Airport chief executive to baggage flow supervisor
An airport chief executive already meets 38% of what the baggage flow supervisor role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.
63.3/ 100
1 How much of what a baggage flow supervisor is expected to do is already part of an airport chief executive’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 baggage flow supervisor role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A baggage flow supervisor role treats 6 of its required skills as things an airport chief executive already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- airport safety regulations
- apply airport standards and regulations
- identify airport safety hazards
- monitor airport service performance
- report airport security incidents
- write work-related reports
What stands in the way is 11 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 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A baggage flow supervisor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an airport chief executive background worth leading with.
- already held monitor airport service performance information skills
- already held implement airport emergency plans communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held report airport security incidents information skills
- already held implement improvements in airport operations communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held interact with airport stakeholders communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held provide assistance to airport users communication, collaboration and creativity
All 11 carried skills, including the 6 the baggage flow supervisor role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 16 missing skills fall into 6 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 conduct airport security screening required
- still to learn ensure compliance with airport security measures required
- still to learn ensure public safety and security required
- still to learn follow airport safety procedures required
- optional, not held carry out evacuation of airport in an emergency optional
- still to learn supervise transfer of luggage required
- still to learn ensure efficient baggage handling required
- still to learn tolerate stress required
- still to learn comply with schedule required
- optional, not held manage teamwork optional
- still to learn monitor security measures required
- optional, not held conduct airport safety inspections optional
- optional, not held perform risk analysis optional
- still to learn transfer luggage required
- still to learn airport terminal standards required
- optional, not held perform ground-handling maintenance procedures optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a baggage flow supervisor role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 supervise transfer of luggage practise this
- 02 airport terminal standards study this
- 03 conduct airport security screening 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 11 skills that carry over
- already held airport safety regulations knowledge
- already held apply airport standards and regulations skill
- already held identify airport safety hazards skill
- already held monitor airport service performance skill
- already held report airport security incidents skill
- already held write work-related reports skill
- already held implement airport emergency plans skill
- already held implement improvements in airport operations skill
- already held interact with airport stakeholders skill
- already held provide assistance to airport users skill
- already held use different communication channels skill
5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held perform ground-handling maintenance procedures optional
- optional, not held carry out evacuation of airport in an emergency optional
- optional, not held conduct airport safety inspections optional
- optional, not held manage teamwork optional
- optional, not held perform risk analysis optional
27 held skills the baggage flow supervisor role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role ICT security standards knowledge
- not needed by the target role airport electrical systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role airport environmental regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role airport lighting equipment knowledge
- not needed by the target role airport operating environment knowledge
- not needed by the target role airport planning knowledge
- not needed by the target role apply strategic thinking skill
- not needed by the target role compile airport certification manuals skill
- not needed by the target role comply with regulations on unpaved areas of airports skill
- not needed by the target role conduct airport environmental studies skill
- not needed by the target role consider economic criteria in decision making skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate airport environmental policies skill
- not needed by the target role create an airport master plan skill
- not needed by the target role direct airport subcontractors skill
- not needed by the target role ensure functionality of airport lighting systems skill
- not needed by the target role geostationary satellites knowledge
- not needed by the target role liaise with colleagues skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with managers skill
- not needed by the target role maintain inventory of airport operations skill
- not needed by the target role manage airport vehicle licences skill
- not needed by the target role manage airport workshops skill
- not needed by the target role manage staff skill
- not needed by the target role plan event marketing for promotional campaigns skill
- not needed by the target role prepare airport annual budget skill
- not needed by the target role show diplomacy skill
- not needed by the target role supervise maintenance activities in airports skill
- not needed by the target role visual aid systems in airports knowledge
1 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 airport terminal standards required
Other moves recorded from airport chief executive
Common questions about this move
Can an airport chief executive become a baggage flow supervisor?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An airport chief executive already covers 38% of what a baggage flow supervisor is expected to do: 11 skills carry over, 6 of which the baggage flow supervisor role treats as required.
What skills does an airport chief executive need to become a baggage flow supervisor?
11 required skills are missing, plus 5 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by assisting and caring. The single most important is supervise transfer of luggage.
How hard is the move from airport chief executive to baggage flow supervisor?
Its learning distance is 63.3 out of 100, which is the substantial 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.