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

tram controllertoautomated cable vehicle controller

A tram controller already meets 23% of what the automated cable vehicle controller role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From tram controller
23%
Overlap1
To automated cable vehicle controller
4 Skills carried over
8 Required, not held
71.6 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

23%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

71.6/ 100

1 Share of the automated cable vehicle controller role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the tram 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.

Why

Why this move works

A automated cable vehicle controller role treats 3 of its required skills as things a tram controller already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • communicate verbal instructions
  • health and safety measures in transportation
  • stay alert

What stands in the way is 8 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 4 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A automated cable vehicle controller role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a tram controller background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held operate tram controls working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held communicate verbal instructions communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held stay alert communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held health and safety measures in transportation services

All 4 carried skills, including the 3 the automated cable vehicle controller role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 17 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 constructing 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held inspect crane equipment required
  • required, not held inspect cables required
  • optional, not held maintain vehicle service optional
02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held operate bottom supported cable-propelled vehicles required
  • required, not held operate top supported cable-propelled vehicles required
  • optional, not held operate railway vehicles optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required
  • required, not held adhere to transportation work schedule required
  • required, not held follow signalling instructions required
04 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held manage on board hazards required
  • optional, not held analyse reports provided by passengers optional
05 services 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held cable-propelled transit required
  • optional, not held passenger transport regulations optional
06 working with computers 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held manage computer-based transport operation control systems optional
  • optional, not held operate train integrated electronic control centre optional
  • optional, not held operate railway control panels optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a automated cable vehicle controller 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 4 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held communicate verbal instructions skill
  • already held health and safety measures in transportation knowledge
  • already held stay alert skill
  • already held operate tram controls skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 assisting and caring 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held ensure passenger comfort optional
  • optional, not held restrict passenger access to specific areas on board optional
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held manage computer-based transport operation control systems optional
  • optional, not held operate train integrated electronic control centre optional
  • optional, not held analyse reports provided by passengers optional
  • optional, not held ensure passenger comfort optional
  • optional, not held operate railway control panels optional
  • optional, not held passenger transport regulations optional
  • optional, not held restrict passenger access to specific areas on board optional
  • optional, not held maintain vehicle service optional
  • optional, not held operate railway vehicles optional
16 held skills the automated cable vehicle controller role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role analyse travel alternatives skill
  • not needed by the target role apply tramway regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate with customer service department skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate with tram maintenance department skill
  • not needed by the target role deal with changing operational demand skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure public safety and security skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure steady circulation of trams skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure tram system power supply skill
  • not needed by the target role follow work procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role handle stressful situations in the work place skill
  • not needed by the target role match vehicles with routes skill
  • not needed by the target role mechanical composition of trams knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operate tram system monitoring equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role tram network knowledge
  • not needed by the target role types of trams knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use communication equipment 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held cable-propelled transit required
  • optional, not held passenger transport regulations optional
Index

Other moves recorded from tram controller

Full index of moves from tram controller

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.