Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

army captaintolieutenant

A army captain already meets 65% of what the lieutenant role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From army captain
65%
Overlap1
To lieutenant
16 Skills carried over
4 Required, not held
34.4 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 34.4

This move: 34.4 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the lieutenant role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the army captain 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 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A lieutenant role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a army captain background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held advise superiors on military operations communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held train military troops communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held give battle commands communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held lead military troops management skills
  • already held military drill services
  • already held devise military tactics management skills

All 16 carried skills, including the 9 the lieutenant role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 10 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 2 required
  • required, not held manage administrative systems required
  • required, not held ensure compliance with policies required
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held surveillance methods required
  • optional, not held camouflage optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required
  • required, not held instruct in military duties required
04 assisting and caring 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held identify security threats optional
  • optional, not held patrol areas optional
05 constructing 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held monitor equipment condition optional
06 information skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held undertake inspections optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a lieutenant 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 16 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held advise superiors on military operations skill
  • already held lead military troops skill
  • already held maintain operational communications skill
  • already held military code knowledge
  • already held military combat techniques knowledge
  • already held military drill knowledge
  • already held military weaponry knowledge
  • already held train military troops skill
  • already held write situation reports skill
  • already held devise military tactics skill
  • already held ensure compliance with types of weapons skill
  • already held ensure information security skill
  • already held geographic information systems knowledge
  • already held give battle commands skill
  • already held manage troop deployment skill
  • already held perform military operations skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held operate radio equipment optional
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held camouflage optional
  • optional, not held identify security threats optional
  • optional, not held monitor equipment condition optional
  • optional, not held operate radio equipment optional
  • optional, not held patrol areas optional
  • optional, not held undertake inspections optional
14 held skills the lieutenant role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role analyse logistic needs skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse potential threats against national security skill
  • not needed by the target role assess danger in risk areas skill
  • not needed by the target role assist in military logistics skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate humanitarian aid missions skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate patrols skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate rescue missions skill
  • not needed by the target role defend human rights skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure equipment availability skill
  • not needed by the target role military logistics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role monitor military equipment use skill
  • not needed by the target role supervise the maintenance of military equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role test safety strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role use geographic information systems skill
2 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 surveillance methods required
  • optional, not held camouflage optional
Index
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.