Waste broker to refuse vehicle driver
A waste broker already meets 34% of what the refuse vehicle driver role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.
62.3/ 100
1 How much of what a refuse vehicle driver is expected to do is already part of a waste broker’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 refuse vehicle driver role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A refuse vehicle driver role treats 5 of its required skills as things a waste broker already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- maintain waste collection records
- types of waste collection vehicles
- waste and scrap products
- waste management
- waste transport legislation
What stands in the way is 7 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 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A refuse vehicle driver role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a waste broker background worth leading with.
- already held types of waste collection vehicles services
- already held establish waste collection routes management skills
- already held maintain waste collection records information skills
- already held hazardous materials transportation services
- already held waste transport legislation business, administration and law
- already held waste and scrap products services
All 8 carried skills, including the 5 the refuse vehicle driver role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 20 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 park vehicles in depot required
- still to learn drive vehicles required
- still to learn drive waste collection vehicle required
- still to learn manoeuvre heavy trucks required
- optional, not held drive in urban areas optional
- optional, not held drive vehicles in processions optional
- still to learn manage waste rock required
- optional, not held assess waste type optional
- optional, not held collect domestic waste optional
- optional, not held empty community waste collection bins optional
- optional, not held collect industrial waste optional
- optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional
- optional, not held dispose of non-hazardous waste optional
- still to learn use personal protection equipment required
- still to learn adhere to transportation work schedule required
- optional, not held maintain refuse collection equipment optional
- optional, not held maintain septic tanks optional
- optional, not held road transport legislation optional
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a refuse vehicle driver role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 park vehicles in depot practise this
- 02 adhere to transportation work schedule practise this
- 03 manage waste rock 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 8 skills that carry over
- already held maintain waste collection records skill
- already held types of waste collection vehicles knowledge
- already held waste and scrap products knowledge
- already held waste management knowledge
- already held waste transport legislation knowledge
- already held establish waste collection routes skill
- already held hazardous materials transportation knowledge
- already held hazardous waste storage knowledge
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held read maps optional
- optional, not held operate GPS systems optional
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held assess waste type optional
- optional, not held collect domestic waste optional
- optional, not held drive in urban areas optional
- optional, not held drive vehicles in processions optional
- optional, not held empty community waste collection bins optional
- optional, not held maintain refuse collection equipment optional
- optional, not held maintain septic tanks optional
- optional, not held road transport legislation optional
- optional, not held collect industrial waste optional
- optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional
- optional, not held dispose of non-hazardous waste optional
- optional, not held operate GPS systems optional
- optional, not held read maps optional
16 held skills the refuse vehicle driver role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise on waste management procedures skill
- not needed by the target role apply transportation management concepts skill
- not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
- not needed by the target role communicate with waste collectors skill
- not needed by the target role communicate with waste treatment facilities skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate shipments of recycling materials skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate shipments of waste materials skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate waste management procedures skill
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with waste legislative regulations skill
- not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
- not needed by the target role implement transport strategy skill
- not needed by the target role inspect compliance with hazardous waste regulations skill
- not needed by the target role investigate complaints about improper waste handling skill
- not needed by the target role monitor legislation developments skill
- not needed by the target role update licenses skill
1 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- optional, not held road transport legislation optional
Common questions about this move
Can a waste broker become a refuse vehicle driver?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A waste broker already covers 34% of what a refuse vehicle driver is expected to do: 8 skills carry over, 5 of which the refuse vehicle driver role treats as required.
What skills does a waste broker need to become a refuse vehicle driver?
7 required skills are missing, plus 13 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 park vehicles in depot.
How hard is the move from waste broker to refuse vehicle driver?
Its learning distance is 62.3 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.