Table 1Transition record

airport planning engineertoaviation data communications manager

A airport planning engineer already meets 29% of what the aviation data communications manager role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From airport planning engineer

29%

Overlap1

To aviation data communications manager

4 Skills carried over

9 Required, not held

62.9 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 62.9

This move: 62.9 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the aviation data communications manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the airport planning engineer 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 4 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A aviation data communications manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a airport planning engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

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 data communications manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 11 missing skills fall into 5 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 3 required

required, not held communicate in air traffic services required
required, not held apply technical communication skills required
required, not held present reports required

02 information skills 3 required

required, not held manage data required
required, not held monitor communication channels' performance required
required, not held perform risk analysis required

03 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held tolerate stress required

optional, not held perform multiple tasks at the same time optional

04 working with computers 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held manage flight data communications programme required

optional, not held use databases optional

05 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held common aviation safety regulations required

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a aviation data communications manager 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 4 skills that carry over

Skill Type

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

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held perform multiple tasks at the same time optional
optional, not held use databases optional

22 held skills the aviation data communications manager role does not ask for

Skill Type

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

1 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 common aviation safety regulations required

Index

Other moves recorded from airport planning engineer

Full index of moves from airport planning engineer

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.