Agricultural policy officer to competition policy officer
An agricultural policy officer already meets 47% of what the competition policy officer role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.
52.9/ 100
1 How much of what a competition policy officer is expected to do is already part of an agricultural policy officer’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the competition policy officer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A competition policy officer role treats 7 of its required skills as things an agricultural policy officer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- advise on legislative acts
- create solutions to problems
- government policy implementation
- liaise with local authorities
- maintain relations with local representatives
- maintain relationships with government agencies
What stands in the way is 9 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A competition policy officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an agricultural policy officer background worth leading with.
- already held policy analysis social sciences, journalism and information
- already held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations business, administration and law
- already held advise on government policy compliance communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held carry out strategic research information skills
- already held maintain relations with local representatives communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held advise on legislative acts communication, collaboration and creativity
All 15 carried skills, including the 7 the competition policy officer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 15 missing skills fall into 4 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn state aid regulations required
- still to learn business processes required
- still to learn business strategy concepts required
- still to learn competition law required
- still to learn consumer law required
- still to learn market analysis required
- optional, not held corporate law optional
- still to learn investigate competition restrictions required
- optional, not held analyse goal progress optional
- optional, not held ensure information transparency optional
- optional, not held inspect government policy compliance optional
- optional, not held perform market research optional
- still to learn develop competition policies required
- optional, not held perform project management optional
- still to learn promote free trade required
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a competition policy officer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 develop competition policies practise this
- 02 investigate competition restrictions practise this
- 03 promote free trade practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 15 skills that carry over
- already held advise on legislative acts skill
- already held create solutions to problems skill
- already held government policy implementation knowledge
- already held liaise with local authorities skill
- already held maintain relations with local representatives skill
- already held maintain relationships with government agencies skill
- already held manage government policy implementation skill
- already held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations knowledge
- already held advise on government policy compliance skill
- already held carry out strategic research skill
- already held develop professional network skill
- already held policy analysis knowledge
- already held present reports skill
- already held project management principles knowledge
- already held scientific research methodology knowledge
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held analyse goal progress optional
- optional, not held corporate law optional
- optional, not held ensure information transparency optional
- optional, not held inspect government policy compliance optional
- optional, not held perform market research optional
- optional, not held perform project management optional
18 held skills the competition policy officer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role agroecology knowledge
- not needed by the target role agronomy knowledge
- not needed by the target role conduct educational activities skill
- not needed by the target role conduct public presentations skill
- not needed by the target role develop agricultural policies skill
- not needed by the target role develop educational resources skill
- not needed by the target role ecological principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry knowledge
- not needed by the target role keep task records skill
- not needed by the target role legislation in agriculture knowledge
- not needed by the target role manage government-funded programmes skill
- not needed by the target role oversee quality control skill
- not needed by the target role pollution legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role pollution prevention knowledge
- not needed by the target role prepare government funding dossiers skill
- not needed by the target role promote agricultural policies skill
- not needed by the target role promote environmental awareness skill
- not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
7 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn state aid regulations required
- still to learn business processes required
- still to learn business strategy concepts required
- still to learn competition law required
- still to learn consumer law required
- still to learn market analysis required
- optional, not held corporate law optional
Other moves recorded from agricultural policy officer
Common questions about this move
Can an agricultural policy officer become a competition policy officer?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. An agricultural policy officer already covers 47% of what a competition policy officer is expected to do: 15 skills carry over, 7 of which the competition policy officer role treats as required.
What skills does an agricultural policy officer need to become a competition policy officer?
9 required skills are missing, plus 6 optional ones. They fall into 4 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by business, administration and law. The single most important is develop competition policies.
How hard is the move from agricultural policy officer to competition policy officer?
Its learning distance is 52.9 out of 100, which is the moderate band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.