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

train drivertoshunter

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

From train driver
23%
Overlap1
To shunter
8 Skills carried over
25 Required, not held
82 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

23%

Learning distance A rebuild

82/ 100

1 Share of the shunter role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the train 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 shunter role treats 8 of its required skills as things a train driver already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • check train engines
  • control train movement
  • mechanics of trains
  • physical characteristics of railways
  • shunt inbound loads
  • shunt outbound loads

What stands in the way is 25 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 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A shunter role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a train driver background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held control train movement working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held shunt rolling stock in marshalling yards working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held train operating procedures services
  • already held check train engines information skills
  • already held shunt outbound loads working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held physical characteristics of railways natural sciences, mathematics and statistics

All 8 carried skills, including the 8 the shunter role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 31 missing skills fall into 10 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 working with machinery and specialised equipment 9 required
  • required, not held perform wagon coupling required
  • required, not held operate railway communication systems required
  • required, not held operate railway switches required
  • required, not held operate railway warning systems required
  • required, not held operate switching locomotives required
  • required, not held perform maintenance on locomotives required
  • required, not held drive vehicles required
  • required, not held operate radio equipment required
  • required, not held operate railway vehicles required
02 assisting and caring 4 required
  • required, not held comply with railway safety standards required
  • required, not held enforce railway safety regulations required
  • required, not held oversee operational safety on trains required
  • required, not held deal with challenging work conditions required
03 information skills 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held test the braking force of trains required
  • required, not held assess railway operations required
  • required, not held read railway circuit plans required
  • optional, not held compare shipment contents with waybill optional
  • optional, not held keep written records of cargo optional
04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held rail infrastructure required
  • required, not held principles of mechanical engineering required
  • optional, not held electrical engineering optional
  • optional, not held electrical wiring plans optional
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required
  • required, not held use hand signal for transport procedures required
  • required, not held follow switching instructions in rail operations required
06 constructing 2 required
  • required, not held perform rail track inspections required
  • required, not held perform routine maintenance on railway engines required

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a shunter 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 check train engines skill
  • already held control train movement skill
  • already held mechanics of trains knowledge
  • already held physical characteristics of railways knowledge
  • already held shunt inbound loads skill
  • already held shunt outbound loads skill
  • already held shunt rolling stock in marshalling yards skill
  • already held train operating procedures knowledge
The 4 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held railway framework legislation required
08 services 1 required
  • required, not held dangers of marshalling activity required
09 working with computers 1 required
  • required, not held operate railway control panels required
10 handling and moving 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held assist in the movement of heavy loads optional
  • optional, not held load animals for transportation optional
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held compare shipment contents with waybill optional
  • optional, not held assist in the movement of heavy loads optional
  • optional, not held keep written records of cargo optional
  • optional, not held electrical engineering optional
  • optional, not held electrical wiring plans optional
  • optional, not held load animals for transportation optional
30 held skills the shunter role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role act reliably skill
  • not needed by the target role act with a high level of safety awareness skill
  • not needed by the target role adjust weight of cargo to capacity of freight transport vehicles skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse reports provided by passengers skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
  • not needed by the target role customs regulations for passengers knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure maintenance of trains skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure trains run to schedule skill
  • not needed by the target role focus on passengers skill
  • not needed by the target role follow signalling instructions skill
  • not needed by the target role freight transport methods knowledge
  • not needed by the target role handle stressful situations in the work place 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 locomotive brake applications knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain updated professional knowledge skill
  • not needed by the target role mark differences in colours skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor train schedules skill
  • not needed by the target role observe freight shipment loaders skill
  • not needed by the target role passenger transport regulations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform ICT troubleshooting skill
  • not needed by the target role perform services in a flexible manner skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare freight shipment reports skill
  • not needed by the target role react calmly in stressful situations skill
  • not needed by the target role relay messages through radio and telephone systems skill
  • not needed by the target role stay alert skill
  • not needed by the target role teach train driving principles skill
  • not needed by the target role tolerate sitting for long periods skill
  • not needed by the target role track geometry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role work in a rail transport team skill
6 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 dangers of marshalling activity required
  • required, not held rail infrastructure required
  • required, not held railway framework legislation required
  • required, not held principles of mechanical engineering required
  • optional, not held electrical engineering optional
  • optional, not held electrical wiring plans optional
Index

Other moves recorded from train driver

Full index of moves from train 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.