Table 1Transition record

business coachtocorporate trainer

A business coach already meets 28% of what the corporate trainer role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From business coach

28%

Overlap1

To corporate trainer

11 Skills carried over

12 Required, not held

68.3 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 68.3

This move: 68.3 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the corporate trainer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the business coach 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 corporate trainer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a business coach background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held teach public speaking principles communication, collaboration and creativity
already held provide feedback to performers communication, collaboration and creativity
already held teach digital literacy communication, collaboration and creativity
already held develop a coaching style communication, collaboration and creativity
already held leadership principles generic programmes and qualifications
already held advise on efficiency improvements communication, collaboration and creativity

All 11 carried skills, including the 4 the corporate trainer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 25 missing skills fall into 7 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, 2 supplementary

required, not held adapt teaching to target group required
required, not held apply intercultural teaching strategies required
required, not held demonstrate when teaching required
required, not held prepare lesson content required
required, not held provide lesson materials required
required, not held teach corporate skills required

optional, not held deliver online training optional
optional, not held promote education course optional

02 education 4 required

required, not held adult education required
required, not held assessment processes required
required, not held curriculum objectives required
required, not held training subject expertise required

03 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held adapt training to labour market required
required, not held monitor developments in field of expertise required

optional, not held keep personal administration optional

04 business, administration and law 7 supplementary

optional, not held customer service optional
optional, not held organisational policies optional
optional, not held project management optional
optional, not held conflict management optional
optional, not held financial management optional
optional, not held human resource management optional
optional, not held marketing management optional

05 generic programmes and qualifications 1 supplementary

optional, not held business communication optional

06 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held assess students optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a corporate trainer 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 apply teaching strategies skill
already held coach employees skill
already held give constructive feedback skill
already held provide feedback to performers skill
already held advise on efficiency improvements skill
already held communication knowledge
already held develop a coaching style skill
already held leadership principles knowledge
already held teach digital literacy skill
already held teach public speaking principles skill
already held teamwork principles knowledge

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held work with virtual learning environments optional

13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held customer service optional
optional, not held organisational policies optional
optional, not held project management optional
optional, not held assess students optional
optional, not held business communication optional
optional, not held conflict management optional
optional, not held deliver online training optional
optional, not held financial management optional
optional, not held human resource management optional
optional, not held keep personal administration optional
optional, not held marketing management optional
optional, not held promote education course optional
optional, not held work with virtual learning environments optional

12 held skills the corporate trainer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role analyse goal progress skill
not needed by the target role business knowledge knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct public presentations skill
not needed by the target role evaluate clients' progress skill
not needed by the target role evaluate employees skill
not needed by the target role identify clients' needs skill
not needed by the target role learning difficulties knowledge
not needed by the target role motivate employees skill
not needed by the target role organisational learning knowledge
not needed by the target role organise projects to fill education needs skill
not needed by the target role teach intercultural communication methods skill
not needed by the target role work in an organised manner skill

12 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 adult education required
required, not held assessment processes required
required, not held curriculum objectives required
required, not held training subject expertise required
optional, not held customer service optional
optional, not held organisational policies optional
optional, not held project management optional
optional, not held business communication optional
optional, not held conflict management optional
optional, not held financial management optional
optional, not held human resource management optional
optional, not held marketing management optional

Index

Other moves recorded from business coach

Full index of moves from business coach

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.