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Overview
Occupational railway instructors teach future train, tram, metro or trolley drivers how to operate and maintain rail vehicles safely and according to operating rules.
In job descriptions, look for lesson planning, driving theory, braking, signalling, emergency stops, student assessment, practical observation, safety measures and passenger service.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Work combines classroom teaching, simulator or vehicle practice and close observation of trainees. The instructor links rules, signals, braking and vehicle handling to real route situations.
Skills and specializations
The role needs command of operating procedures, brake applications, railway characteristics, transport safety, lesson design and student assessment. Tram or metro roles may need local network knowledge.
Salary context
Pay context is shaped by responsibility for trainee safety, assessment authority, vehicle type, route complexity and whether the role designs courses or only delivers assigned modules.
Career paths
Experienced drivers can move into instructor work, assessment, training coordination, safety coaching, curriculum development or operational supervision. The rail vehicle type changes the teaching examples and the safety checks.
Good to know
Check whether the advert covers train, tram, metro or trolley driving. It should state the practice setting, assessment duties, emergency-stop training and signalling knowledge.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific pay data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Vocational secondary education
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include vocational teacher, agriculture, forestry and fishery vocational teacher and hospitality vocational teacher.
Explore this activityThese examples offer an overview but do not show every economic activity where the occupation may occur.
About this information
The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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O*NET relationships
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O*NET relationships: 1
Teachers and Instructors, All Other
25-3099.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
The official mapping connects this O*NET occupation to many ESCO occupations.
Source and method
These relationships come from the official European Commission O*NET–ESCO crosswalk.
Relationship direction: O*NET occupation to ESCO occupation.
Several O*NET occupations can point to the same ESCO occupation, and one O*NET occupation can point to several ESCO occupations.
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NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
85.32Vocational secondary education
Alternative labels
Occupation group
vocational teacher (2320.1)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/68dd0dfc-c8b0-4fd0-9a6e-b0864925fa56 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 2320.1.20 |
| ISCO group | 2320 |
| Concept type | Occupation |