Vessel steering instructor to driving instructor
A vessel steering instructor already meets 51% of what the driving instructor role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.
58.2/ 100
1 How much of what a driving instructor is expected to do is already part of a vessel steering instructor’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 driving instructor role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A driving instructor role treats 11 of its required skills as things a vessel steering instructor already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- adapt teaching to student's capabilities
- apply teaching strategies
- assist students in their learning
- curriculum objectives
- encourage students to acknowledge their achievements
- give constructive feedback
What stands in the way is 11 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 32 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A driving instructor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a vessel steering instructor background worth leading with.
- already held vessel electrical system engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held inspect vessel information skills
- already held use geographic memory information skills
- already held conduct water navigation working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held fishing vessels agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
- already held use water navigation devices working with machinery and specialised equipment
All 32 carried skills, including the 11 the driving instructor role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 30 missing skills fall into 8 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 control the performance of the vehicle required
- still to learn ensure vehicle operability required
- still to learn perform defensive driving required
- still to learn drive vehicles required
- still to learn park vehicles required
- optional, not held drive in urban areas optional
- optional, not held drive two-wheeled vehicles optional
- optional, not held drive automatic car optional
- optional, not held manoeuvre bus optional
- optional, not held manoeuvre heavy trucks optional
- optional, not held take over pedal control optional
- still to learn adapt to new technology used in cars required
- still to learn teach driving practices required
- optional, not held teach driving theory optional
- optional, not held provide lesson materials optional
- optional, not held write work-related reports optional
- still to learn diagnose problems with vehicles required
- still to learn ensure vehicles are equipped with accessibility equipment required
- optional, not held anticipate change in car technology optional
- optional, not held read maps optional
- still to learn mechanical components of vehicles required
- optional, not held mechanics of motor vehicles optional
- optional, not held types of vehicle engines optional
- optional, not held types of vehicles optional
- still to learn road traffic laws required
- optional, not held car controls optional
- optional, not held driver's license structure optional
- optional, not held driving examinations optional
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a driving instructor role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 adapt to new technology used in cars practise this
- 02 control the performance of the vehicle practise this
- 03 diagnose problems with vehicles 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 32 skills that carry over
- already held adapt teaching to student's capabilities skill
- already held apply teaching strategies skill
- already held assist students in their learning skill
- already held curriculum objectives knowledge
- already held encourage students to acknowledge their achievements skill
- already held give constructive feedback skill
- already held guarantee students' safety skill
- already held health and safety measures in transportation knowledge
- already held interpret traffic signals skill
- already held monitor developments in field of expertise skill
- already held show consideration for student's situation skill
- already held adult education knowledge
- already held assess students skill
- already held conduct water navigation skill
- already held customer service knowledge
- already held demonstrate when teaching skill
- already held engine components knowledge
- already held fishing vessels knowledge
- already held inspect vessel skill
- already held learning difficulties knowledge
- already held mechanics knowledge
- already held mechanics of vessels knowledge
- already held operate an emergency communication system skill
- already held operation of different engines knowledge
- already held physical parts of the vessel knowledge
- already held types of maritime vessels knowledge
- already held use geographic memory skill
- already held use water navigation devices skill
- already held vessel electrical system knowledge
- already held vessel fuels knowledge
- already held vessel safety equipment knowledge
- already held vessel stability principles knowledge
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held apply health and safety standards optional
- optional, not held operate GPS systems optional
19 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held anticipate change in car technology optional
- optional, not held car controls optional
- optional, not held drive in urban areas optional
- optional, not held drive two-wheeled vehicles optional
- optional, not held driver's license structure optional
- optional, not held teach driving theory optional
- optional, not held apply health and safety standards optional
- optional, not held drive automatic car optional
- optional, not held driving examinations optional
- optional, not held manoeuvre bus optional
- optional, not held manoeuvre heavy trucks optional
- optional, not held mechanics of motor vehicles optional
- optional, not held operate GPS systems optional
- optional, not held provide lesson materials optional
- optional, not held read maps optional
- optional, not held take over pedal control optional
- optional, not held types of vehicle engines optional
- optional, not held types of vehicles optional
- optional, not held write work-related reports optional
0 held skills the driving instructor role does not ask for
8 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 mechanical components of vehicles required
- still to learn road traffic laws required
- optional, not held car controls optional
- optional, not held driver's license structure optional
- optional, not held driving examinations optional
- optional, not held mechanics of motor vehicles optional
- optional, not held types of vehicle engines optional
- optional, not held types of vehicles optional
Other moves recorded from vessel steering instructor
Common questions about this move
Can a vessel steering instructor become a driving instructor?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A vessel steering instructor already covers 51% of what a driving instructor is expected to do: 32 skills carry over, 11 of which the driving instructor role treats as required.
What skills does a vessel steering instructor need to become a driving instructor?
11 required skills are missing, plus 19 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by working with machinery and specialised equipment. The single most important is adapt to new technology used in cars.
How hard is the move from vessel steering instructor to driving instructor?
Its learning distance is 58.2 out of 100, which is the substantial 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.