Environmental programme coordinator to environmental expert
An 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.
64.5/ 100
1 How much of what an environmental expert is expected to do is already part of an environmental programme coordinator’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 expert role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An environmental expert role treats 14 of its required skills as things an environmental programme coordinator already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- 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 · What you already bring
Of the 19 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An environmental expert role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an environmental programme coordinator background worth leading with.
- 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 · What you may need to learn
The 30 missing skills fall into 10 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 advise on carbon emissions reduction required
- still to learn advise on chemical use reduction required
- still to learn advise on environmental remediation required
- still to learn advise on pollution prevention required
- still to learn create solutions to problems required
- optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
- optional, not held write scientific publications optional
- still to learn investigate pollution required
- still to learn measure pollution required
- still to learn 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
- still to learn pollution prevention required
- still to learn resource-efficient technologies required
- optional, not held marine energy optional
- optional, not held watershed development optional
- optional, not held environmental engineering optional
- still to learn alternative fuels required
- still to learn environmental threats required
- optional, not held coastal management optional
- still to learn collect samples for analysis required
- optional, not held work with chemicals optional
- still to learn develop environmental remediation strategies required
- optional, not held assess environmental plans against financial costs optional
4 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an environmental expert role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 alternative fuels study this
- 02 environmental threats study this
- 03 investigate pollution practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 19 skills that carry over
- 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
- still to learn pollution legislation required
- still to learn scientific research methodology required
- optional, not held inspect industrial equipment optional
- optional, not held environmental economics optional
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- 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
- 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.
- still to learn alternative fuels required
- still to learn environmental threats required
- still to learn pollution legislation required
- still to learn pollution prevention required
- still to learn resource-efficient technologies required
- still to learn 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
Other moves recorded from environmental programme coordinator
- environmental policy officer 45% covered · substantial
- natural resources consultant 39% covered · substantial
- aquaculture environmental analyst 39% covered · substantial
- environmental health inspector 38% covered · substantial
Full index of moves from environmental programme coordinator
Common questions about this move
Can an environmental programme coordinator become an environmental expert?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An environmental programme coordinator already covers 43% of what an environmental expert is expected to do: 19 skills carry over, 14 of which the environmental expert role treats as required.
What skills does an environmental programme coordinator need to become an environmental expert?
16 required skills are missing, plus 14 optional ones. They fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is alternative fuels.
How hard is the move from environmental programme coordinator to environmental expert?
Its learning distance is 64.5 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.