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

automated cable vehicle controllertolevel crossing signalperson

A automated cable vehicle controller already meets 16% of what the level crossing signalperson role asks for. The move turns on 20 required skills not yet in the profile.

From automated cable vehicle controller
16%
Overlap1
To level crossing signalperson
4 Skills carried over
20 Required, not held
84 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

16%

Learning distance A rebuild

84/ 100

1 Share of the level crossing signalperson role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the automated cable vehicle 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 level crossing signalperson role treats 4 of its required skills as things a automated cable vehicle controller already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • communicate verbal instructions
  • follow signalling instructions
  • operate railway control panels
  • stay alert

What stands in the way is 20 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 level crossing signalperson role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a automated cable vehicle controller background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held operate railway control panels working with computers
  • already held follow signalling instructions communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held communicate verbal instructions communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held stay alert communication, collaboration and creativity

All 4 carried skills, including the 4 the level crossing signalperson role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 24 missing skills fall into 10 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 working with machinery and specialised equipment 6 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held operate barriers at level crossings required
  • required, not held apply signalling control procedures required
  • required, not held operate railway lever frames required
  • required, not held operate railway switches required
  • required, not held operate railway warning systems required
  • required, not held operate train signalling equipment required
  • optional, not held maintain railway signal equipment optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held cooperate with colleagues required
  • required, not held execute working instructions required
  • optional, not held liaise with railway stakeholders for accident investigations optional
  • optional, not held authorise occupancy of rail tracks optional
03 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held compile railway signalling reports required
  • required, not held read railway circuit plans required
  • optional, not held carry out railway accident investigations optional
04 assisting and caring 2 required
  • required, not held enforce railway safety regulations required
  • required, not held ensure compliance with railway regulation required
05 management skills 2 required
  • required, not held follow strict level crossing operating procedures required
  • required, not held plan railway incident mitigation measures required
06 services 2 required
  • required, not held level crossing regulations required
  • required, not held signal box parts required

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a level crossing signalperson 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 follow signalling instructions skill
  • already held operate railway control panels skill
  • already held stay alert skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held railway framework legislation required
08 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held test railway signalling equipment required
09 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required
  • required, not held signal boxes required
10 working with computers 1 required
  • required, not held operate LED-based panel signal boxes required
4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held liaise with railway stakeholders for accident investigations optional
  • optional, not held authorise occupancy of rail tracks optional
  • optional, not held carry out railway accident investigations optional
  • optional, not held maintain railway signal equipment optional
17 held skills the level crossing signalperson role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adhere to transportation work schedule skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse reports provided by passengers skill
  • not needed by the target role cable-propelled transit knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure passenger comfort skill
  • not needed by the target role health and safety measures in transportation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role inspect cables skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect crane equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain vehicle service skill
  • not needed by the target role manage computer-based transport operation control systems skill
  • not needed by the target role manage on board hazards skill
  • not needed by the target role operate bottom supported cable-propelled vehicles skill
  • not needed by the target role operate railway vehicles skill
  • not needed by the target role operate top supported cable-propelled vehicles skill
  • not needed by the target role operate train integrated electronic control centre skill
  • not needed by the target role operate tram controls skill
  • not needed by the target role passenger transport regulations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role restrict passenger access to specific areas on board skill
4 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 level crossing regulations required
  • required, not held railway framework legislation required
  • required, not held signal box parts required
  • required, not held signal boxes required
Index

Other moves recorded from automated cable vehicle controller

Full index of moves from automated cable vehicle 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.