Table 1Transition record

assessor of prior learningtolife coach

A assessor of prior learning already meets 34% of what the life coach role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From assessor of prior learning

34%

Overlap1

To life coach

11 Skills carried over

9 Required, not held

61.1 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 61.1

This move: 61.1 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the life coach role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the assessor of prior learning 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 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A life coach role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a assessor of prior learning background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held facilitate job market access communication, collaboration and creativity
already held coach clients communication, collaboration and creativity
already held identify training needs management skills
already held provide career counselling communication, collaboration and creativity
already held maintain professional administration management skills
already held give constructive feedback communication, collaboration and creativity

All 11 carried skills, including the 3 the life coach role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 16 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 6 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held assist clients with personal development required
required, not held maintain relationship with customers required
required, not held communicate with customers required
required, not held counsel clients required
required, not held maintain customer service required
required, not held use consulting techniques required

optional, not held perform lectures optional
optional, not held teach communication to clients optional
optional, not held use different communication channels optional

02 assisting and caring 2 required

required, not held give advice on personal matters required
required, not held help clients make decisions during counselling sessions required

03 information skills 1 required

required, not held evaluate clients' progress required

04 management skills 3 supplementary

optional, not held manage a small-to-medium business optional
optional, not held administer appointments optional
optional, not held assess character optional

05 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary

optional, not held rhetoric optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a life coach 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 11 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held coach clients skill
already held create solutions to problems skill
already held listen actively skill
already held develop professional network skill
already held facilitate job market access skill
already held give constructive feedback skill
already held identify training needs skill
already held keep personal administration skill
already held maintain professional administration skill
already held manage personal professional development skill
already held provide career counselling skill

7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held manage a small-to-medium business optional
optional, not held perform lectures optional
optional, not held administer appointments optional
optional, not held assess character optional
optional, not held rhetoric optional
optional, not held teach communication to clients optional
optional, not held use different communication channels optional

19 held skills the life coach role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adult education knowledge
not needed by the target role advise on training courses skill
not needed by the target role apply quality standards to the interaction with candidates skill
not needed by the target role assess candidates skill
not needed by the target role assess prior learning skill
not needed by the target role assessment processes knowledge
not needed by the target role assist clients with special needs skill
not needed by the target role deliberate prior learning assessment results skill
not needed by the target role document prior learning assessments skill
not needed by the target role follow ethical code of conduct in assessment situations skill
not needed by the target role have emotional intelligence skill
not needed by the target role manage documentation of prior learning assessments skill
not needed by the target role monitor assessment skill
not needed by the target role monitor developments in field of expertise skill
not needed by the target role prepare the assessment of prior learning skill
not needed by the target role provide assistance with job search skill
not needed by the target role show impartiality in an assessment situation skill
not needed by the target role use questioning techniques for assessment skill
not needed by the target role work with different target groups 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

optional, not held rhetoric optional

Index

Other moves recorded from assessor of prior learning

Full index of moves from assessor of prior learning

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.