
- not needed by the target role process data from railway control rooms skill
- not needed by the target role react calmly in stressful situations skill
- not needed by the target role signal box parts knowledge
- not needed by the target role signal boxes knowledge
- not needed by the target role test railway signalling equipment skill
- not needed by the target role train planning knowledge
- not needed by the target role write signalling reports skill
2 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 passenger transport regulations required
- required, not held railway framework legislation required
Other moves recorded from rail traffic controller
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.