vessel steering instructortodriving instructor
A vessel steering instructor already meets 51% of what the driving instructor role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.
This move: 58.2 of 100 · substantial
1 Share of the driving instructor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the vessel steering instructor 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 32 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A driving instructor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a vessel steering instructor background worth leading with.
- already held vessel electrical system engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held inspect vessel information skills
- already held use geographic memory information skills
- already held conduct water navigation working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held fishing vessels agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
- already held use water navigation devices working with machinery and specialised equipment
All 32 carried skills, including the 11 the driving instructor role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 30 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.
- required, not held control the performance of the vehicle required
- required, not held ensure vehicle operability required
- required, not held perform defensive driving required
- required, not held drive vehicles required
- required, not held park vehicles required
- optional, not held drive in urban areas optional
- optional, not held drive two-wheeled vehicles optional
- optional, not held drive automatic car optional
- optional, not held manoeuvre bus optional
- optional, not held manoeuvre heavy trucks optional
- optional, not held take over pedal control optional
- required, not held adapt to new technology used in cars required
- required, not held teach driving practices required
- optional, not held teach driving theory optional
- optional, not held provide lesson materials optional
- optional, not held write work-related reports optional
- required, not held diagnose problems with vehicles required
- required, not held ensure vehicles are equipped with accessibility equipment required
- optional, not held anticipate change in car technology optional
- optional, not held read maps optional
- required, not held mechanical components of vehicles required
- optional, not held mechanics of motor vehicles optional
- optional, not held types of vehicle engines optional
- optional, not held types of vehicles optional
- required, not held road traffic laws required
- optional, not held car controls optional
- optional, not held driver's license structure optional
- optional, not held driving examinations optional
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a driving instructor role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 adapt to new technology used in cars skill · sector specific
- 02 control the performance of the vehicle skill · sector specific
- 03 diagnose problems with vehicles 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 32 skills that carry over
- already held adapt teaching to student's capabilities skill
- already held apply teaching strategies skill
- already held assist students in their learning skill
- already held curriculum objectives knowledge
- already held encourage students to acknowledge their achievements skill
- already held give constructive feedback skill
- already held guarantee students' safety skill
- already held health and safety measures in transportation knowledge
- already held interpret traffic signals skill
- already held monitor developments in field of expertise skill
- already held show consideration for student's situation skill
- already held adult education knowledge
- already held assess students skill
- already held conduct water navigation skill
- already held customer service knowledge
- already held demonstrate when teaching skill
- already held engine components knowledge
- already held fishing vessels knowledge
- already held inspect vessel skill
- already held learning difficulties knowledge
- already held mechanics knowledge
- already held mechanics of vessels knowledge
- already held operate an emergency communication system skill
- already held operation of different engines knowledge
- already held physical parts of the vessel knowledge
- already held types of maritime vessels knowledge
- already held use geographic memory skill
- already held use water navigation devices skill
- already held vessel electrical system knowledge
- already held vessel fuels knowledge
- already held vessel safety equipment knowledge
- already held vessel stability principles knowledge
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held apply health and safety standards optional
- optional, not held operate GPS systems optional
19 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held anticipate change in car technology optional
- optional, not held car controls optional
- optional, not held drive in urban areas optional
- optional, not held drive two-wheeled vehicles optional
- optional, not held driver's license structure optional
- optional, not held teach driving theory optional
- optional, not held apply health and safety standards optional
- optional, not held drive automatic car optional
- optional, not held driving examinations optional
- optional, not held manoeuvre bus optional
- optional, not held manoeuvre heavy trucks optional
- optional, not held mechanics of motor vehicles optional
- optional, not held operate GPS systems optional
- optional, not held provide lesson materials optional
- optional, not held read maps optional
- optional, not held take over pedal control optional
- optional, not held types of vehicle engines optional
- optional, not held types of vehicles optional
- optional, not held write work-related reports optional
0 held skills the driving instructor role does not ask for
8 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 mechanical components of vehicles required
- required, not held road traffic laws required
- optional, not held car controls optional
- optional, not held driver's license structure optional
- optional, not held driving examinations optional
- optional, not held mechanics of motor vehicles optional
- optional, not held types of vehicle engines optional
- optional, not held types of vehicles optional
Other moves recorded from vessel steering instructor
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.