Table 1Transition record

academic support officertoadmissions coordinator

A academic support officer already meets 42% of what the admissions coordinator role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From academic support officer

42%

Overlap1

To admissions coordinator

11 Skills carried over

5 Required, not held

52.8 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 52.8

This move: 52.8 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the admissions coordinator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the academic support officer 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

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A admissions coordinator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a academic support officer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held counsel students communication, collaboration and creativity
already held identify education needs management skills
already held education law business, administration and law
already held communication generic programmes and qualifications
already held electronic communication engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held communicate with youth communication, collaboration and creativity

All 11 carried skills, including the 3 the admissions coordinator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 14 missing skills fall into 6 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 management skills 3 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held assist students with their enrolment required
required, not held manage student admissions required
required, not held provide education management support required

optional, not held manage educational institution's administration optional
optional, not held use office systems optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held provide information on education financing required

optional, not held use different communication channels optional

03 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held provide information on school services required

04 business, administration and law 3 supplementary

optional, not held student financial aid programmes optional
optional, not held education administration optional
optional, not held secondary school procedures optional

05 education 2 supplementary

optional, not held kindergarten school procedures optional
optional, not held primary school procedures optional

06 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary

optional, not held office software optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a admissions coordinator 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 11 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held assess students skill
already held assessment processes knowledge
already held identify education needs skill
already held assist in the organisation of school events skill
already held communicate with youth skill
already held communication knowledge
already held counsel students skill
already held customer service knowledge
already held education law knowledge
already held electronic communication knowledge
already held oversee extra-curricular activities skill

9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held student financial aid programmes optional
optional, not held education administration optional
optional, not held kindergarten school procedures optional
optional, not held manage educational institution's administration optional
optional, not held office software optional
optional, not held primary school procedures optional
optional, not held secondary school procedures optional
optional, not held use different communication channels optional
optional, not held use office systems optional

25 held skills the admissions coordinator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role cooperate with education professionals skill
not needed by the target role coordinate educational programmes skill
not needed by the target role curriculum objectives knowledge
not needed by the target role give constructive feedback skill
not needed by the target role guarantee students' safety skill
not needed by the target role learning difficulties knowledge
not needed by the target role liaise with educational staff skill
not needed by the target role liaise with educational support staff skill
not needed by the target role listen actively skill
not needed by the target role manage access programmes skill
not needed by the target role monitor student's behaviour skill
not needed by the target role project management knowledge
not needed by the target role promote education course skill
not needed by the target role promote social awareness skill
not needed by the target role provide information on study programmes skill
not needed by the target role recruit student ambassador skill
not needed by the target role school psychology knowledge
not needed by the target role show consideration for student's situation skill
not needed by the target role support children's wellbeing skill
not needed by the target role tackle issues that block academic progress skill
not needed by the target role teach university class skill
not needed by the target role tutor students skill
not needed by the target role university procedures knowledge
not needed by the target role work with virtual learning environments skill
not needed by the target role write work-related reports 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

optional, not held student financial aid programmes optional
optional, not held education administration optional
optional, not held kindergarten school procedures optional
optional, not held office software optional
optional, not held primary school procedures optional
optional, not held secondary school procedures optional

Index

Other moves recorded from academic support officer

Full index of moves from academic support officer

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.