RecordMove

Environmental health inspector to environmental programme coordinator

An environmental health inspector already meets 20% of what the environmental programme coordinator role asks for. The move turns on 25 required skills not yet in the profile.

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

From environmental health inspector

Distant match

To environmental programme coordinator

12 You already bring

25 Still to learn

56 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance A rebuild

83.1/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what an environmental programme coordinator is expected to do is already part of an environmental health inspector’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 6 of its required skills as things an environmental health inspector already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

conduct environmental surveys
develop environmental policy
ensure compliance with environmental legislation
environmental legislation
environmental policy
perform environmental investigations

What stands in the way is 25 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 12 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 health inspector background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held perform environmental investigations information skills
already held conduct environmental surveys information skills
already held conduct educational activities communication, collaboration and creativity
already held develop environmental policy management skills
already held monitor legislation developments information skills
already held environmental policy natural sciences, mathematics and statistics

All 12 carried skills, including the 6 the environmental programme coordinator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 44 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 8 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn energy efficiency required
still to learn environmental design required
still to learn green building practices required
still to learn green building standards required
still to learn alternative energy required
still to learn circular economy required
still to learn energy conservation required
still to learn environmental management standards required

optional, not held urban sustainability optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required, 6 supplementary

still to learn implement environmental action plans required
still to learn provide training in sustainable tourism development and management required
still to learn promote environmental awareness required
still to learn report on environmental issues required

optional, not held carry out training in environmental matters 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 liaise with local authorities optional
optional, not held listen actively optional

03 information skills 4 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn analyse environmental data required
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

04 business, administration and law 3 required, 2 supplementary

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

optional, not held ecosystem management optional
optional, not held project management optional

05 assisting and caring 3 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn assess environmental impact required
still to learn carry out environmental audits required
still to learn implement environmental protection measures required

optional, not held issue licences optional

06 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required, 3 supplementary

still to learn habitat restoration required

optional, not held ecology optional
optional, not held physics optional
optional, not held soil science 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 12 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held conduct environmental surveys skill
already held develop environmental policy skill
already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
already held environmental legislation knowledge
already held environmental policy knowledge
already held perform environmental investigations skill
already held biology knowledge
already held chemistry knowledge
already held conduct educational activities skill
already held maintain relationships with government agencies skill
already held monitor legislation developments skill
already held write inspection reports skill

The 6 learning areas not shown above

Skill to pick up Tier

07 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn mitigate waste of resources required

optional, not held manage government policy implementation optional

08 working with computers 1 required

still to learn interact through digital technologies required

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

19 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

optional, not held ecosystem management optional
optional, not held perform manual work autonomously optional
optional, not held project management optional
optional, not held urban sustainability optional
optional, not held carry out training in environmental matters 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 liaise with local authorities optional
optional, not held listen actively optional
optional, not held manage government policy implementation optional
optional, not held physics optional
optional, not held radiation protection optional
optional, not held soil science optional

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

Skill Type

not needed by the target role address public health issues skill
not needed by the target role analyse health problems within a given community skill
not needed by the target role audit techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role check methods knowledge
not needed by the target role communicable diseases knowledge
not needed by the target role consumer protection knowledge
not needed by the target role contribute to public health campaigns skill
not needed by the target role enforce sanitation procedures skill
not needed by the target role environmental engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role foodborne diseases knowledge
not needed by the target role hazardous waste storage knowledge
not needed by the target role inform policy makers on health-related challenges skill
not needed by the target role occupational health knowledge
not needed by the target role percolation knowledge
not needed by the target role perform risk analysis skill
not needed by the target role pests and diseases knowledge
not needed by the target role pollution prevention knowledge
not needed by the target role present reports skill
not needed by the target role promote health and safety skill
not needed by the target role provide advice on breaches of regulation skill
not needed by the target role provide improvement strategies skill
not needed by the target role provide testimony in court hearings skill
not needed by the target role public health knowledge
not needed by the target role use consulting techniques skill
not needed by the target role wear appropriate protective gear skill

21 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 environmental design required
still to learn green building practices required
still to learn green building standards required
still to learn habitat restoration required
still to learn legal studies required
still to learn alternative energy required
still to learn circular economy required
still to learn energy conservation required
still to learn environmental management standards required
still to learn quality standards required
optional, not held ecosystem management optional
optional, not held project management optional
optional, not held urban sustainability 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

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FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can an environmental health inspector become an environmental programme coordinator?

Yes, and it is a career change move. An environmental health inspector already covers 20% of what an environmental programme coordinator is expected to do: 12 skills carry over, 6 of which the environmental programme coordinator role treats as required.

What skills does an environmental health inspector need to become an environmental programme coordinator?

25 required skills are missing, plus 19 optional ones. They fall into 12 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is analyse environmental data.

How hard is the move from environmental health inspector to environmental programme coordinator?

Its learning distance is 83.1 out of 100, which is the career change 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.