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A brigadier already meets 68% of what the colonel role asks for. The move turns on 2 required skills not yet in the profile.
68%
31.3/ 100
1 Share of the colonel role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the brigadier 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.
Why this move works
A colonel role treats 8 of its required skills as things a brigadier already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- advise superiors on military operations
- defend human rights
- devise military tactics
- ensure compliance with policies
- ensure information security
- maintain operational communications
What stands in the way is 2 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 17 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A colonel role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a brigadier background worth leading with.
- already held analyse potential threats against national security information skills
- already held advise superiors on military operations communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held defend human rights communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held monitor military equipment use information skills
- already held devise military tactics management skills
- already held manage troop deployment management skills
All 17 carried skills, including the 8 the colonel role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 11 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.
- required, not held geographic information systems required
- required, not held use geographic information systems required
- optional, not held ensure compliance with types of weapons optional
- optional, not held identify security threats optional
- optional, not held manage security clearance optional
- optional, not held lead military troops optional
- optional, not held investigation research methods optional
- optional, not held military drill optional
- optional, not held train military troops optional
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 2 entries a colonel role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 geographic information systems knowledge · sector specific
- 02 use geographic information systems skill · sector specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 17 skills that carry over
- already held advise superiors on military operations skill
- already held defend human rights skill
- already held devise military tactics skill
- already held ensure compliance with policies skill
- already held ensure information security skill
- already held maintain operational communications skill
- already held military code knowledge
- already held military weaponry knowledge
- already held analyse potential threats against national security skill
- already held ensure equipment availability skill
- already held manage administrative systems skill
- already held manage staff skill
- already held manage troop deployment skill
- already held military combat techniques knowledge
- already held monitor military equipment use skill
- already held perform resource planning skill
- already held write situation reports skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held camouflage optional
- optional, not held identify terrorism threats optional
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held camouflage optional
- optional, not held manage security clearance optional
- optional, not held ensure compliance with types of weapons optional
- optional, not held identify security threats optional
- optional, not held identify terrorism threats optional
- optional, not held investigation research methods optional
- optional, not held lead military troops optional
- optional, not held military drill optional
- optional, not held train military troops optional
10 held skills the colonel role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise on risk management skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate humanitarian aid missions skill
- not needed by the target role ensure public safety and security skill
- not needed by the target role instruct in military duties skill
- not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
- not needed by the target role manage inspections of equipment skill
- not needed by the target role manage military logistics skill
- not needed by the target role manage system security skill
- not needed by the target role military logistics knowledge
- not needed by the target role set organisational policies skill
4 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held geographic information systems required
- optional, not held camouflage optional
- optional, not held investigation research methods optional
- optional, not held military drill optional
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.