taxi drivertobus driver
A taxi driver already meets 42% of what the bus driver role asks for. The move turns on 19 required skills not yet in the profile.
This move: 65.2 of 100 · substantial
1 Share of the bus driver role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the taxi driver 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 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A bus driver role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a taxi driver background worth leading with.
- already held organise vehicle breakdown support management skills
- already held tolerate sitting for long periods management skills
- already held transport topography services
- already held handle petty cash management skills
- already held ensure vehicle operability working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held assist passengers assisting and caring
All 15 carried skills, including the 14 the bus driver 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 assist disable passengers required
- required, not held focus on passengers required
- required, not held help to control passenger behaviour during emergency situations required
- required, not held provide information to passengers required
- required, not held interpret traffic signals required
- required, not held provide first aid required
- required, not held adhere to transportation work schedule required
- required, not held communicate clearly with passengers required
- required, not held apply conflict management required
- required, not held stay alert required
- optional, not held promote the use of sustainable transport optional
- required, not held control the performance of the vehicle required
- required, not held perform defensive driving required
- required, not held manoeuvre bus required
- required, not held ensure vehicles are equipped with accessibility equipment required
- required, not held keep time accurately required
- required, not held passenger transport regulations required
- required, not held health and safety measures in transportation required
- required, not held clean road vehicles required
- optional, not held execute vehicle maintenance optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a bus driver role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 adhere to transportation work schedule skill · sector specific
- 02 assist disable passengers skill · sector specific
- 03 clean road vehicles 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 15 skills that carry over
- already held assist passengers skill
- already held communicate with customers skill
- already held drive in urban areas skill
- already held ensure vehicle operability skill
- already held lift heavy weights skill
- already held mechanical components of vehicles knowledge
- already held operate GPS systems skill
- already held organise vehicle breakdown support skill
- already held perform services in a flexible manner skill
- already held read maps skill
- already held tolerate sitting for long periods skill
- already held transport topography knowledge
- already held use communication devices skill
- already held use different communication channels skill
- already held handle petty cash skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- required, not held road traffic laws required
2 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held promote the use of sustainable transport optional
- optional, not held execute vehicle maintenance optional
13 held skills the bus driver role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role adapt to changing situations skill
- not needed by the target role apply knowledge of human behaviour skill
- not needed by the target role follow verbal instructions skill
- not needed by the target role geographic areas knowledge
- not needed by the target role maintain privacy of service users skill
- not needed by the target role maintain vehicle appearance skill
- not needed by the target role operate radio dispatch systems for taxis skill
- not needed by the target role park vehicles skill
- not needed by the target role provide customers with price information skill
- not needed by the target role provide high-end driving services skill
- not needed by the target role provide private transport services skill
- not needed by the target role solve location and navigation problems by using GPS tools skill
- not needed by the target role tolerate stress skill
3 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 health and safety measures in transportation required
- required, not held road traffic laws required
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.