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

postman/postwomantocar and van delivery driver

A postman/postwoman already meets 56% of what the car and van delivery driver role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From postman/postwoman
56%
Overlap1
To car and van delivery driver
15 Skills carried over
4 Required, not held
45.2 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

56%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

45.2/ 100

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

  • act reliably
  • analyse travel alternatives
  • communicate with customers
  • differentiate types of packages
  • drive in urban areas
  • establish daily priorities

What stands in the way is 4 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 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A car and van delivery driver role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a postman/postwoman background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held operate mailing information systems information skills
  • already held ensure the integrity of mail handling and moving
  • already held organise mail deliveries management skills
  • already held differentiate types of packages handling and moving
  • already held drive two-wheeled vehicles working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held analyse travel alternatives information skills

All 15 carried skills, including the 10 the car and van delivery driver role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 19 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 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held solve location and navigation problems by using GPS tools required
  • required, not held drive vehicles required
  • optional, not held drive at high speeds optional
02 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held obey traffic rules required
  • optional, not held handle fragile items optional
03 services 1 required
  • required, not held health and safety measures in transportation required
04 management skills 5 supplementary
  • optional, not held maintain vehicle delivery documentation optional
  • optional, not held check deliveries on receipt optional
  • optional, not held handle paperwork optional
  • optional, not held process payments optional
  • optional, not held set payment handling strategies optional
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held follow verbal instructions optional
  • optional, not held follow written instructions optional
  • optional, not held use different communication channels optional
06 handling and moving 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held handle delivery of furniture goods optional
  • optional, not held handle delivered packages optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a car and van delivery 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 15 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held act reliably skill
  • already held analyse travel alternatives skill
  • already held communicate with customers skill
  • already held differentiate types of packages skill
  • already held drive in urban areas skill
  • already held establish daily priorities skill
  • already held geographic areas knowledge
  • already held interpret traffic signals skill
  • already held road traffic laws knowledge
  • already held use geographic information systems skill
  • already held data protection knowledge
  • already held drive two-wheeled vehicles skill
  • already held ensure the integrity of mail skill
  • already held operate mailing information systems skill
  • already held organise mail deliveries skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 constructing 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held maintain vehicle appearance optional
08 information skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held monitor merchandise delivery optional
09 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held operate GPS systems optional
15 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 maintain vehicle appearance optional
  • optional, not held maintain vehicle delivery documentation optional
  • optional, not held monitor merchandise delivery optional
  • optional, not held check deliveries on receipt optional
  • optional, not held drive at high speeds optional
  • optional, not held follow verbal instructions optional
  • optional, not held follow written instructions optional
  • optional, not held handle delivered packages optional
  • optional, not held handle paperwork optional
  • optional, not held operate GPS systems optional
  • optional, not held process payments optional
  • optional, not held set payment handling strategies optional
  • optional, not held use different communication channels optional
8 held skills the car and van delivery driver role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role apply information security policies skill
  • not needed by the target role contact customers skill
  • not needed by the target role execute working instructions skill
  • not needed by the target role handle mail skill
  • not needed by the target role implement environmental protection measures skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain privacy of service users skill
  • not needed by the target role respond to customers' inquiries skill
  • not needed by the target role secure sensitive customer's information 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 health and safety measures in transportation required
Index

Other moves recorded from postman/postwoman

Full index of moves from postman/postwoman

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.