Tram controller to tram driver
A tram controller already meets 20% of what the tram driver role asks for. The move turns on 27 required skills not yet in the profile.
83.5/ 100
1 How much of what a tram driver is expected to do is already part of a tram controller’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 tram driver role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A tram driver role treats 7 of its required skills as things a tram controller already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- apply tramway regulations
- health and safety measures in transportation
- mechanical composition of trams
- operate tram controls
- stay alert
- types of trams
What stands in the way is 27 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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A tram driver 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.
- already held types of trams services
- already held apply tramway regulations assisting and caring
- already held mechanical composition of trams services
- already held operate tram controls working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held use communication equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held stay alert communication, collaboration and creativity
All 7 carried skills, including the 7 the tram driver role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 32 missing skills fall into 9 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 assist disable passengers required
- still to learn assist passengers required
- still to learn focus on passengers required
- still to learn help to control passenger behaviour during emergency situations required
- still to learn interpret tramway traffic signs required
- still to learn provide information to passengers required
- still to learn interpret traffic light signals used in tramway infrastructure required
- still to learn provide first aid required
- still to learn adhere to transportation work schedule required
- still to learn communicate clearly with passengers required
- still to learn apply conflict management required
- still to learn communicate with customers required
- still to learn perform services in a flexible manner required
- still to learn use different communication channels required
- still to learn drive in urban areas required
- still to learn drive trams required
- still to learn ensure vehicle operability required
- still to learn perform defensive driving required
- still to learn perform tram equipment checks required
- still to learn ensure vehicles are equipped with accessibility equipment required
- still to learn keep time accurately required
- optional, not held read maps optional
- still to learn tolerate stress required
- still to learn tolerate sitting for long periods required
- optional, not held handle petty cash optional
- still to learn passenger transport regulations required
- still to learn transport topography required
3 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a tram driver role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 perform tram equipment checks practise this
- 02 adhere to transportation work schedule practise this
- 03 assist disable passengers 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 7 skills that carry over
- already held apply tramway regulations skill
- already held health and safety measures in transportation knowledge
- already held mechanical composition of trams knowledge
- already held operate tram controls skill
- already held stay alert skill
- already held types of trams knowledge
- already held use communication equipment skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn clean road vehicles required
- optional, not held execute vehicle maintenance optional
- optional, not held lift heavy weights optional
- still to learn road traffic laws required
- optional, not held operate GPS systems optional
5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held execute vehicle maintenance optional
- optional, not held handle petty cash optional
- optional, not held lift heavy weights optional
- optional, not held operate GPS systems optional
- optional, not held read maps optional
13 held skills the tram driver role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role analyse travel alternatives skill
- not needed by the target role communicate verbal instructions 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 operate tram system monitoring equipment skill
- not needed by the target role tram network knowledge
3 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 passenger transport regulations required
- still to learn road traffic laws required
- still to learn transport topography required
Other moves recorded from tram controller
Common questions about this move
Can a tram controller become a tram driver?
Yes, and it is a career change move. A tram controller already covers 20% of what a tram driver is expected to do: 7 skills carry over, 7 of which the tram driver role treats as required.
What skills does a tram controller need to become a tram driver?
27 required skills are missing, plus 5 optional ones. They fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by assisting and caring. The single most important is perform tram equipment checks.
How hard is the move from tram controller to tram driver?
Its learning distance is 83.5 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.