Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

train drivertooccupational railway instructor

A train driver already meets 35% of what the occupational railway instructor role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From train driver
35%
Overlap1
To occupational railway instructor
13 Skills carried over
12 Required, not held
65.6 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

35%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

65.6/ 100

1 Share of the occupational railway instructor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the train 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.

Why

Why this move works

A occupational railway instructor role treats 7 of its required skills as things a train driver already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • control train movement
  • locomotive brake applications
  • mechanics of trains
  • passenger transport regulations
  • physical characteristics of railways
  • teach train driving principles

What stands in the way is 12 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A occupational railway instructor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a train driver background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held control train movement working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held teach train driving principles communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held track geometry natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held train operating procedures services
  • already held locomotive brake applications engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held check train engines information skills

All 13 carried skills, including the 7 the occupational railway instructor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 27 missing skills fall into 9 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 communication, collaboration and creativity 6 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held adapt teaching to student's capabilities required
  • required, not held apply intercultural teaching strategies required
  • required, not held apply teaching strategies required
  • required, not held assist students in their learning required
  • required, not held give constructive feedback required
  • required, not held prepare lesson content required
  • optional, not held provide lesson materials optional
02 information skills 2 required
  • required, not held adapt training to labour market required
  • required, not held monitor developments in field of expertise required
03 management skills 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held assess students required
  • optional, not held facilitate teamwork between students optional
  • optional, not held manage resources for educational purposes optional
  • optional, not held perform classroom management optional
04 services 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held health and safety measures in transportation required
  • optional, not held tram network optional
  • optional, not held types of trams optional
  • optional, not held mechanical composition of trams optional
05 assisting and caring 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held guarantee students' safety required
  • optional, not held interpret tramway traffic signs optional
  • optional, not held interpret traffic light signals used in tramway infrastructure optional
06 education 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held curriculum objectives required
  • optional, not held assessment processes optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a occupational railway instructor role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 13 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held control train movement skill
  • already held locomotive brake applications knowledge
  • already held mechanics of trains knowledge
  • already held passenger transport regulations knowledge
  • already held physical characteristics of railways knowledge
  • already held teach train driving principles skill
  • already held train operating procedures knowledge
  • already held check train engines skill
  • already held customs regulations for passengers knowledge
  • already held ensure maintenance of trains skill
  • already held follow signalling instructions skill
  • already held freight transport methods knowledge
  • already held track geometry knowledge
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held drive trams optional
  • optional, not held operate tram controls optional
  • optional, not held practice emergency stops optional
08 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held customer service optional
09 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held work with virtual learning environments optional
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held customer service optional
  • optional, not held drive trams optional
  • optional, not held facilitate teamwork between students optional
  • optional, not held interpret tramway traffic signs optional
  • optional, not held manage resources for educational purposes optional
  • optional, not held operate tram controls optional
  • optional, not held tram network optional
  • optional, not held types of trams optional
  • optional, not held assessment processes optional
  • optional, not held interpret traffic light signals used in tramway infrastructure optional
  • optional, not held mechanical composition of trams optional
  • optional, not held perform classroom management optional
  • optional, not held practice emergency stops optional
  • optional, not held provide lesson materials optional
  • optional, not held work with virtual learning environments optional
25 held skills the occupational railway instructor role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role act reliably skill
  • not needed by the target role act with a high level of safety awareness skill
  • not needed by the target role adjust weight of cargo to capacity of freight transport vehicles skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse reports provided by passengers skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure trains run to schedule skill
  • not needed by the target role focus on passengers skill
  • not needed by the target role handle stressful situations in the work place skill
  • not needed by the target role have computer literacy skill
  • not needed by the target role listen actively skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain updated professional knowledge skill
  • not needed by the target role mark differences in colours skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor train schedules skill
  • not needed by the target role observe freight shipment loaders skill
  • not needed by the target role perform ICT troubleshooting skill
  • not needed by the target role perform services in a flexible manner skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare freight shipment reports skill
  • not needed by the target role react calmly in stressful situations skill
  • not needed by the target role relay messages through radio and telephone systems skill
  • not needed by the target role shunt inbound loads skill
  • not needed by the target role shunt outbound loads skill
  • not needed by the target role shunt rolling stock in marshalling yards skill
  • not needed by the target role stay alert skill
  • not needed by the target role tolerate sitting for long periods skill
  • not needed by the target role work in a rail transport team skill
7 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held curriculum objectives required
  • required, not held health and safety measures in transportation required
  • optional, not held customer service optional
  • optional, not held tram network optional
  • optional, not held types of trams optional
  • optional, not held assessment processes optional
  • optional, not held mechanical composition of trams optional
Index

Other moves recorded from train driver

Full index of moves from train driver

Note

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.