Table 1Transition record

environmental policy officertoenvironmental protection manager

A environmental policy officer already meets 36% of what the environmental protection manager role asks for. The move turns on 16 required skills not yet in the profile.

From environmental policy officer

36%

Overlap1

To environmental protection manager

17 Skills carried over

16 Required, not held

69.4 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 69.4

This move: 69.4 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the environmental protection manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the environmental policy 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 17 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A environmental protection manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a environmental policy officer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held advise on mining environmental issues communication, collaboration and creativity
already held provide training in sustainable tourism development and management communication, collaboration and creativity
already held liaise with government officials communication, collaboration and creativity
already held environmental threats natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held report on environmental issues communication, collaboration and creativity
already held food waste monitoring systems information and communication technologies (icts)

All 17 carried skills, including the 10 the environmental protection manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 34 missing skills fall into 10 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 6 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held implement environmental action plans required
required, not held advise on efficiency improvements required
required, not held advise on environmental remediation required
required, not held implement strategic planning required
required, not held liaise with managers required
required, not held liaise with politicians required

optional, not held advise on waste management procedures optional
optional, not held analyse legal enforceability optional

02 management skills 4 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held develop company strategies required
required, not held develop environmental remediation strategies required
required, not held ensure compliance with policies required
required, not held integrate strategic foundation in daily performance required

optional, not held coordinate airport environmental policies optional
optional, not held coordinate waste management procedures optional

03 business, administration and law 4 required

required, not held corporate social responsibility required
required, not held organisational policies required
required, not held business analysis required
required, not held strategic planning required

04 assisting and caring 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held coordinate environmental efforts required

optional, not held protect the environment from the impact of the digital technologies optional
optional, not held carry out environmental audits optional

05 information skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held monitor company policy required

optional, not held assess groundwater environmental impact optional
optional, not held conduct field work optional

06 services 4 supplementary

optional, not held characteristics of waste optional
optional, not held waste and scrap products optional
optional, not held health and safety regulations optional
optional, not held waste management optional

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a environmental protection manager 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 17 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held develop environmental policy skill
already held energy conservation knowledge
already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
already held environmental legislation knowledge
already held environmental policy knowledge
already held environmental threats knowledge
already held liaise with government officials 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 advise on mining environmental issues skill
already held analyse environmental data skill
already held corporate sustainability knowledge
already held food waste monitoring systems knowledge
already held pollution legislation knowledge
already held pollution prevention knowledge
already held use resource-efficient technologies in hospitality skill

The 4 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 supplementary

optional, not held airport environmental regulations optional
optional, not held discharge of collected waste optional
optional, not held green space strategies optional

08 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 1 supplementary

optional, not held tree preservation and conservation optional

09 health and welfare 1 supplementary

optional, not held public health optional

10 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held wildlife projects optional

18 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held protect the environment from the impact of the digital technologies optional
optional, not held airport environmental regulations optional
optional, not held assess groundwater environmental impact optional
optional, not held characteristics of waste optional
optional, not held coordinate airport environmental policies optional
optional, not held coordinate waste management procedures optional
optional, not held discharge of collected waste optional
optional, not held tree preservation and conservation optional
optional, not held waste and scrap products optional
optional, not held wildlife projects optional
optional, not held advise on waste management procedures optional
optional, not held analyse legal enforceability optional
optional, not held carry out environmental audits optional
optional, not held conduct field work optional
optional, not held green space strategies optional
optional, not held health and safety regulations optional
optional, not held public health optional
optional, not held waste management optional

29 held skills the environmental protection manager role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role European Structural and Investment Funds regulations knowledge
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 legislative acts skill
not needed by the target role advise on pollution prevention skill
not needed by the target role assess environmental impact skill
not needed by the target role ecological principles knowledge
not needed by the target role ecosystem management knowledge
not needed by the target role emission standards knowledge
not needed by the target role environmental economics knowledge
not needed by the target role environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry knowledge
not needed by the target role government policy knowledge
not needed by the target role government policy implementation 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 manage government policy implementation 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 policy analysis knowledge
not needed by the target role prevent sea pollution 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 wind energy knowledge

14 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 corporate social responsibility required
required, not held organisational policies required
required, not held business analysis required
required, not held strategic planning required
optional, not held airport environmental regulations optional
optional, not held characteristics of waste optional
optional, not held discharge of collected waste optional
optional, not held tree preservation and conservation optional
optional, not held waste and scrap products optional
optional, not held wildlife projects optional
optional, not held green space strategies optional
optional, not held health and safety regulations optional
optional, not held public health optional
optional, not held waste management optional

Index

Other moves recorded from environmental policy officer

Full index of moves from environmental policy 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.