Table 1Transition record

environmental health inspectortohealth and safety inspector

A environmental health inspector already meets 22% of what the health and safety inspector role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From environmental health inspector

22%

Overlap1

To health and safety inspector

5 Skills carried over

11 Required, not held

71.8 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 71.8

This move: 71.8 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the health and safety inspector role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the environmental health inspector 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 5 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A health and safety inspector role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a environmental health inspector background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held occupational health services
already held audit techniques business, administration and law
already held maintain relationships with government agencies communication, collaboration and creativity
already held write inspection reports communication, collaboration and creativity
already held present reports communication, collaboration and creativity

All 5 carried skills, including the 4 the health and safety inspector role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 24 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, 1 supplementary

required, not held monitor employee's health required
required, not held monitor organisation climate required
required, not held conduct workplace audits required
required, not held gather feedback from employees required
required, not held inspect government policy compliance required

optional, not held monitor company policy optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held advise on government policy compliance required
required, not held protect employee rights required

optional, not held advise on conflict management optional
optional, not held advise on organisational culture optional
optional, not held apply conflict management optional
optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
optional, not held implement strategic planning optional
optional, not held liaise with local authorities optional

03 business, administration and law 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held employment law required
required, not held personnel management required

optional, not held corporate law optional

04 services 1 required

required, not held health and safety in the workplace required

05 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required

required, not held government policy implementation required

06 management skills 3 supplementary

optional, not held identify policy breach optional
optional, not held set inclusion policies optional
optional, not held manage government policy implementation optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a health and safety inspector 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 5 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held audit techniques knowledge
already held maintain relationships with government agencies skill
already held present reports skill
already held write inspection reports skill
already held occupational health knowledge

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 assisting and caring 2 supplementary

optional, not held promote inclusion optional
optional, not held respond to enquiries optional

13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held identify policy breach optional
optional, not held set inclusion policies optional
optional, not held advise on conflict management optional
optional, not held advise on organisational culture optional
optional, not held apply conflict management optional
optional, not held corporate law optional
optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
optional, not held implement strategic planning optional
optional, not held liaise with local authorities optional
optional, not held manage government policy implementation optional
optional, not held monitor company policy optional
optional, not held promote inclusion optional
optional, not held respond to enquiries optional

32 held skills the health and safety inspector 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 biology knowledge
not needed by the target role check methods knowledge
not needed by the target role chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role communicable diseases knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct educational activities skill
not needed by the target role conduct environmental surveys skill
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 develop environmental policy skill
not needed by the target role enforce sanitation procedures skill
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
not needed by the target role environmental engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role environmental policy 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 monitor legislation developments skill
not needed by the target role percolation knowledge
not needed by the target role perform environmental investigations skill
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 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

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 acquire Tier

required, not held employment law required
required, not held government policy implementation required
required, not held health and safety in the workplace required
required, not held personnel management required
optional, not held corporate law optional

Index

Other moves recorded from environmental health inspector

Full index of moves from environmental health inspector

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.