RecordMove

Education policy officer to social security administrator

An education policy officer already meets 35% of what the social security administrator role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional

From education policy officer

Distant match

To social security administrator

7 You already bring

7 Still to learn

27 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance Substantial retraining

58.5/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what a social security administrator is expected to do is already part of an education policy officer’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the social security administrator role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A social security administrator role treats 6 of its required skills as things an education policy officer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

advise on legislative acts
analyse community needs
ensure information transparency
government policy implementation
liaise with local authorities
manage government policy implementation

What stands in the way is 7 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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A social security administrator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an education policy officer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held ensure information transparency information skills
already held analyse community needs communication, collaboration and creativity
already held advise on legislative acts communication, collaboration and creativity
already held manage government policy implementation management skills
already held government policy implementation social sciences, journalism and information
already held liaise with local authorities communication, collaboration and creativity

All 7 carried skills, including the 6 the social security administrator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 20 missing skills fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.

Skill to pick up Tier

01 management skills 3 required, 2 supplementary

still to learn develop social security programmes required
still to learn manage staff required
still to learn provide improvement strategies required

optional, not held manage accounts optional
optional, not held work within communities optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 7 supplementary

still to learn maintain relationships with government agencies required
still to learn promote social security programmes required

optional, not held maintain relations with local representatives optional
optional, not held build community relations optional
optional, not held establish collaborative relations optional
optional, not held present reports optional
optional, not held promote social awareness optional
optional, not held promote social change optional
optional, not held show intercultural awareness optional

03 business, administration and law 1 required, 3 supplementary

still to learn social security law required

optional, not held employment law optional
optional, not held legal research optional
optional, not held public housing legislation optional

04 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required

still to learn government social security programmes required

05 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held oversee quality control optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a social security administrator 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 7 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held advise on legislative acts skill
already held analyse community needs skill
already held ensure information transparency skill
already held government policy implementation knowledge
already held liaise with local authorities skill
already held manage government policy implementation skill
already held create solutions to problems skill

13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

optional, not held maintain relations with local representatives optional
optional, not held build community relations optional
optional, not held employment law optional
optional, not held establish collaborative relations optional
optional, not held legal research optional
optional, not held manage accounts optional
optional, not held oversee quality control optional
optional, not held present reports optional
optional, not held promote social awareness optional
optional, not held promote social change optional
optional, not held public housing legislation optional
optional, not held show intercultural awareness optional
optional, not held work within communities optional

24 held skills the social security administrator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role European Structural and Investment Funds regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role action research knowledge
not needed by the target role adult education knowledge
not needed by the target role advise legislators skill
not needed by the target role analyse education system skill
not needed by the target role analyse goal progress 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 develop professional network 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 evaluate education programmes skill
not needed by the target role government policy 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 politicians skill
not needed by the target role monitor educational developments skill
not needed by the target role perform project management skill
not needed by the target role project management knowledge
not needed by the target role promote education programmes skill
not needed by the target role scientific research methodology knowledge
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 pick up Tier

still to learn government social security programmes required
still to learn social security law required
optional, not held employment law optional
optional, not held legal research optional
optional, not held public housing legislation optional

Index

Other moves recorded from education policy officer

Full index of moves from education policy officer

FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can an education policy officer become a social security administrator?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. An education policy officer already covers 35% of what a social security administrator is expected to do: 7 skills carry over, 6 of which the social security administrator role treats as required.

What skills does an education policy officer need to become a social security administrator?

7 required skills are missing, plus 13 optional ones. They fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by management skills. The single most important is develop social security programmes.

How hard is the move from education policy officer to social security administrator?

Its learning distance is 58.5 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

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.