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

passenger fare controllertobus driver

A passenger fare controller already meets 30% of what the bus driver role asks for. The move turns on 23 required skills not yet in the profile.

From passenger fare controller
30%
Overlap1
To bus driver
11 Skills carried over
23 Required, not held
74 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 74

This move: 74 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the bus driver role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the passenger fare 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A bus driver role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a passenger fare controller background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held adhere to transportation work schedule communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held communicate clearly with passengers communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held assist disable passengers assisting and caring
  • already held help to control passenger behaviour during emergency situations assisting and caring
  • already held provide information to passengers assisting and caring
  • already held handle petty cash management skills

All 11 carried skills, including the 10 the bus driver role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 25 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
  • required, not held control the performance of the vehicle required
  • required, not held drive in urban areas required
  • required, not held ensure vehicle operability required
  • required, not held perform defensive driving required
  • required, not held manoeuvre bus required
  • required, not held use communication devices required
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held apply conflict management required
  • required, not held stay alert required
  • required, not held use different communication channels required
  • optional, not held promote the use of sustainable transport optional
03 information skills 3 required
  • required, not held ensure vehicles are equipped with accessibility equipment required
  • required, not held keep time accurately required
  • required, not held read maps required
04 services 3 required
  • required, not held passenger transport regulations required
  • required, not held health and safety measures in transportation required
  • required, not held transport topography required
05 assisting and caring 2 required
  • required, not held focus on passengers required
  • required, not held interpret traffic signals required
06 management skills 2 required
  • required, not held organise vehicle breakdown support required
  • required, not held tolerate sitting for long periods required

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a bus driver 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 11 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adhere to transportation work schedule skill
  • already held assist disable passengers skill
  • already held assist passengers skill
  • already held communicate clearly with passengers skill
  • already held communicate with customers skill
  • already held help to control passenger behaviour during emergency situations skill
  • already held lift heavy weights skill
  • already held perform services in a flexible manner skill
  • already held provide first aid skill
  • already held provide information to passengers skill
  • already held handle petty cash skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 handling and moving 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held clean road vehicles required
  • optional, not held execute vehicle maintenance optional
08 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held road traffic laws required
09 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required
  • required, not held mechanical components of vehicles required
10 working with computers 1 required
  • required, not held operate GPS systems required
2 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held promote the use of sustainable transport optional
  • optional, not held execute vehicle maintenance optional
21 held skills the bus driver role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role act reliably skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse reports provided by passengers skill
  • not needed by the target role answer questions about the train transport service skill
  • not needed by the target role apply tramway regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role assist passengers in emergency situations skill
  • not needed by the target role be friendly to passengers skill
  • not needed by the target role check passenger tickets skill
  • not needed by the target role check tickets throughout carriages skill
  • not needed by the target role collect fares skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate reports provided by passengers skill
  • not needed by the target role consider ergonomic aspects of urban transportation skill
  • not needed by the target role customs regulations for passengers knowledge
  • not needed by the target role engage with rail stakeholders skill
  • not needed by the target role facilitate safe disembarkation of passengers skill
  • not needed by the target role handle personal identifiable information skill
  • not needed by the target role listen actively skill
  • not needed by the target role manage emergency situations on board skill
  • not needed by the target role operate electronic payment terminals skill
  • not needed by the target role regulations for international transportation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role speak different languages skill
  • not needed by the target role supervise movement of passengers 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 health and safety measures in transportation required
  • required, not held road traffic laws required
  • required, not held transport topography required
Index

Other moves recorded from passenger fare controller

Full index of moves from passenger fare 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.