Table 1Transition record

aeronautical information specialisttoairport director

A aeronautical information specialist already meets 26% of what the airport director role asks for. The move turns on 16 required skills not yet in the profile.

From aeronautical information specialist

26%

Overlap1

To airport director

7 Skills carried over

16 Required, not held

73.9 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 73.9

This move: 73.9 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the airport director role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the aeronautical information specialist 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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A airport director role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a aeronautical information specialist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held apply business acumen management skills
already held work in an aviation team communication, collaboration and creativity
already held ensure client orientation communication, collaboration and creativity
already held build business relationships communication, collaboration and creativity
already held write work-related reports communication, collaboration and creativity
already held have computer literacy working with computers

All 7 carried skills, including the 6 the airport director role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 22 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 6 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held implement improvements in airport operations required
required, not held negotiate sales contracts required
required, not held provide assistance to airport users required
required, not held create solutions to problems required
required, not held implement strategic management required
required, not held show diplomacy required

optional, not held implement airport emergency plans optional
optional, not held implement sales strategies optional
optional, not held implement marketing strategies optional

02 assisting and caring 4 required

required, not held apply airport standards and regulations required
required, not held ensure public safety and security required
required, not held follow ethical code of conduct in transport services required
required, not held comply with legal regulations required

03 management skills 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held supervise maintenance activities in airports required
required, not held manage staff required

optional, not held prepare airport annual budget optional
optional, not held apply strategic thinking optional
optional, not held plan event marketing for promotional campaigns optional

04 information skills 2 required

required, not held maintain inventory of airport operations required
required, not held identify airport safety hazards required

05 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held airport operating environment required

06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required

required, not held airport environmental regulations required

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a airport director 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 7 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held build business relationships skill
already held ensure client orientation skill
already held have computer literacy skill
already held use different communication channels skill
already held work in an aviation team skill
already held write work-related reports skill
already held apply business acumen skill

6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held implement airport emergency plans optional
optional, not held implement sales strategies optional
optional, not held prepare airport annual budget optional
optional, not held apply strategic thinking optional
optional, not held implement marketing strategies optional
optional, not held plan event marketing for promotional campaigns optional

14 held skills the airport director role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role apply technical communication skills skill
not needed by the target role aviation meteorology knowledge
not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
not needed by the target role compile data for navigation publications skill
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with legal requirements skill
not needed by the target role ensure safety in international aviation skill
not needed by the target role geographic areas knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain up-to-date aeronautical information management services skill
not needed by the target role manage aeronautical information management services skill
not needed by the target role meet deadlines skill
not needed by the target role perform market research skill
not needed by the target role provide customer follow-up services skill
not needed by the target role test improved aeronautical information management systems skill
not needed by the target role use geographic information systems skill

2 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

required, not held airport environmental regulations required
required, not held airport operating environment required

Index

Other moves recorded from aeronautical information specialist

Full index of moves from aeronautical information specialist

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.