occupational driving instructortobus driving instructor
A occupational driving instructor already meets 67% of what the bus driving instructor role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.
67%
37.6/ 100
1 Share of the bus driving instructor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the occupational driving instructor 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 this move works
A bus driving instructor role treats 18 of its required skills as things a occupational driving instructor already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- adapt teaching to student's capabilities
- apply teaching strategies
- assist students in their learning
- control the performance of the vehicle
- diagnose problems with vehicles
- drive vehicles
What stands in the way is 5 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 23 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A bus driving instructor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a occupational driving instructor background worth leading with.
- already held manoeuvre bus working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held driving examinations services
- already held teach driving theory communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held teach driving practices communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held diagnose problems with vehicles information skills
- already held ensure vehicles are equipped with accessibility equipment information skills
All 23 carried skills, including the 18 the bus driving instructor role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 18 missing skills fall into 7 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.
- required, not held adapt to new technology used in cars required
- required, not held show consideration for student's situation required
- optional, not held demonstrate when teaching optional
- required, not held curriculum objectives required
- optional, not held adult education optional
- optional, not held learning difficulties optional
- required, not held monitor developments in field of expertise required
- optional, not held read maps optional
- optional, not held use geographic memory optional
- required, not held encourage students to acknowledge their achievements required
- optional, not held operation of different engines optional
- optional, not held engine components optional
- optional, not held mechanics optional
- optional, not held mechanics of motor vehicles optional
- optional, not held types of vehicle engines optional
- optional, not held types of vehicles optional
- optional, not held driver's license structure optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a bus 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 skill · sector specific
- 02 curriculum objectives knowledge · cross sector
- 03 encourage students to acknowledge their achievements skill · cross sector
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 23 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 control the performance of the vehicle skill
- already held diagnose problems with vehicles skill
- already held drive vehicles skill
- already held ensure vehicle operability skill
- already held ensure vehicles are equipped with accessibility equipment 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 manoeuvre bus skill
- already held mechanical components of vehicles knowledge
- already held park vehicles skill
- already held perform defensive driving skill
- already held road traffic laws knowledge
- already held teach driving practices skill
- already held assess students skill
- already held customer service knowledge
- already held drive in urban areas skill
- already held driving examinations knowledge
- already held teach driving theory skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held operate an emergency communication system optional
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held driver's license structure optional
- optional, not held operation of different engines optional
- optional, not held adult education optional
- optional, not held demonstrate when teaching optional
- optional, not held engine components optional
- optional, not held learning difficulties optional
- optional, not held mechanics optional
- optional, not held mechanics of motor vehicles optional
- optional, not held operate an emergency communication system optional
- optional, not held read maps optional
- optional, not held types of vehicle engines optional
- optional, not held types of vehicles optional
- optional, not held use geographic memory optional
20 held skills the bus driving instructor role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role adapt training to labour market skill
- not needed by the target role apply intercultural teaching strategies skill
- not needed by the target role comply with policies for trolley bus driving skill
- not needed by the target role drive two-wheeled vehicles skill
- not needed by the target role drive waste collection vehicle skill
- not needed by the target role ensure implementation of safe driving practices skill
- not needed by the target role geographic areas knowledge
- not needed by the target role manage resources for educational purposes skill
- not needed by the target role manage test drives skill
- not needed by the target role manoeuvre heavy trucks skill
- not needed by the target role operate GPS systems skill
- not needed by the target role operate radio dispatch systems for taxis skill
- not needed by the target role passenger transport regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role perform tests on airport vehicles skill
- not needed by the target role prepare examinations for vocational courses skill
- not needed by the target role provide high-end driving services skill
- not needed by the target role provide lesson materials skill
- not needed by the target role recruit bus drivers skill
- not needed by the target role take over pedal control skill
- not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
10 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held curriculum objectives required
- optional, not held driver's license structure optional
- optional, not held operation of different engines optional
- optional, not held adult education optional
- optional, not held engine components optional
- optional, not held learning difficulties optional
- optional, not held mechanics 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 occupational driving instructor
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.