Table 1Transition record

environmental education officertospecialised outdoor animator

A environmental education officer already meets 20% of what the specialised outdoor animator role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From environmental education officer

20%

Overlap1

To specialised outdoor animator

4 Skills carried over

12 Required, not held

76.2 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 76.2

This move: 76.2 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the specialised outdoor animator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the environmental education 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 4 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A specialised outdoor animator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a environmental education officer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held monitor interventions in the outdoors communication, collaboration and creativity
already held manage outdoor resources information skills
already held implement risk management for outdoors information skills
already held animate in the outdoors communication, collaboration and creativity

All 4 carried skills, including the 4 the specialised outdoor animator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 23 missing skills fall into 7 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 information skills 5 required

required, not held assess risk in the outdoors required
required, not held evaluate outdoor activities required
required, not held monitor use of outdoor equipment required
required, not held research areas for outdoor activity required
required, not held structure information required

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held communicate in an outdoor setting required
required, not held give feedback on changing circumstances required
required, not held react acordingly to unexpected events outdoors required
required, not held manage feedback required

optional, not held educate on sustainable tourism optional
optional, not held engage local communities in the management of natural protected areas optional
optional, not held support community-based tourism optional

03 management skills 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held empathise with outdoor groups required
required, not held plan schedule required

optional, not held manage conservation of natural and cultural heritage optional

04 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held manage groups outdoors required

optional, not held support local tourism optional

05 working with computers 3 supplementary

optional, not held improve customer traveling experiences with augmented reality optional
optional, not held promote virtual reality travelling experiences optional
optional, not held use e-tourism platforms optional

06 information and communication technologies (icts) 2 supplementary

optional, not held augmented reality optional
optional, not held virtual reality optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a specialised outdoor animator 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 4 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held animate in the outdoors skill
already held implement risk management for outdoors skill
already held manage outdoor resources skill
already held monitor interventions in the outdoors skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held ecotourism optional

11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held ecotourism optional
optional, not held educate on sustainable tourism optional
optional, not held engage local communities in the management of natural protected areas optional
optional, not held improve customer traveling experiences with augmented reality optional
optional, not held manage conservation of natural and cultural heritage optional
optional, not held promote virtual reality travelling experiences optional
optional, not held support community-based tourism optional
optional, not held support local tourism optional
optional, not held use e-tourism platforms optional
optional, not held augmented reality optional
optional, not held virtual reality optional

21 held skills the specialised outdoor animator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on nature conservation skill
not needed by the target role analyse ecological data skill
not needed by the target role animal biology knowledge
not needed by the target role aquatic ecology knowledge
not needed by the target role biology knowledge
not needed by the target role botany knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct ecological research skill
not needed by the target role conduct ecological surveys skill
not needed by the target role ecological principles knowledge
not needed by the target role ecology knowledge
not needed by the target role ecopedagogy knowledge
not needed by the target role educate people about nature skill
not needed by the target role educate public on fire safety skill
not needed by the target role educate the public about wildlife skill
not needed by the target role fish biology knowledge
not needed by the target role forest ecology knowledge
not needed by the target role identify plants characteristics skill
not needed by the target role manage volunteers skill
not needed by the target role molecular biology knowledge
not needed by the target role provide training in sustainable tourism development and management skill
not needed by the target role train staff to reduce food waste skill

3 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 ecotourism optional
optional, not held augmented reality optional
optional, not held virtual reality optional

Index

Other moves recorded from environmental education officer

Full index of moves from environmental education 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.