Aviation inspector to aviation data communications manager
An aviation inspector already meets 36% of what the aviation data communications manager role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.
56.9/ 100
1 How much of what an aviation data communications manager is expected to do is already part of an aviation inspector’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 data communications manager role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An aviation data communications manager role treats 5 of its required skills as things an aviation inspector already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- apply technical communication skills
- common aviation safety regulations
- have computer literacy
- perform risk analysis
- work in an aviation team
What stands in the way is 8 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 5 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An aviation data communications manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an aviation inspector background worth leading with.
- already held work in an aviation team communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held common aviation safety regulations business, administration and law
- already held perform risk analysis information skills
- already held apply technical communication skills communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held have computer literacy working with computers
All 5 carried skills, including the 5 the aviation data communications manager role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 10 missing skills fall into 4 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 communicate in air traffic services required
- still to learn present reports required
- still to learn use different communication channels required
- still to learn write work-related reports required
- still to learn manage data required
- still to learn monitor communication channels' performance required
- still to learn tolerate stress required
- optional, not held perform multiple tasks at the same time optional
- still to learn manage flight data communications programme required
- optional, not held use databases optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an aviation data communications manager role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 communicate in air traffic services practise this
- 02 manage data practise this
- 03 manage flight data communications programme 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 5 skills that carry over
- already held apply technical communication skills skill
- already held common aviation safety regulations knowledge
- already held have computer literacy skill
- already held perform risk analysis skill
- already held work in an aviation team skill
2 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held perform multiple tasks at the same time optional
- optional, not held use databases optional
25 held skills the aviation data communications manager role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role airport operating environment knowledge
- not needed by the target role airworthiness directives knowledge
- not needed by the target role apply airport standards and regulations skill
- not needed by the target role aviation standards and recommended practices knowledge
- not needed by the target role comply with legal regulations skill
- not needed by the target role conduct aviation auditing skill
- not needed by the target role conduct flight proficiency checks skill
- not needed by the target role conduct quality assurance inspections on fuel operations skill
- not needed by the target role conduct regular aviation research skill
- not needed by the target role enforce fuel storage regulations skill
- not needed by the target role evaluate implementation of safety procedures skill
- not needed by the target role information confidentiality knowledge
- not needed by the target role inspect aircraft documentation skill
- not needed by the target role investigate aircraft accidents skill
- not needed by the target role issue waivers skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with colleagues skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with managers skill
- not needed by the target role monitor airworthiness certifications skill
- not needed by the target role operate scientific measuring equipment skill
- not needed by the target role perform inspections required by international conventions skill
- not needed by the target role prepare audit activities skill
- not needed by the target role prepare aviation equipment and facilities for training purposes skill
- not needed by the target role prepare financial auditing reports skill
- not needed by the target role procedures associated with different air navigation areas knowledge
- not needed by the target role use technical documentation skill
Common questions about this move
Can an aviation inspector become an aviation data communications manager?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An aviation inspector already covers 36% of what an aviation data communications manager is expected to do: 5 skills carry over, 5 of which the aviation data communications manager role treats as required.
What skills does an aviation inspector need to become an aviation data communications manager?
8 required skills are missing, plus 2 optional ones. They fall into 4 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is communicate in air traffic services.
How hard is the move from aviation inspector to aviation data communications manager?
Its learning distance is 56.9 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.