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

botanisttocurator of horticulture

A botanist already meets 32% of what the curator of horticulture role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From botanist
32%
Overlap1
To curator of horticulture
8 Skills carried over
11 Required, not held
64.5 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 64.5

This move: 64.5 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the curator of horticulture role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the botanist 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 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A curator of horticulture role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a botanist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held advise on acquisitions communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held educate the public about wildlife communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held educate people about nature communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held forest ecology natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held botany natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held ecology natural sciences, mathematics and statistics

All 8 carried skills, including the 5 the curator of horticulture role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 16 missing skills fall into 8 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 information skills 3 required
  • required, not held conduct workplace audits required
  • required, not held keep task records required
  • required, not held manage database required
02 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held horticultural design required
  • required, not held horticulture principles required
  • optional, not held forest conservation optional
03 social sciences, journalism and information 2 required
  • required, not held collection management required
  • required, not held collection management software required
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held manage contracts required
  • optional, not held advise on tree issues optional
  • optional, not held educate public on fire safety optional
  • optional, not held support volunteers optional
05 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held advertising techniques required
06 handling and moving 1 required
  • required, not held identify plants characteristics required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a curator of horticulture 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 8 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held advise on acquisitions skill
  • already held biology knowledge
  • already held botany knowledge
  • already held ecology knowledge
  • already held manage budgets skill
  • already held educate people about nature skill
  • already held educate the public about wildlife skill
  • already held forest ecology knowledge
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held manage ground maintenance required
08 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held respond to enquiries optional
5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held advise on tree issues optional
  • optional, not held educate public on fire safety optional
  • optional, not held forest conservation optional
  • optional, not held respond to enquiries optional
  • optional, not held support volunteers optional
23 held skills the curator of horticulture role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role aquatic ecology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role characteristics of plants knowledge
  • not needed by the target role collect biological data skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct ecological surveys skill
  • not needed by the target role corporate social responsibility knowledge
  • not needed by the target role develop recreation programmes skill
  • not needed by the target role employ habitat survey techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role establish daily priorities skill
  • not needed by the target role evolution of economic forecasts knowledge
  • not needed by the target role follow company standards skill
  • not needed by the target role liaise with local authorities skill
  • not needed by the target role manage logistics skill
  • not needed by the target role manage recreational facility skill
  • not needed by the target role manage staff skill
  • not needed by the target role manage supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor grounds maintenance skill
  • not needed by the target role promote recreation activities skill
  • not needed by the target role recreation activities knowledge
  • not needed by the target role represent the organisation skill
  • not needed by the target role schedule recreation facilities skill
  • not needed by the target role set organisational policies skill
  • not needed by the target role supervise daily information operations skill
  • not needed by the target role variety of botanicals knowledge
6 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 collection management required
  • required, not held collection management software required
  • required, not held horticultural design required
  • required, not held horticulture principles required
  • required, not held advertising techniques required
  • optional, not held forest conservation optional
Index

Other moves recorded from botanist

Full index of moves from botanist

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.