Table 1Transition record

cultural archive managertoexhibition registrar

A cultural archive manager already meets 45% of what the exhibition registrar role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From cultural archive manager

45%

Overlap1

To exhibition registrar

14 Skills carried over

11 Required, not held

59.8 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 59.8

This move: 59.8 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the exhibition registrar role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the cultural archive manager 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 14 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A exhibition registrar role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a cultural archive manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held implement risk management for works of art information skills
already held supervise artefact movement handling and moving
already held advise on loans of art work for exhibitions management skills
already held assess museum object condition information skills
already held monitor museum environment information skills
already held collection management software social sciences, journalism and information

All 14 carried skills, including the 10 the exhibition registrar role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 20 missing skills fall into 5 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 5 required, 7 supplementary

required, not held advise on art handling required
required, not held consult exhibition organisers required
required, not held advise on government policy compliance required
required, not held advise on tax policy required
required, not held prepare loan contracts required

optional, not held provide advice on travel destinations optional
optional, not held liaise with cultural partners optional
optional, not held provide railway technical advice optional
optional, not held train guides optional
optional, not held advise on foreign affairs policies optional
optional, not held give instructions to staff optional
optional, not held interact with an audience optional

02 management skills 3 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held manage loans required
required, not held work independently on exhibitions required
required, not held deliver correspondence required

optional, not held manage loan administration optional

03 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held compose condition reports required

optional, not held lead inspections optional

04 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held ensure safety of exhibition required

05 working with computers 1 required

required, not held use ICT resources to solve work related tasks required

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a exhibition registrar 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 14 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held advise on loans of art work for exhibitions skill
already held assess museum object condition skill
already held collection management software knowledge
already held conservation techniques knowledge
already held cope with challenging demands skill
already held document museum collection skill
already held implement risk management for works of art skill
already held museum databases knowledge
already held respect cultural differences in the field of exhibition skill
already held supervise artefact movement skill
already held art collections knowledge
already held art history knowledge
already held handle artworks skill
already held monitor museum environment skill

9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held provide advice on travel destinations optional
optional, not held liaise with cultural partners optional
optional, not held manage loan administration optional
optional, not held provide railway technical advice optional
optional, not held train guides optional
optional, not held advise on foreign affairs policies optional
optional, not held give instructions to staff optional
optional, not held interact with an audience optional
optional, not held lead inspections optional

20 held skills the exhibition registrar role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role budgetary principles knowledge
not needed by the target role coach employees skill
not needed by the target role collection management knowledge
not needed by the target role compile detailed collection inventory skill
not needed by the target role coordinate operational activities skill
not needed by the target role create collection conservation plan skill
not needed by the target role establish high standards of collections care skill
not needed by the target role evaluate art quality skill
not needed by the target role identify process improvements skill
not needed by the target role manage archive skill
not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
not needed by the target role manage digital archives skill
not needed by the target role manage staff skill
not needed by the target role monitor artistic activities skill
not needed by the target role perform clerical duties skill
not needed by the target role present exhibition skill
not needed by the target role project management knowledge
not needed by the target role provide project information on exhibitions skill
not needed by the target role study a collection skill
not needed by the target role supervise work skill

Index

Other moves recorded from cultural archive manager

Full index of moves from cultural archive manager

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.