Table 1Transition record

complementary therapisttoherbal therapist

A complementary therapist already meets 47% of what the herbal therapist role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.

From complementary therapist

47%

Overlap1

To herbal therapist

25 Skills carried over

14 Required, not held

60.7 Difficulty2

Career overlap Partial match

47%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

60.7/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the herbal therapist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the complementary therapist 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

Why this move works

A herbal therapist role treats 12 of its required skills as things a complementary therapist already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

acupuncture methods
apply a holistic approach in care
apply aromatherapy
characteristics of plants
develop therapeutic relationships
ensure safety of healthcare users

What stands in the way is 14 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 25 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A herbal therapist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a complementary therapist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held iridology health and welfare
already held reiki health and welfare
already held conduct physical examinations information skills
already held types of aromatherapy treatments health and welfare
already held energy therapy health and welfare
already held shiatsu health and welfare

All 25 carried skills, including the 12 the herbal therapist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 27 missing skills fall into 9 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 8 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held advise on mental health required
required, not held apply context specific clinical competences required
required, not held identify customer's needs required
required, not held communicate in healthcare required
required, not held develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship required
required, not held interact with healthcare users required
required, not held listen actively required
required, not held provide health education required

optional, not held use communication techniques optional
optional, not held use foreign languages for health-related research optional
optional, not held use foreign languages in patient care optional

02 information skills 3 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held collect healthcare user's general data required
required, not held observe healthcare users required
required, not held study topics required

optional, not held address side effects of menopause optional
optional, not held monitor stock level optional

03 assisting and caring 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held maintain healthcare user data confidentiality required
required, not held empathise with the healthcare user required

optional, not held develop long-term treatment course for disorders in the glandular system optional
optional, not held refer healthcare users optional

04 handling and moving 1 required

required, not held maintain work area cleanliness required

05 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 supplementary

optional, not held biology optional
optional, not held chemistry optional

06 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held marketing principles optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a herbal therapist 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 25 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held acupuncture methods knowledge
already held apply a holistic approach in care skill
already held apply aromatherapy skill
already held characteristics of plants knowledge
already held develop therapeutic relationships skill
already held ensure safety of healthcare users skill
already held follow-up on healthcare users' treatment skill
already held human anatomy knowledge
already held human physiology knowledge
already held phytotherapy knowledge
already held promote mental health skill
already held types of aromatherapy treatments knowledge
already held apply acupuncture skill
already held carry out preventative internal medicine interventions skill
already held complementary and alternative medicine knowledge
already held conduct physical examinations skill
already held energy therapy knowledge
already held etiopathy knowledge
already held fasciatherapy knowledge
already held homeopathy knowledge
already held homeopathy remedies knowledge
already held iridology knowledge
already held reiki knowledge
already held shiatsu knowledge
already held tai chi knowledge

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 education 1 supplementary

optional, not held pedagogy optional

08 health and welfare 1 supplementary

optional, not held general medicine optional

09 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held apply organisational techniques optional

13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held address side effects of menopause optional
optional, not held develop long-term treatment course for disorders in the glandular system optional
optional, not held monitor stock level optional
optional, not held refer healthcare users optional
optional, not held apply organisational techniques optional
optional, not held biology optional
optional, not held chemistry optional
optional, not held general medicine optional
optional, not held marketing principles optional
optional, not held pedagogy optional
optional, not held use communication techniques optional
optional, not held use foreign languages for health-related research optional
optional, not held use foreign languages in patient care optional

48 held skills the herbal therapist role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role accept own accountability skill
not needed by the target role acupressure knowledge
not needed by the target role advise on healthy lifestyles skill
not needed by the target role applied kinesiology knowledge
not needed by the target role apply massage therapy skill
not needed by the target role apply systemic therapy skill
not needed by the target role attend to sophrology clients skill
not needed by the target role auriculotherapy knowledge
not needed by the target role ayurveda medicine knowledge
not needed by the target role balneotherapy knowledge
not needed by the target role behavioural therapy knowledge
not needed by the target role breathing techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
not needed by the target role conduct a homeopathic consultation skill
not needed by the target role conduct cupping therapy skill
not needed by the target role deliver sophrology exercises skill
not needed by the target role dietetics knowledge
not needed by the target role electrical stimulation in acupuncture knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure safety of exercise environment skill
not needed by the target role first aid knowledge
not needed by the target role give massages skill
not needed by the target role give shiatsu massages skill
not needed by the target role identify energetic meridians skill
not needed by the target role inform clients of healthy lifestyle benefits skill
not needed by the target role kinesiology knowledge
not needed by the target role kinetics knowledge
not needed by the target role movement techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role multi-professional cooperation in health care knowledge
not needed by the target role offer advice on diet-related concerns skill
not needed by the target role osteopathy knowledge
not needed by the target role pathologies treated by acupuncture knowledge
not needed by the target role play therapy knowledge
not needed by the target role prepare oils skill
not needed by the target role prepare sophrology session skill
not needed by the target role prescribe exercises skill
not needed by the target role prescribe topical therapy skill
not needed by the target role promote healthy lifestyle skill
not needed by the target role reflexology knowledge
not needed by the target role relaxation techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role safely instruct about fitness skill

8 further entries not listed here

5 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

optional, not held biology optional
optional, not held chemistry optional
optional, not held general medicine optional
optional, not held marketing principles optional
optional, not held pedagogy optional

Index

Other moves recorded from complementary therapist

Full index of moves from complementary therapist

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.