Table 1Transition record

taxi controllertotrolley bus driver

A taxi controller already meets 17% of what the trolley bus driver role asks for. The move turns on 26 required skills not yet in the profile.

From taxi controller

17%

Overlap1

To trolley bus driver

6 Skills carried over

26 Required, not held

84.7 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 84.7

This move: 84.7 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the trolley bus driver role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the taxi controller 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 6 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 taxi controller background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held passenger transport regulations services
already held drive in urban areas working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held road traffic laws business, administration and law
already held read maps information skills
already held perform services in a flexible manner communication, collaboration and creativity
already held use different communication channels communication, collaboration and creativity

All 6 carried skills, including the 5 the trolley bus driver role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 29 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 assisting and caring 7 required

required, not held assist disable passengers required
required, not held assist passengers required
required, not held focus on passengers required
required, not held help to control passenger behaviour during emergency situations required
required, not held provide information to passengers required
required, not held interpret traffic signals required
required, not held provide first aid required

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 5 required

required, not held adhere to transportation work schedule required
required, not held communicate clearly with passengers required
required, not held apply conflict management required
required, not held communicate with customers required
required, not held stay alert required

03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 4 required

required, not held comply with policies for trolley bus driving required
required, not held ensure vehicle operability required
required, not held perform defensive driving required
required, not held use communication equipment required

04 services 3 required

required, not held mechanics of trolley buses required
required, not held health and safety measures in transportation required
required, not held transport topography required

05 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

06 information skills 2 required

required, not held ensure vehicles are equipped with accessibility equipment required
required, not held keep time accurately required

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 6 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held drive in urban areas skill
already held passenger transport regulations knowledge
already held perform services in a flexible manner skill
already held road traffic laws knowledge
already held use different communication channels skill
already held read maps skill

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 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

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

3 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

16 held skills the trolley bus driver role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role assign taxi fares skill
not needed by the target role communicate by telephone skill
not needed by the target role communicate verbal instructions skill
not needed by the target role consider economic criteria in decision making skill
not needed by the target role control taxi schedules skill
not needed by the target role follow up complaint reports skill
not needed by the target role handle customer complaints skill
not needed by the target role have computer literacy skill
not needed by the target role listen actively skill
not needed by the target role log times of taxis skill
not needed by the target role match vehicles with routes skill
not needed by the target role monitor drivers skill
not needed by the target role operate radio dispatch systems for taxis skill
not needed by the target role provide high-end driving services skill
not needed by the target role relay messages through radio and telephone systems skill
not needed by the target role use codes to communicate with taxi drivers 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 electrical operation of trolley buses required
required, not held mechanics of trolley buses required
required, not held health and safety measures in transportation required
required, not held transport topography required

Index

Other moves recorded from taxi controller

Full index of moves from taxi controller

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.