Airport planning engineer to aviation communications and frequency coordination manager
An airport planning engineer already meets 27% of what the aviation communications and frequency coordination manager role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.
66.9/ 100
1 How much of what an aviation communications and frequency coordination manager is expected to do is already part of an airport planning engineer’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 aviation communications and frequency coordination manager role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An aviation communications and frequency coordination manager role treats 4 of its required skills as things an airport planning engineer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- have computer literacy
- use different communication channels
- work in an aviation team
- write work-related reports
What stands in the way is 10 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 4 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An aviation communications and frequency coordination manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an airport planning engineer background worth leading with.
- already held work in an aviation team communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held write work-related reports communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held have computer literacy working with computers
- already held use different communication channels communication, collaboration and creativity
All 4 carried skills, including the 4 the aviation communications and frequency coordination manager role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 12 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 apply frequency management required
- still to learn communicate in air traffic services required
- still to learn coordinate technical standards for global interoperability required
- still to learn apply technical communication skills required
- still to learn manage data required
- still to learn monitor communication channels' performance required
- still to learn develop data link services for navigation purposes required
- still to learn manage flight data communications programme required
- still to learn follow airport safety procedures required
- still to learn operate radio equipment required
- optional, not held tolerate stress optional
- optional, not held perform multiple tasks at the same time optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an aviation communications and frequency coordination manager role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 develop data link services for navigation purposes practise this
- 02 apply frequency management practise this
- 03 communicate in air traffic services 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 4 skills that carry over
- 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
2 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held tolerate stress optional
- optional, not held perform multiple tasks at the same time optional
22 held skills the aviation communications and frequency coordination manager role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role airport environmental regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role apply airport standards and regulations skill
- not needed by the target role compare contractors' bids skill
- not needed by the target role compile airport certification manuals skill
- not needed by the target role comply with legal regulations skill
- not needed by the target role conduct airport environmental studies skill
- not needed by the target role create a work atmosphere of continuous improvement skill
- not needed by the target role create an airport master plan skill
- not needed by the target role design customised maps skill
- not needed by the target role direct airport subcontractors skill
- not needed by the target role execute feasibility study skill
- not needed by the target role geological factors in airport construction knowledge
- not needed by the target role identify airport safety hazards skill
- not needed by the target role implement strategic management skill
- not needed by the target role interact with airport stakeholders skill
- not needed by the target role land use for airport planning knowledge
- not needed by the target role manage airport development resources skill
- not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
- not needed by the target role manage contracts skill
- not needed by the target role monitor aviation growth trends skill
- not needed by the target role promote environmental awareness skill
- not needed by the target role utilise computer-aided software engineering tools skill
Other moves recorded from airport planning engineer
Common questions about this move
Can an airport planning engineer become an aviation communications and frequency coordination manager?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An airport planning engineer already covers 27% of what an aviation communications and frequency coordination manager is expected to do: 4 skills carry over, 4 of which the aviation communications and frequency coordination manager role treats as required.
What skills does an airport planning engineer need to become an aviation communications and frequency coordination manager?
10 required skills are missing, plus 2 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is develop data link services for navigation purposes.
How hard is the move from airport planning engineer to aviation communications and frequency coordination manager?
Its learning distance is 66.9 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.