Table 1Transition record

airspace managertoaircraft dispatcher

A airspace manager already meets 26% of what the aircraft dispatcher role asks for. The move turns on 17 required skills not yet in the profile.

From airspace manager

26%

Overlap1

To aircraft dispatcher

6 Skills carried over

17 Required, not held

74.8 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 74.8

This move: 74.8 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the aircraft dispatcher role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the airspace manager 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 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A aircraft dispatcher role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a airspace manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held air traffic control operations services
already held use meteorological information information skills
already held aviation meteorology services
already held work in an aviation team communication, collaboration and creativity
already held act reliably communication, collaboration and creativity
already held use different communication channels communication, collaboration and creativity

All 6 carried skills, including the 6 the aircraft dispatcher role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 17 missing skills fall into 7 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 management skills 5 required

required, not held create a flight plan required
required, not held tolerate stress required
required, not held make time-critical decisions required
required, not held meet deadlines required
required, not held perform multiple tasks at the same time required

02 information skills 4 required

required, not held calculate aircraft weight required
required, not held consider weather conditions in flight decisions required
required, not held prepare flight dispatch release required
required, not held ensure accuracy of aeronautical data required

03 assisting and caring 2 required

required, not held apply airport standards and regulations required
required, not held apply company policies required

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required

required, not held disseminate flight information required
required, not held prepare notices to airmen for pilots required

05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required

required, not held assist pilot in execution of emergency landing required
required, not held operate radio equipment required

06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required

required, not held airport planning required

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a aircraft dispatcher 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 6 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held act reliably skill
already held air traffic control operations knowledge
already held aviation meteorology knowledge
already held use different communication channels skill
already held use meteorological information skill
already held work in an aviation team skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 working with computers 1 required

required, not held use ICT systems required

0 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

15 held skills the aircraft dispatcher role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role air traffic management knowledge
not needed by the target role air transport law knowledge
not needed by the target role aircraft flight control systems knowledge
not needed by the target role apply the concept of Flexible Use of Airspace skill
not needed by the target role carry out navigational calculations skill
not needed by the target role celestial navigation knowledge
not needed by the target role electronic communication knowledge
not needed by the target role follow airport safety procedures skill
not needed by the target role give instructions to staff skill
not needed by the target role have spatial awareness skill
not needed by the target role interpret visual literacy skill
not needed by the target role manage aspects of airspace management skill
not needed by the target role monitor airspace planning skill
not needed by the target role operate radar equipment skill
not needed by the target role use geographic information systems 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 airport planning required

Index

Other moves recorded from airspace manager

Full index of moves from airspace manager

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.