Table 1Transition record

refuse vehicle drivertowaste broker

A refuse vehicle driver already meets 35% of what the waste broker role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From refuse vehicle driver

35%

Overlap1

To waste broker

8 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

60.5 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 60.5

This move: 60.5 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the waste broker 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A waste broker 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 types of waste collection vehicles services
already held establish waste collection routes management skills
already held maintain waste collection records information skills
already held hazardous materials transportation services
already held waste transport legislation business, administration and law
already held waste and scrap products services

All 8 carried skills, including the 4 the waste broker role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 16 missing skills fall into 4 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, 4 supplementary

required, not held communicate with waste treatment facilities required
required, not held identify customer's needs required
required, not held communicate with customers required
required, not held communicate with waste collectors required

optional, not held apply transportation management concepts optional
optional, not held advise on waste management procedures optional
optional, not held implement transport strategy optional
optional, not held investigate complaints about improper waste handling optional

02 assisting and caring 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation required
required, not held ensure compliance with waste legislative regulations required

optional, not held update licenses optional

03 management skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held coordinate shipments of waste materials required

optional, not held coordinate waste management procedures optional
optional, not held coordinate shipments of recycling materials optional

04 information skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held inspect compliance with hazardous waste regulations optional
optional, not held monitor legislation developments optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a waste broker 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 8 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held maintain waste collection records skill
already held types of waste collection vehicles knowledge
already held waste management knowledge
already held waste transport legislation knowledge
already held establish waste collection routes skill
already held hazardous materials transportation knowledge
already held hazardous waste storage knowledge
already held waste and scrap products knowledge

9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held apply transportation management concepts optional
optional, not held coordinate waste management procedures optional
optional, not held update licenses optional
optional, not held advise on waste management procedures optional
optional, not held coordinate shipments of recycling materials optional
optional, not held implement transport strategy optional
optional, not held inspect compliance with hazardous waste regulations optional
optional, not held investigate complaints about improper waste handling optional
optional, not held monitor legislation developments optional

20 held skills the waste broker 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 assess waste type 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 dispose of hazardous waste skill
not needed by the target role dispose of non-hazardous 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 maintain refuse collection equipment skill
not needed by the target role maintain septic tanks 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 use personal protection equipment skill

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.