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

school bus attendanttotrolley bus driver

A school bus attendant already meets 25% of what the trolley bus driver role asks for. The move turns on 23 required skills not yet in the profile.

From school bus attendant
25%
Overlap1
To trolley bus driver
8 Skills carried over
23 Required, not held
78.6 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 78.6

This move: 78.6 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the trolley bus driver role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the school bus attendant 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 trolley bus driver role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a school bus attendant background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held ensure vehicles are equipped with accessibility equipment information skills
  • already held help to control passenger behaviour during emergency situations assisting and caring
  • already held assist passengers assisting and caring
  • already held passenger transport regulations services
  • already held health and safety measures in transportation services
  • already held road traffic laws business, administration and law

All 8 carried skills, including the 8 the trolley bus driver role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 27 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 6 required
  • required, not held adhere to transportation work schedule required
  • required, not held communicate clearly with passengers required
  • required, not held communicate with customers required
  • required, not held perform services in a flexible manner required
  • required, not held stay alert required
  • required, not held use different communication channels required
02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 5 required
  • required, not held comply with policies for trolley bus driving required
  • required, not held drive in urban areas required
  • required, not held ensure vehicle operability required
  • required, not held perform defensive driving required
  • required, not held use communication equipment required
03 assisting and caring 4 required
  • required, not held assist disable passengers required
  • required, not held focus on passengers required
  • required, not held provide information to passengers required
  • required, not held interpret traffic signals required
04 management skills 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held tolerate stress required
  • required, not held tolerate sitting for long periods required
  • optional, not held handle petty cash optional
05 services 2 required
  • required, not held mechanics of trolley buses required
  • required, not held transport topography required
06 handling and moving 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held clean road vehicles required
  • optional, not held execute vehicle maintenance optional
  • optional, not held lift heavy weights optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a trolley 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 8 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply conflict management skill
  • already held assist passengers skill
  • already held ensure vehicles are equipped with accessibility equipment skill
  • already held health and safety measures in transportation knowledge
  • already held help to control passenger behaviour during emergency situations skill
  • already held passenger transport regulations knowledge
  • already held provide first aid skill
  • already held road traffic laws knowledge
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held keep time accurately required
  • optional, not held read maps optional
08 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required
  • required, not held electrical operation of trolley buses required
09 working with computers 1 required
  • required, not held operate GPS systems required
4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held execute vehicle maintenance optional
  • optional, not held handle petty cash optional
  • optional, not held lift heavy weights optional
  • optional, not held read maps optional
11 held skills the trolley bus driver role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adhere to organisational guidelines skill
  • not needed by the target role assist social service users with physical disabilities skill
  • not needed by the target role common children's diseases knowledge
  • not needed by the target role communicate with youth skill
  • not needed by the target role cooperate with colleagues skill
  • not needed by the target role cooperate with education professionals skill
  • not needed by the target role escort students on a field trip skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor student's behaviour skill
  • not needed by the target role show consideration for student's situation skill
  • not needed by the target role supervise children skill
  • not needed by the target role use communication devices skill
3 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 electrical operation of trolley buses required
  • required, not held mechanics of trolley buses required
  • required, not held transport topography required
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.