Table 1Transition record

book restorertoexhibition curator

A book restorer already meets 27% of what the exhibition curator role asks for. The move turns on 22 required skills not yet in the profile.

From book restorer

27%

Overlap1

To exhibition curator

9 Skills carried over

22 Required, not held

77.5 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 77.5

This move: 77.5 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the exhibition curator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the book restorer 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 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A exhibition curator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a book restorer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held ensure safety of exhibition assisting and caring
already held use ICT resources to solve work related tasks working with computers
already held evaluate art quality information skills
already held museum databases social sciences, journalism and information
already held interact with an audience communication, collaboration and creativity
already held coordinate operational activities management skills

All 9 carried skills, including the 9 the exhibition curator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 29 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 10 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held advertise an art collection required
required, not held consult exhibition organisers required
required, not held cope with challenging demands required
required, not held organise an exhibition required
required, not held present exhibition required
required, not held provide project information on exhibitions required
required, not held coach employees required
required, not held create new concepts required
required, not held listen actively required
required, not held train employees required

optional, not held advise on cultural exhibitions optional
optional, not held support public access to exhibitions optional
optional, not held liaise with financiers optional

02 management skills 6 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held work independently on exhibitions required
required, not held apply strategic thinking required
required, not held manage budgets required
required, not held meet deadlines required
required, not held plan resource allocation required
required, not held work in an organised manner required

optional, not held evaluate cultural venue visitor needs optional

03 arts and humanities 4 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held inheritance council practices required
required, not held art collections required
required, not held art history required
required, not held art-historical values required

optional, not held natural history optional
optional, not held archaeology optional

04 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held cultural projects required

optional, not held anthropology optional

05 working with computers 1 required

required, not held have computer literacy required

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a exhibition curator 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 9 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held coordinate operational activities skill
already held create solutions to problems skill
already held ensure safety of exhibition skill
already held evaluate art quality skill
already held interact with an audience skill
already held museum databases knowledge
already held perform project management skill
already held present reports skill
already held use ICT resources to solve work related tasks skill

7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held advise on cultural exhibitions optional
optional, not held natural history optional
optional, not held support public access to exhibitions optional
optional, not held anthropology optional
optional, not held archaeology optional
optional, not held evaluate cultural venue visitor needs optional
optional, not held liaise with financiers optional

12 held skills the exhibition curator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adhesives knowledge
not needed by the target role apply restoration techniques skill
not needed by the target role assess conservation needs skill
not needed by the target role bind books skill
not needed by the target role evaluate restoration procedures skill
not needed by the target role oversee quality control skill
not needed by the target role provide conservation advice skill
not needed by the target role respect cultural differences in the field of exhibition skill
not needed by the target role restore art using scientific methods skill
not needed by the target role select restoration activities skill
not needed by the target role stitch paper materials skill
not needed by the target role work in restoration team skill

8 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 inheritance council practices required
required, not held art collections required
required, not held art history required
required, not held art-historical values required
required, not held cultural projects required
optional, not held natural history optional
optional, not held anthropology optional
optional, not held archaeology optional

Index

Other moves recorded from book restorer

Full index of moves from book restorer

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.