tram controllertotram driver
A tram controller already meets 20% of what the tram driver role asks for. The move turns on 27 required skills not yet in the profile.
This move: 83.5 of 100 · career change
1 Share of the tram driver role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the tram 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 · What you already bring
Of the 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A tram driver role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a tram controller background worth leading with.
- already held types of trams services
- already held apply tramway regulations assisting and caring
- already held mechanical composition of trams services
- already held operate tram controls working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held use communication equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held stay alert communication, collaboration and creativity
All 7 carried skills, including the 7 the tram driver role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 32 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.
- 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 interpret tramway traffic signs required
- required, not held provide information to passengers required
- required, not held interpret traffic light signals used in tramway infrastructure required
- required, not held provide first aid 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 perform services in a flexible manner required
- required, not held use different communication channels required
- required, not held drive in urban areas required
- required, not held drive trams required
- required, not held ensure vehicle operability required
- required, not held perform defensive driving required
- required, not held perform tram equipment checks required
- required, not held ensure vehicles are equipped with accessibility equipment required
- required, not held keep time accurately required
- optional, not held read maps optional
- required, not held tolerate stress required
- required, not held tolerate sitting for long periods required
- optional, not held handle petty cash optional
- required, not held passenger transport regulations required
- required, not held transport topography required
3 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a tram driver role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 perform tram equipment checks skill · occupation specific
- 02 adhere to transportation work schedule skill · sector specific
- 03 assist disable passengers skill · sector specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 7 skills that carry over
- already held apply tramway regulations skill
- already held health and safety measures in transportation knowledge
- already held mechanical composition of trams knowledge
- already held operate tram controls skill
- already held stay alert skill
- already held types of trams knowledge
- already held use communication equipment skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
- required, not held clean road vehicles required
- optional, not held execute vehicle maintenance optional
- optional, not held lift heavy weights optional
- required, not held road traffic laws required
- optional, not held operate GPS systems optional
5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held execute vehicle maintenance optional
- optional, not held handle petty cash optional
- optional, not held lift heavy weights optional
- optional, not held operate GPS systems optional
- optional, not held read maps optional
13 held skills the tram driver role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role analyse travel alternatives skill
- not needed by the target role communicate verbal instructions skill
- not needed by the target role communicate with customer service department skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate with tram maintenance department skill
- not needed by the target role deal with changing operational demand skill
- not needed by the target role ensure public safety and security skill
- not needed by the target role ensure steady circulation of trams skill
- not needed by the target role ensure tram system power supply skill
- not needed by the target role follow work procedures skill
- not needed by the target role handle stressful situations in the work place skill
- not needed by the target role match vehicles with routes skill
- not needed by the target role operate tram system monitoring equipment skill
- not needed by the target role tram network knowledge
3 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held passenger transport regulations required
- required, not held road traffic laws required
- required, not held transport topography required
Other moves recorded from tram controller
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.