Educational counsellor to academic advisor
An educational counsellor already meets 58% of what the academic advisor role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.
41.2/ 100
1 How much of what an academic advisor is expected to do is already part of an educational counsellor’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 academic advisor role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An academic advisor role treats 8 of its required skills as things an educational counsellor already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- advise on learning methods
- assessment processes
- counsel students
- counselling methods
- education law
- listen actively
What stands in the way is 6 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 18 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An academic advisor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an educational counsellor background worth leading with.
- already held advise on learning methods communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held tackle issues that block academic progress assisting and caring
- already held provide information on education financing communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held counsel students communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held provide information on study programmes assisting and caring
- already held learning needs analysis education
All 18 carried skills, including the 8 the academic advisor role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 13 missing skills fall into 7 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.
- still to learn curriculum objectives required
- still to learn curriculum standards required
- optional, not held action research optional
- still to learn construct individual learning plans required
- still to learn encourage students to acknowledge their achievements required
- optional, not held organise job search workshops optional
- still to learn give constructive feedback required
- optional, not held promote education programmes optional
- still to learn provide information on school services required
- optional, not held university procedures optional
- optional, not held education administration optional
- optional, not held labour market optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an academic advisor role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 construct individual learning plans practise this
- 02 curriculum objectives study this
- 03 curriculum standards study this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 18 skills that carry over
- already held advise on learning methods skill
- already held assessment processes knowledge
- already held counsel students skill
- already held counselling methods knowledge
- already held education law knowledge
- already held listen actively skill
- already held monitor educational developments skill
- already held provide information on study programmes skill
- already held assist in the organisation of school events skill
- already held consult student's support system skill
- already held cooperate with education professionals skill
- already held identify education needs skill
- already held learning difficulties knowledge
- already held learning needs analysis knowledge
- already held provide career counselling skill
- already held provide information on education financing skill
- already held psychology knowledge
- already held tackle issues that block academic progress skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held analyse education system optional
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held university procedures optional
- optional, not held action research optional
- optional, not held analyse education system optional
- optional, not held education administration optional
- optional, not held labour market optional
- optional, not held organise job search workshops optional
- optional, not held promote education programmes optional
31 held skills the academic advisor role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role adolescent psychological development knowledge
- not needed by the target role adult education knowledge
- not needed by the target role apply crisis intervention skill
- not needed by the target role assist students in their learning skill
- not needed by the target role behavioural disorders knowledge
- not needed by the target role client-centred counselling knowledge
- not needed by the target role communicate about youth's well-being skill
- not needed by the target role communicate with youth skill
- not needed by the target role community education knowledge
- not needed by the target role conduct educational activities skill
- not needed by the target role crisis intervention knowledge
- not needed by the target role developmental psychology knowledge
- not needed by the target role establish educational network skill
- not needed by the target role guarantee students' safety skill
- 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 educational support staff skill
- not needed by the target role maintain relations with children's parents skill
- not needed by the target role monitor student's behaviour skill
- not needed by the target role oversee extra-curricular activities skill
- not needed by the target role perform educational testing skill
- not needed by the target role post-secondary school procedures knowledge
- not needed by the target role primary school procedures knowledge
- not needed by the target role psychological counselling methods knowledge
- not needed by the target role school psychology knowledge
- not needed by the target role secondary school procedures knowledge
- not needed by the target role show consideration for student's situation skill
- not needed by the target role support children's wellbeing skill
- not needed by the target role use psychoeducation skill
- not needed by the target role work in vocational school skill
6 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn curriculum objectives required
- still to learn curriculum standards required
- optional, not held university procedures optional
- optional, not held action research optional
- optional, not held education administration optional
- optional, not held labour market optional
Other moves recorded from educational counsellor
- learning mentor 72% covered · moderate
- educational psychologist 64% covered · moderate
- academic support officer 56% covered · moderate
- special educational needs itinerant teacher 44% covered · substantial
- admissions coordinator 39% covered · moderate
- learning support teacher 35% covered · substantial
- tutor 35% covered · substantial
- career guidance advisor 32% covered · substantial
Common questions about this move
Can an educational counsellor become an academic advisor?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. An educational counsellor already covers 58% of what an academic advisor is expected to do: 18 skills carry over, 8 of which the academic advisor role treats as required.
What skills does an educational counsellor need to become an academic advisor?
6 required skills are missing, plus 7 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by education. The single most important is construct individual learning plans.
How hard is the move from educational counsellor to academic advisor?
Its learning distance is 41.2 out of 100, which is the moderate band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.