Table 1Transition record

competition policy officertoagricultural policy officer

A competition policy officer already meets 49% of what the agricultural policy officer role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From competition policy officer

49%

Overlap1

To agricultural policy officer

15 Skills carried over

6 Required, not held

49.6 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 49.6

This move: 49.6 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the agricultural policy officer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the competition policy officer 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 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A agricultural policy officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a competition policy officer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held policy analysis social sciences, journalism and information
already held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations business, administration and law
already held advise on government policy compliance communication, collaboration and creativity
already held carry out strategic research information skills
already held maintain relations with local representatives communication, collaboration and creativity
already held advise on legislative acts communication, collaboration and creativity

All 15 carried skills, including the 7 the agricultural policy officer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 18 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 business, administration and law 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry required
required, not held legislation in agriculture required

optional, not held pollution legislation optional
optional, not held quality standards optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held promote agricultural policies required

optional, not held conduct educational activities optional
optional, not held conduct public presentations optional
optional, not held develop educational resources optional
optional, not held promote environmental awareness optional

03 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held agronomy required

optional, not held agroecology optional

04 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held develop agricultural policies required

optional, not held manage government-funded programmes optional

05 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required

required, not held ecological principles required

06 information skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held keep task records optional
optional, not held prepare government funding dossiers optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a agricultural policy officer 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 15 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held advise on legislative acts skill
already held create solutions to problems skill
already held government policy implementation knowledge
already held liaise with local authorities skill
already held maintain relations with local representatives skill
already held maintain relationships with government agencies skill
already held manage government policy implementation skill
already held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations knowledge
already held advise on government policy compliance skill
already held carry out strategic research skill
already held develop professional network skill
already held policy analysis knowledge
already held present reports skill
already held project management principles knowledge
already held scientific research methodology knowledge

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held oversee quality control optional

08 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary

optional, not held pollution prevention optional

12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held agroecology optional
optional, not held conduct educational activities optional
optional, not held pollution legislation optional
optional, not held conduct public presentations optional
optional, not held develop educational resources optional
optional, not held keep task records optional
optional, not held manage government-funded programmes optional
optional, not held oversee quality control optional
optional, not held pollution prevention optional
optional, not held prepare government funding dossiers optional
optional, not held promote environmental awareness optional
optional, not held quality standards optional

15 held skills the agricultural policy officer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role analyse goal progress skill
not needed by the target role business processes knowledge
not needed by the target role business strategy concepts knowledge
not needed by the target role competition law knowledge
not needed by the target role consumer law knowledge
not needed by the target role corporate law knowledge
not needed by the target role develop competition policies skill
not needed by the target role ensure information transparency skill
not needed by the target role inspect government policy compliance skill
not needed by the target role investigate competition restrictions skill
not needed by the target role market analysis knowledge
not needed by the target role perform market research skill
not needed by the target role perform project management skill
not needed by the target role promote free trade skill
not needed by the target role state aid regulations knowledge

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 agronomy required
required, not held ecological principles required
required, not held environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry required
required, not held legislation in agriculture required
optional, not held agroecology optional
optional, not held pollution legislation optional
optional, not held pollution prevention optional
optional, not held quality standards optional

Index

Other moves recorded from competition policy officer

Full index of moves from competition policy officer

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.