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

street sweepertorefuse vehicle driver

A street sweeper already meets 44% of what the refuse vehicle driver role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From street sweeper
44%
Overlap1
To refuse vehicle driver
9 Skills carried over
5 Required, not held
55.4 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

44%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

55.4/ 100

1 Share of the refuse vehicle driver role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the street sweeper 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 refuse vehicle driver role treats 7 of its required skills as things a street sweeper already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • drive vehicles
  • drive waste collection vehicle
  • maintain waste collection records
  • manage waste rock
  • use personal protection equipment
  • waste management

What stands in the way is 5 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 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A refuse vehicle driver role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a street sweeper background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held drive waste collection vehicle working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held manage waste rock handling and moving
  • already held empty community waste collection bins handling and moving
  • already held establish waste collection routes management skills
  • already held maintain waste collection records information skills
  • already held waste transport legislation business, administration and law

All 9 carried skills, including the 7 the refuse vehicle driver role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 19 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 services 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held types of waste collection vehicles required
  • required, not held waste and scrap products required
  • optional, not held hazardous materials transportation optional
  • optional, not held hazardous waste storage optional
02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held park vehicles in depot required
  • required, not held manoeuvre heavy trucks required
  • optional, not held drive in urban areas optional
  • optional, not held drive vehicles in processions optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required
  • required, not held adhere to transportation work schedule required
04 handling and moving 5 supplementary
  • optional, not held assess waste type optional
  • optional, not held collect domestic waste optional
  • optional, not held collect industrial waste optional
  • optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional
  • optional, not held dispose of non-hazardous waste optional
05 constructing 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held maintain refuse collection equipment optional
  • optional, not held maintain septic tanks optional
06 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held road transport legislation optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a refuse vehicle 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 9 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held drive vehicles skill
  • already held drive waste collection vehicle skill
  • already held maintain waste collection records skill
  • already held manage waste rock skill
  • already held use personal protection equipment skill
  • already held waste management knowledge
  • already held waste transport legislation knowledge
  • already held empty community waste collection bins skill
  • already held establish waste collection routes skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 information skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held read maps optional
08 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held operate GPS systems optional
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held assess waste type optional
  • optional, not held collect domestic waste optional
  • optional, not held drive in urban areas optional
  • optional, not held drive vehicles in processions optional
  • optional, not held hazardous materials transportation optional
  • optional, not held maintain refuse collection equipment optional
  • optional, not held maintain septic tanks optional
  • optional, not held road transport legislation optional
  • optional, not held collect industrial waste optional
  • optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional
  • optional, not held dispose of non-hazardous waste optional
  • optional, not held hazardous waste storage optional
  • optional, not held operate GPS systems optional
  • optional, not held read maps optional
52 held skills the refuse vehicle driver role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adapt to different weather conditions skill
  • not needed by the target role carry out cleaning of road drains skill
  • not needed by the target role carry out pressure washing activities skill
  • not needed by the target role clean amusement park facilities skill
  • not needed by the target role clean building floors skill
  • not needed by the target role clean confined spaces skill
  • not needed by the target role clean equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role clean particular areas manually skill
  • not needed by the target role clean public areas skill
  • not needed by the target role clean public furniture skill
  • not needed by the target role clean sewerage systems skill
  • not needed by the target role cleaning industry health and safety measures knowledge
  • not needed by the target role cleaning products knowledge
  • not needed by the target role cleaning techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role clear out drains skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate with waste treatment facilities skill
  • not needed by the target role complete report sheets of activity skill
  • not needed by the target role discharge of collected waste knowledge
  • not needed by the target role disinfect surfaces skill
  • not needed by the target role ecology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with waste legislative regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure equipment maintenance skill
  • not needed by the target role follow work schedule skill
  • not needed by the target role graffiti removal techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role handle chemical cleaning agents skill
  • not needed by the target role health, safety and hygiene legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role local geography knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain a safe, hygienic and secure working environment skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain cleaning equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain ground skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain inventory of cleaning supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain personal hygiene standards when cleaning skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain street sweeping machine skill
  • not needed by the target role manage routine waste skill
  • not needed by the target role manage waste skill
  • not needed by the target role mechanics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operate mechanical street sweeping equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operate motorised street sweeping machine skill
  • not needed by the target role perform cleaning activities in an environmentally friendly way skill
  • not needed by the target role perform emergency street clean ups skill

12 further entries not listed here

5 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 types of waste collection vehicles required
  • required, not held waste and scrap products required
  • optional, not held hazardous materials transportation optional
  • optional, not held road transport legislation optional
  • optional, not held hazardous waste storage optional
Index

Other moves recorded from street sweeper

Full index of moves from street sweeper

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.