Table 1Transition record

education policy officertolabour market policy officer

A education policy officer already meets 39% of what the labour market policy officer role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From education policy officer

39%

Overlap1

To labour market policy officer

12 Skills carried over

8 Required, not held

57.2 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 57.2

This move: 57.2 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the labour market policy officer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the education 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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A labour market policy officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a education policy officer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held advise legislators communication, collaboration and creativity
already held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations business, administration and law
already held liaise with politicians communication, collaboration and creativity
already held analyse goal progress information skills
already held analyse community needs communication, collaboration and creativity
already held advise on legislative acts communication, collaboration and creativity

All 12 carried skills, including the 3 the labour market policy officer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 13 missing skills fall into 6 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 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held promote employment policy required
required, not held maintain relationships with government agencies required

optional, not held represent union members optional
optional, not held liaise with union officials optional

02 business, administration and law 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held labour law required
required, not held labour legislation required

optional, not held employment law optional

03 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held analyse the training market required
required, not held analyse unemployment rates required

optional, not held carry out strategic research optional

04 health and welfare 1 required

required, not held labour market required

05 management skills 1 required

required, not held develop employment policies required

06 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary

optional, not held policy analysis optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a labour market 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 12 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held advise on legislative acts skill
already held create solutions to problems skill
already held manage government policy implementation skill
already held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations knowledge
already held advise legislators skill
already held analyse community needs skill
already held analyse goal progress skill
already held develop professional network skill
already held liaise with politicians skill
already held perform project management skill
already held project management knowledge
already held scientific research methodology knowledge

5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held policy analysis optional
optional, not held represent union members optional
optional, not held carry out strategic research optional
optional, not held employment law optional
optional, not held liaise with union officials optional

19 held skills the labour market policy officer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role action research knowledge
not needed by the target role adult education knowledge
not needed by the target role analyse education system skill
not needed by the target role community education knowledge
not needed by the target role cooperate with education professionals skill
not needed by the target role develop artistic educational activities skill
not needed by the target role education administration knowledge
not needed by the target role education law knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure information transparency skill
not needed by the target role evaluate education programmes skill
not needed by the target role government policy knowledge
not needed by the target role government policy implementation knowledge
not needed by the target role inspect education institutions skill
not needed by the target role liaise with educational institutions skill
not needed by the target role liaise with educational staff skill
not needed by the target role liaise with local authorities skill
not needed by the target role monitor educational developments skill
not needed by the target role promote education programmes skill
not needed by the target role study topics skill

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

required, not held labour law required
required, not held labour legislation required
required, not held labour market required
optional, not held policy analysis optional
optional, not held employment law optional

Index

Other moves recorded from education policy officer

Full index of moves from education 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.