The Collar360

Rolling stock inspector

Other names

rolling stock supervisor, inspector of rolling stock, carriage supervisor, railway inspector, carriage inspector, railway carriage and wagon inspector, supervisor of rolling stock, rail car inspector, railway carriage and wagon supervisor

Railways

They check train wagons and carriages before use, look for damage or faults, test brakes, and write reports on what they find.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Inspect repairs to transportation vehicles or equipment to ensure that repair work was performed properly.

  2. 2

    Inspect vehicles or equipment to ensure compliance with rules, standards, or regulations.

  3. 3

    Inspect vehicles or other equipment for evidence of abuse, damage, or mechanical malfunction.

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Sources

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

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In other languages

français
inspecteur de matériel roulant/inspectrice de matériel roulant
español
inspector ferroviario de vagones/inspectora ferroviaria de vagones
العربية
مفتش القاطرات / مفتشة القاطرات
português
Inspetor de material rolante/Inspetora de material rolante
Deutsch
Schienenfahrzeuginspektor/Schienenfahrzeuginspektorin
italiano
ispettore di materiale rotabile/ispettrice di materiale rotabile

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