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

private chauffeurtobus driver

A private chauffeur already meets 63% of what the bus driver role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From private chauffeur
63%
Overlap1
To bus driver
22 Skills carried over
12 Required, not held
46.5 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 46.5

This move: 46.5 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the bus driver role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the private chauffeur 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 22 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 private chauffeur background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held tolerate sitting for long periods management skills
  • already held focus on passengers assisting and caring
  • already held transport topography services
  • already held assist disable passengers assisting and caring
  • already held execute vehicle maintenance handling and moving
  • already held control the performance of the vehicle working with machinery and specialised equipment

All 22 carried skills, including the 21 the bus driver role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 14 missing skills fall into 6 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held adhere to transportation work schedule required
  • required, not held communicate clearly with passengers required
  • required, not held apply conflict management required
  • required, not held use different communication channels required
  • optional, not held promote the use of sustainable transport optional
02 assisting and caring 2 required
  • required, not held help to control passenger behaviour during emergency situations required
  • required, not held provide information to passengers required
03 information skills 2 required
  • required, not held ensure vehicles are equipped with accessibility equipment required
  • required, not held keep time accurately required
04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required
  • required, not held manoeuvre bus required
  • required, not held use communication devices required
05 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held organise vehicle breakdown support required
  • optional, not held handle petty cash optional
06 handling and moving 1 required
  • required, not held clean road vehicles required
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 22 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held assist disable passengers skill
  • already held assist passengers skill
  • already held communicate with customers skill
  • already held control the performance of the vehicle skill
  • already held drive in urban areas skill
  • already held ensure vehicle operability skill
  • already held focus on passengers skill
  • already held health and safety measures in transportation knowledge
  • already held interpret traffic signals skill
  • already held lift heavy weights skill
  • already held mechanical components of vehicles knowledge
  • already held operate GPS systems skill
  • already held passenger transport regulations knowledge
  • already held perform defensive driving skill
  • already held perform services in a flexible manner skill
  • already held provide first aid skill
  • already held read maps skill
  • already held road traffic laws knowledge
  • already held stay alert skill
  • already held tolerate sitting for long periods skill
  • already held transport topography knowledge
  • already held execute vehicle maintenance skill
2 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held promote the use of sustainable transport optional
  • optional, not held handle petty cash optional
19 held skills the bus driver role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role analyse travel alternatives skill
  • not needed by the target role clean vehicle interiors skill
  • not needed by the target role demonstrate professional attitude to clients skill
  • not needed by the target role drive automatic car skill
  • not needed by the target role drive vehicles skill
  • not needed by the target role follow verbal instructions skill
  • not needed by the target role geographic areas knowledge
  • not needed by the target role handle delivered packages skill
  • not needed by the target role local geography knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain personal hygiene standards skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain vehicle appearance skill
  • not needed by the target role make reservations skill
  • not needed by the target role operate radio equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role park vehicles skill
  • not needed by the target role provide private transport services skill
  • not needed by the target role tolerate stress skill
  • not needed by the target role transportation methods knowledge
  • not needed by the target role wash vehicles skill
  • not needed by the target role work in shifts skill
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.