Environmental policy officer to agricultural policy officer
An environmental policy officer already meets 34% of what the agricultural policy officer role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.
62.5/ 100
1 How much of what an agricultural policy officer is expected to do is already part of an environmental policy officer’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 agricultural policy officer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An agricultural policy officer role treats 5 of its required skills as things an environmental policy officer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- advise on legislative acts
- ecological principles
- environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry
- government policy implementation
- manage government policy implementation
What stands in the way is 8 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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An agricultural policy officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an environmental policy officer background worth leading with.
- already held ecological principles natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- already held policy analysis social sciences, journalism and information
- already held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations business, administration and law
- already held environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry business, administration and law
- already held pollution legislation business, administration and law
- already held promote environmental awareness communication, collaboration and creativity
All 10 carried skills, including the 5 the agricultural policy officer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 23 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 maintain relations with local representatives required
- still to learn promote agricultural policies required
- still to learn create solutions to problems required
- still to learn liaise with local authorities required
- still to learn maintain relationships with government agencies required
- optional, not held conduct educational activities optional
- optional, not held advise on government policy compliance 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 present reports optional
- still to learn legislation in agriculture required
- optional, not held project management principles optional
- optional, not held quality standards optional
- still to learn agronomy required
- optional, not held agroecology optional
- still to learn develop agricultural policies required
- optional, not held manage government-funded programmes optional
- optional, not held carry out strategic research optional
- optional, not held keep task records optional
- optional, not held prepare government funding dossiers optional
- optional, not held oversee quality control optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an agricultural policy officer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 maintain relations with local representatives practise this
- 02 promote agricultural policies practise this
- 03 agronomy 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 10 skills that carry over
- already held advise on legislative acts skill
- already held ecological principles knowledge
- already held environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry knowledge
- already held government policy implementation knowledge
- already held manage government policy implementation skill
- already held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations knowledge
- already held policy analysis knowledge
- already held pollution legislation knowledge
- already held pollution prevention knowledge
- already held promote environmental awareness skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held scientific research methodology optional
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held agroecology optional
- optional, not held conduct educational activities optional
- optional, not held advise on government policy compliance optional
- optional, not held carry out strategic research 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 keep task records optional
- optional, not held manage government-funded programmes optional
- optional, not held oversee quality control optional
- optional, not held prepare government funding dossiers optional
- optional, not held present reports optional
- optional, not held project management principles optional
- optional, not held quality standards optional
- optional, not held scientific research methodology optional
36 held skills the agricultural policy officer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise legislators skill
- not needed by the target role advise on carbon emissions reduction skill
- not needed by the target role advise on mining environmental issues skill
- not needed by the target role advise on pollution prevention skill
- not needed by the target role analyse environmental data skill
- not needed by the target role assess environmental impact skill
- not needed by the target role corporate sustainability knowledge
- not needed by the target role develop environmental policy skill
- not needed by the target role ecosystem management knowledge
- not needed by the target role emission standards knowledge
- not needed by the target role energy conservation knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
- not needed by the target role environmental economics 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 environmental threats knowledge
- not needed by the target role food waste monitoring systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role government policy knowledge
- not needed by the target role green building standards knowledge
- not needed by the target role investigate pollution skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with government officials skill
- not needed by the target role manage land resources permits skill
- not needed by the target role measure pollution skill
- not needed by the target role measure sustainability of tourism activities skill
- not needed by the target role monitor manufacturing impact skill
- not needed by the target role perform environmental investigations skill
- not needed by the target role plan measures to safeguard cultural heritage skill
- not needed by the target role plan measures to safeguard natural protected areas skill
- not needed by the target role prevent sea pollution skill
- not needed by the target role provide training in sustainable tourism development and management skill
- not needed by the target role report on environmental issues skill
- not needed by the target role report pollution incidents skill
- not needed by the target role sustainable manufacturing knowledge
- not needed by the target role urban sustainability knowledge
- not needed by the target role use resource-efficient technologies in hospitality skill
- not needed by the target role wind energy knowledge
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 agronomy required
- still to learn legislation in agriculture required
- optional, not held agroecology optional
- optional, not held project management principles optional
- optional, not held quality standards optional
- optional, not held scientific research methodology optional
Other moves recorded from environmental policy officer
Common questions about this move
Can an environmental policy officer become an agricultural policy officer?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An environmental policy officer already covers 34% of what an agricultural policy officer is expected to do: 10 skills carry over, 5 of which the agricultural policy officer role treats as required.
What skills does an environmental policy officer need to become an agricultural policy officer?
8 required skills are missing, plus 15 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is maintain relations with local representatives.
How hard is the move from environmental policy officer to agricultural policy officer?
Its learning distance is 62.5 out of 100, which is the substantial 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.