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

railway electronic techniciantolevel crossing signalperson

A railway electronic technician already meets 21% of what the level crossing signalperson role asks for. The move turns on 19 required skills not yet in the profile.

From railway electronic technician
21%
Overlap1
To level crossing signalperson
6 Skills carried over
19 Required, not held
79.7 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

21%

Learning distance A rebuild

79.7/ 100

1 Share of the level crossing signalperson role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the railway electronic technician 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 level crossing signalperson role treats 5 of its required skills as things a railway electronic technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • enforce railway safety regulations
  • ensure compliance with railway regulation
  • operate railway control panels
  • operate railway warning systems
  • read railway circuit plans

What stands in the way is 19 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 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A level crossing signalperson role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a railway electronic technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held operate railway warning systems working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held read railway circuit plans information skills
  • already held maintain railway signal equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held ensure compliance with railway regulation assisting and caring
  • already held operate railway control panels working with computers
  • already held enforce railway safety regulations assisting and caring

All 6 carried skills, including the 5 the level crossing signalperson role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 22 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 5 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held follow signalling instructions required
  • required, not held communicate verbal instructions required
  • required, not held cooperate with colleagues required
  • required, not held execute working instructions required
  • required, not held stay alert required
  • optional, not held liaise with railway stakeholders for accident investigations optional
  • optional, not held authorise occupancy of rail tracks optional
02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 5 required
  • required, not held operate barriers at level crossings required
  • required, not held apply signalling control procedures required
  • required, not held operate railway lever frames required
  • required, not held operate railway switches required
  • required, not held operate train signalling equipment required
03 management skills 2 required
  • required, not held follow strict level crossing operating procedures required
  • required, not held plan railway incident mitigation measures required
04 services 2 required
  • required, not held level crossing regulations required
  • required, not held signal box parts required
05 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held compile railway signalling reports required
  • optional, not held carry out railway accident investigations optional
06 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held railway framework legislation required

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a level crossing signalperson 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 6 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held enforce railway safety regulations skill
  • already held ensure compliance with railway regulation skill
  • already held operate railway control panels skill
  • already held operate railway warning systems skill
  • already held read railway circuit plans skill
  • already held maintain railway signal equipment skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held test railway signalling equipment required
08 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required
  • required, not held signal boxes required
09 working with computers 1 required
  • required, not held operate LED-based panel signal boxes required
3 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held liaise with railway stakeholders for accident investigations optional
  • optional, not held authorise occupancy of rail tracks optional
  • optional, not held carry out railway accident investigations optional
20 held skills the level crossing signalperson role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role comply with legal regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role design wayside signalling interlockings skill
  • not needed by the target role detect malfunctions in train control systems skill
  • not needed by the target role electrical systems used in transportation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electrical wiring plans knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electronics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electronics principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure safety of mobile electrical systems skill
  • not needed by the target role follow written instructions skill
  • not needed by the target role have computer literacy skill
  • not needed by the target role install electronic communication devices on trains skill
  • not needed by the target role interpret circuit diagrams skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain records of maintenance interventions skill
  • not needed by the target role operate radio equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operate railway communication systems skill
  • not needed by the target role operate railway vehicles skill
  • not needed by the target role principles of mechanical engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role test electronic units skill
  • not needed by the target role use diagnostic tools for electronic repairs skill
  • not needed by the target role write routine reports skill
4 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 level crossing regulations required
  • required, not held railway framework legislation required
  • required, not held signal box parts required
  • required, not held signal boxes required
Index

Other moves recorded from railway electronic technician

Full index of moves from railway electronic technician

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.