Table 1Transition record

carriage drivertobicycle courier

A carriage driver already meets 26% of what the bicycle courier role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From carriage driver

26%

Overlap1

To bicycle courier

5 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

65.8 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 65.8

This move: 65.8 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the bicycle courier role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the carriage 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 5 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A bicycle courier role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a carriage driver background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held obey traffic rules assisting and caring
already held drive in urban areas working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held road traffic laws business, administration and law
already held process payments management skills
already held communicate with customers communication, collaboration and creativity

All 5 carried skills, including the 3 the bicycle courier role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 17 missing skills fall into 8 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 handling and moving 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held differentiate types of packages required
required, not held ensure the integrity of mail required

optional, not held handle delivery of furniture goods optional
optional, not held handle delivered packages optional

02 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held interpret traffic signals required

optional, not held handle fragile items optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held act reliably required

optional, not held follow written instructions optional

04 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held analyse travel alternatives required

optional, not held operate mailing information systems optional

05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held drive two-wheeled vehicles required

optional, not held solve location and navigation problems by using GPS tools optional

06 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required

required, not held geographic areas required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a bicycle courier 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 5 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held communicate with customers skill
already held obey traffic rules skill
already held road traffic laws knowledge
already held drive in urban areas skill
already held process payments skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 management skills 3 supplementary

optional, not held handle mail optional
optional, not held organise mail deliveries optional
optional, not held check deliveries on receipt optional

08 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held operate GPS systems optional

10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held handle delivery of furniture goods optional
optional, not held handle fragile items optional
optional, not held handle mail optional
optional, not held operate mailing information systems optional
optional, not held organise mail deliveries optional
optional, not held solve location and navigation problems by using GPS tools optional
optional, not held check deliveries on receipt optional
optional, not held follow written instructions optional
optional, not held handle delivered packages optional
optional, not held operate GPS systems optional

15 held skills the bicycle courier role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role animal behaviour knowledge
not needed by the target role assist disable passengers skill
not needed by the target role assist passengers skill
not needed by the target role clean horse's legs skill
not needed by the target role drive carriage skill
not needed by the target role ensure passenger comfort skill
not needed by the target role ensure vehicle operability skill
not needed by the target role focus on passengers skill
not needed by the target role groom animals skill
not needed by the target role harness horses to carriage skill
not needed by the target role provide care for horses skill
not needed by the target role provide customers with price information skill
not needed by the target role tolerate sitting for long periods skill
not needed by the target role train horses skill
not needed by the target role transport horses 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.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held geographic areas required

Index

Other moves recorded from carriage driver

Full index of moves from carriage driver

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.