RecordMove

Environmental expert to environmental programme coordinator

An environmental expert already meets 43% of what the environmental programme coordinator role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.

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

From environmental expert

Partial match

To environmental programme coordinator

19 You already bring

15 Still to learn

56 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance Substantial retraining

65.4/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what an environmental programme coordinator is expected to do is already part of an environmental expert’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 environmental programme coordinator role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

An environmental programme coordinator role treats 16 of its required skills as things an environmental expert already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

alternative energy
analyse environmental data
assess environmental impact
carry out environmental audits
conduct environmental surveys
develop environmental policy

What stands in the way is 15 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 19 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An environmental programme coordinator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an environmental expert background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held environmental management standards engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held perform environmental investigations information skills
already held provide training in sustainable tourism development and management communication, collaboration and creativity
already held carry out training in environmental matters communication, collaboration and creativity
already held green building standards engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held alternative energy engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 19 carried skills, including the 16 the environmental programme coordinator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 37 missing skills fall into 12 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 4 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn energy efficiency required
still to learn green building practices required
still to learn circular economy required
still to learn energy conservation required

optional, not held urban sustainability optional

02 information skills 3 required, 2 supplementary

still to learn monitor nature conservation required
still to learn analyse big data required
still to learn analyse energy consumption required

optional, not held conduct environmental site assessments optional
optional, not held monitor legislation developments optional

03 business, administration and law 3 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn corporate sustainability required
still to learn legal studies required
still to learn quality standards required

optional, not held project management optional

04 assisting and caring 2 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn ensure compliance with environmental legislation required
still to learn implement environmental protection measures required

optional, not held issue licences optional

05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 7 supplementary

still to learn implement environmental action plans required

optional, not held conduct educational activities optional
optional, not held conduct public presentations optional
optional, not held develop educational resources optional
optional, not held develop professional network optional
optional, not held listen actively optional
optional, not held maintain relationships with government agencies optional
optional, not held write inspection reports optional

06 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn mitigate waste of resources required

optional, not held manage government policy implementation optional

6 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries an environmental programme coordinator 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 19 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held alternative energy knowledge
already held analyse environmental data skill
already held assess environmental impact skill
already held carry out environmental audits skill
already held conduct environmental surveys skill
already held develop environmental policy skill
already held environmental design knowledge
already held environmental legislation knowledge
already held environmental management standards knowledge
already held environmental policy knowledge
already held green building standards knowledge
already held habitat restoration knowledge
already held perform environmental investigations skill
already held promote environmental awareness skill
already held provide training in sustainable tourism development and management skill
already held report on environmental issues skill
already held carry out training in environmental matters skill
already held ecosystem management knowledge
already held liaise with local authorities skill

The 6 learning areas not shown above

Skill to pick up Tier

07 working with computers 1 required

still to learn interact through digital technologies required

08 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 5 supplementary

optional, not held biology optional
optional, not held chemistry optional
optional, not held ecology optional
optional, not held physics optional
optional, not held soil science optional

09 arts and humanities 1 supplementary

optional, not held ethics optional

10 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held perform manual work autonomously optional

11 health and welfare 1 supplementary

optional, not held radiation protection optional

12 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary

optional, not held government policy implementation optional

22 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

optional, not held conduct educational activities optional
optional, not held perform manual work autonomously optional
optional, not held project management optional
optional, not held urban sustainability optional
optional, not held biology optional
optional, not held chemistry optional
optional, not held conduct environmental site assessments optional
optional, not held conduct public presentations optional
optional, not held develop educational resources optional
optional, not held develop professional network optional
optional, not held ecology optional
optional, not held ethics optional
optional, not held government policy implementation optional
optional, not held issue licences optional
optional, not held listen actively optional
optional, not held maintain relationships with government agencies optional
optional, not held manage government policy implementation optional
optional, not held monitor legislation developments optional
optional, not held physics optional
optional, not held radiation protection optional
optional, not held soil science optional
optional, not held write inspection reports optional

30 held skills the environmental programme coordinator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on carbon emissions reduction skill
not needed by the target role advise on chemical use reduction skill
not needed by the target role advise on environmental remediation skill
not needed by the target role advise on pollution prevention skill
not needed by the target role alternative fuels knowledge
not needed by the target role apply scientific methods skill
not needed by the target role assess environmental plans against financial costs skill
not needed by the target role coastal management knowledge
not needed by the target role collect samples for analysis skill
not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
not needed by the target role develop environmental remediation strategies skill
not needed by the target role environmental economics knowledge
not needed by the target role environmental engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role environmental threats knowledge
not needed by the target role inspect industrial equipment skill
not needed by the target role investigate pollution skill
not needed by the target role liaise with engineers skill
not needed by the target role manage land resources permits skill
not needed by the target role marine energy knowledge
not needed by the target role measure pollution skill
not needed by the target role monitor manufacturing impact skill
not needed by the target role perform scientific research skill
not needed by the target role pollution legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role pollution prevention knowledge
not needed by the target role report pollution incidents skill
not needed by the target role resource-efficient technologies knowledge
not needed by the target role scientific research methodology knowledge
not needed by the target role watershed development knowledge
not needed by the target role work with chemicals skill
not needed by the target role write scientific publications skill

17 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 corporate sustainability required
still to learn energy efficiency required
still to learn green building practices required
still to learn legal studies required
still to learn circular economy required
still to learn energy conservation required
still to learn quality standards required
optional, not held project management optional
optional, not held urban sustainability optional
optional, not held biology optional
optional, not held chemistry optional
optional, not held ecology optional
optional, not held ethics optional
optional, not held government policy implementation optional
optional, not held physics optional
optional, not held radiation protection optional
optional, not held soil science optional

Index

Other moves recorded from environmental expert

Full index of moves from environmental expert

FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can an environmental expert become an environmental programme coordinator?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. An environmental expert already covers 43% of what an environmental programme coordinator is expected to do: 19 skills carry over, 16 of which the environmental programme coordinator role treats as required.

What skills does an environmental expert need to become an environmental programme coordinator?

15 required skills are missing, plus 22 optional ones. They fall into 12 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is corporate sustainability.

How hard is the move from environmental expert to environmental programme coordinator?

Its learning distance is 65.4 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.