Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

environmental programme coordinatortoenvironmental expert

A environmental programme coordinator already meets 43% of what the environmental expert role asks for. The move turns on 16 required skills not yet in the profile.

From environmental programme coordinator
43%
Overlap1
To environmental expert
19 Skills carried over
16 Required, not held
64.5 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

43%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

64.5/ 100

1 Share of the environmental expert role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the environmental programme coordinator 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.

Why

Why this move works

A environmental expert role treats 14 of its required skills as things a environmental programme coordinator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

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

What stands in the way is 16 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. A environmental expert role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a environmental programme coordinator 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 14 the environmental expert role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 30 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 5 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held advise on carbon emissions reduction required
  • required, not held advise on chemical use reduction required
  • required, not held advise on environmental remediation required
  • required, not held advise on pollution prevention required
  • required, not held create solutions to problems required
  • optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
  • optional, not held write scientific publications optional
02 information skills 3 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held investigate pollution required
  • required, not held measure pollution required
  • required, not held report pollution incidents required
  • optional, not held manage land resources permits optional
  • optional, not held apply scientific methods optional
  • optional, not held monitor manufacturing impact optional
  • optional, not held perform scientific research optional
03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held pollution prevention required
  • required, not held resource-efficient technologies required
  • optional, not held marine energy optional
  • optional, not held watershed development optional
  • optional, not held environmental engineering optional
04 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held alternative fuels required
  • required, not held environmental threats required
  • optional, not held coastal management optional
05 handling and moving 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held collect samples for analysis required
  • optional, not held work with chemicals optional
06 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held develop environmental remediation strategies required
  • optional, not held assess environmental plans against financial costs optional

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a environmental expert 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 ecosystem management 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 perform environmental investigations 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 environmental design knowledge
  • already held habitat restoration knowledge
  • already held liaise with local authorities skill
  • already held promote environmental awareness skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held pollution legislation required
08 education 1 required
  • required, not held scientific research methodology required
09 constructing 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held inspect industrial equipment optional
10 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held environmental economics optional
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held coastal management optional
  • optional, not held environmental economics optional
  • optional, not held manage land resources permits optional
  • optional, not held marine energy optional
  • optional, not held watershed development optional
  • optional, not held apply scientific methods optional
  • optional, not held assess environmental plans against financial costs optional
  • optional, not held environmental engineering optional
  • optional, not held inspect industrial equipment optional
  • optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
  • optional, not held monitor manufacturing impact optional
  • optional, not held perform scientific research optional
  • optional, not held work with chemicals optional
  • optional, not held write scientific publications optional
37 held skills the environmental expert role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role analyse big data skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse energy consumption skill
  • not needed by the target role biology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role chemistry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role circular economy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role conduct educational activities skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct environmental site assessments skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct public presentations skill
  • not needed by the target role corporate sustainability knowledge
  • not needed by the target role develop educational resources skill
  • not needed by the target role develop professional network skill
  • not needed by the target role ecology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role energy conservation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role energy efficiency knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
  • not needed by the target role ethics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role government policy implementation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role green building practices knowledge
  • not needed by the target role implement environmental action plans skill
  • not needed by the target role implement environmental protection measures skill
  • not needed by the target role interact through digital technologies skill
  • not needed by the target role issue licences skill
  • not needed by the target role legal studies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role listen actively skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain relationships with government agencies skill
  • not needed by the target role manage government policy implementation skill
  • not needed by the target role mitigate waste of resources skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor legislation developments skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor nature conservation skill
  • not needed by the target role perform manual work autonomously skill
  • not needed by the target role physics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role project management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role radiation protection knowledge
  • not needed by the target role soil science knowledge
  • not needed by the target role urban sustainability knowledge
  • not needed by the target role write inspection reports skill
11 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 alternative fuels required
  • required, not held environmental threats required
  • required, not held pollution legislation required
  • required, not held pollution prevention required
  • required, not held resource-efficient technologies required
  • required, not held scientific research methodology required
  • optional, not held coastal management optional
  • optional, not held environmental economics optional
  • optional, not held marine energy optional
  • optional, not held watershed development optional
  • optional, not held environmental engineering optional
Index

Other moves recorded from environmental programme coordinator

Full index of moves from environmental programme coordinator

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.