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

car and van delivery drivertoprivate chauffeur

A car and van delivery driver already meets 35% of what the private chauffeur role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.

From car and van delivery driver
35%
Overlap1
To private chauffeur
12 Skills carried over
15 Required, not held
69.2 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

35%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

69.2/ 100

1 Share of the private chauffeur role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the car and van delivery driver 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 private chauffeur role treats 10 of its required skills as things a car and van delivery driver already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • communicate with customers
  • drive in urban areas
  • drive vehicles
  • follow verbal instructions
  • geographic areas
  • health and safety measures in transportation

What stands in the way is 15 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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A private chauffeur role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a car and van delivery driver background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held maintain vehicle appearance constructing
  • already held analyse travel alternatives information skills
  • already held handle delivered packages handling and moving
  • already held drive in urban areas working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held interpret traffic signals assisting and caring
  • already held geographic areas natural sciences, mathematics and statistics

All 12 carried skills, including the 10 the private chauffeur role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 29 missing skills fall into 9 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 5 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held control the performance of the vehicle required
  • required, not held ensure vehicle operability required
  • required, not held perform defensive driving required
  • required, not held provide private transport services required
  • required, not held park vehicles required
  • optional, not held drive automatic car optional
  • optional, not held operate radio equipment optional
02 assisting and caring 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held assist passengers required
  • required, not held focus on passengers required
  • optional, not held assist disable passengers optional
  • optional, not held make reservations optional
  • optional, not held provide first aid optional
03 management skills 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held maintain personal hygiene standards required
  • required, not held tolerate sitting for long periods required
  • optional, not held tolerate stress optional
04 services 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held passenger transport regulations required
  • required, not held transport topography required
  • optional, not held transportation methods optional
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held work in shifts required
  • optional, not held demonstrate professional attitude to clients optional
  • optional, not held perform services in a flexible manner optional
  • optional, not held stay alert optional
06 handling and moving 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held lift heavy weights required
  • optional, not held clean vehicle interiors optional
  • optional, not held wash vehicles optional
  • optional, not held execute vehicle maintenance optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a private chauffeur 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 12 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held communicate with customers skill
  • already held drive in urban areas skill
  • already held drive vehicles skill
  • already held follow verbal instructions skill
  • already held geographic areas knowledge
  • already held health and safety measures in transportation knowledge
  • already held interpret traffic signals skill
  • already held maintain vehicle appearance skill
  • already held operate GPS systems skill
  • already held road traffic laws knowledge
  • already held analyse travel alternatives skill
  • already held handle delivered packages skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required
  • required, not held mechanical components of vehicles required
08 information skills 1 required
  • required, not held read maps required
09 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held local geography optional
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held assist disable passengers optional
  • optional, not held clean vehicle interiors optional
  • optional, not held tolerate stress optional
  • optional, not held transportation methods optional
  • optional, not held wash vehicles optional
  • optional, not held demonstrate professional attitude to clients optional
  • optional, not held drive automatic car optional
  • optional, not held execute vehicle maintenance optional
  • optional, not held local geography optional
  • optional, not held make reservations optional
  • optional, not held operate radio equipment optional
  • optional, not held perform services in a flexible manner optional
  • optional, not held provide first aid optional
  • optional, not held stay alert optional
22 held skills the private chauffeur role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role act reliably skill
  • not needed by the target role check deliveries on receipt skill
  • not needed by the target role data protection knowledge
  • not needed by the target role differentiate types of packages skill
  • not needed by the target role drive at high speeds skill
  • not needed by the target role drive two-wheeled vehicles skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure the integrity of mail skill
  • not needed by the target role establish daily priorities skill
  • not needed by the target role follow written instructions skill
  • not needed by the target role handle delivery of furniture goods skill
  • not needed by the target role handle fragile items skill
  • not needed by the target role handle paperwork skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain vehicle delivery documentation skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor merchandise delivery skill
  • not needed by the target role obey traffic rules skill
  • not needed by the target role operate mailing information systems skill
  • not needed by the target role organise mail deliveries skill
  • not needed by the target role process payments skill
  • not needed by the target role set payment handling strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role solve location and navigation problems by using GPS tools skill
  • not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
  • not needed by the target role use geographic information systems skill
5 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 mechanical components of vehicles required
  • required, not held passenger transport regulations required
  • required, not held transport topography required
  • optional, not held transportation methods optional
  • optional, not held local geography optional
Index
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.