Table 1Transition record

refuse vehicle drivertorecycling worker

A refuse vehicle driver already meets 26% of what the recycling worker role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From refuse vehicle driver

26%

Overlap1

To recycling worker

7 Skills carried over

8 Required, not held

70.2 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

26%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

70.2/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the recycling worker role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the refuse vehicle driver 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 recycling worker role treats 4 of its required skills as things a refuse vehicle driver already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

assess waste type
use personal protection equipment
waste and scrap products
waste management

What stands in the way is 8 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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A recycling worker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a refuse vehicle driver background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held assess waste type handling and moving
already held waste and scrap products services
already held waste management services
already held hazardous waste storage services
already held dispose of non-hazardous waste handling and moving
already held dispose of hazardous waste handling and moving

All 7 carried skills, including the 4 the recycling worker role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 27 missing skills fall into 8 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 handling and moving 3 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held collect broken appliances required
required, not held handle chemical cleaning agents required
required, not held manage waste required

optional, not held monitor composting optional
optional, not held drain hazardous liquids optional
optional, not held install recycling containers optional
optional, not held follow recycling collection schedules optional
optional, not held remove contaminants optional
optional, not held sort waste optional

02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held dismantle broken appliances required
required, not held operate recycling processing equipment required

optional, not held operate forklift optional
optional, not held perform laboratory tests optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held troubleshoot required

optional, not held educate on recycling regulations optional
optional, not held advise on waste management procedures optional

04 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held ensure compliance with waste legislative regulations required

optional, not held avoid contamination optional

05 services 1 required

required, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation required

06 information skills 4 supplementary

optional, not held control delivered waste optional
optional, not held report pollution incidents optional
optional, not held assess contamination optional
optional, not held maintain recycling records optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a recycling worker 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 7 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held assess waste type skill
already held use personal protection equipment skill
already held waste and scrap products knowledge
already held waste management knowledge
already held dispose of hazardous waste skill
already held dispose of non-hazardous waste skill
already held hazardous waste storage knowledge

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 supplementary

optional, not held electronics principles optional
optional, not held electricity optional
optional, not held pollution prevention optional

08 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held maintain sorting equipment optional

19 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held monitor composting optional
optional, not held control delivered waste optional
optional, not held drain hazardous liquids optional
optional, not held educate on recycling regulations optional
optional, not held electronics principles optional
optional, not held install recycling containers optional
optional, not held maintain sorting equipment optional
optional, not held report pollution incidents optional
optional, not held advise on waste management procedures optional
optional, not held assess contamination optional
optional, not held avoid contamination optional
optional, not held electricity optional
optional, not held follow recycling collection schedules optional
optional, not held maintain recycling records optional
optional, not held operate forklift optional
optional, not held perform laboratory tests optional
optional, not held pollution prevention optional
optional, not held remove contaminants optional
optional, not held sort waste optional

21 held skills the recycling worker role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adhere to transportation work schedule skill
not needed by the target role collect domestic waste skill
not needed by the target role collect industrial waste skill
not needed by the target role drive in urban areas skill
not needed by the target role drive vehicles skill
not needed by the target role drive vehicles in processions skill
not needed by the target role drive waste collection vehicle skill
not needed by the target role empty community waste collection bins skill
not needed by the target role establish waste collection routes skill
not needed by the target role hazardous materials transportation knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain refuse collection equipment skill
not needed by the target role maintain septic tanks skill
not needed by the target role maintain waste collection records skill
not needed by the target role manage waste rock 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 park vehicles in depot skill
not needed by the target role read maps skill
not needed by the target role road transport legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role types of waste collection vehicles knowledge
not needed by the target role waste transport legislation knowledge

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 health, safety and hygiene legislation required
optional, not held electronics principles optional
optional, not held electricity optional
optional, not held pollution prevention optional

Index

Other moves recorded from refuse vehicle driver

Full index of moves from refuse vehicle driver

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.