Event manager to tour organiser
An event manager already meets 22% of what the tour organiser role asks for. The move turns on 20 required skills not yet in the profile.
79.7/ 100
1 How much of what a tour organiser is expected to do is already part of an event manager’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 tour organiser role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A tour organiser role treats 4 of its required skills as things an event manager already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- engage local communities in the management of natural protected areas
- manage conservation of natural and cultural heritage
- support community-based tourism
- support local tourism
What stands in the way is 20 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 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A tour organiser role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an event manager background worth leading with.
- already held support community-based tourism communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held improve customer traveling experiences with augmented reality working with computers
- already held ecotourism natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- already held educate on sustainable tourism communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held promote virtual reality travelling experiences working with computers
- already held engage local communities in the management of natural protected areas communication, collaboration and creativity
All 11 carried skills, including the 4 the tour organiser role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 28 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 inform tourist groups on logistical times required
- still to learn organise entry to attractions required
- still to learn build a network of suppliers in tourism required
- still to learn liaise with guest facilities providers required
- still to learn apply foreign languages in tourism required
- still to learn assist clients with special needs required
- still to learn build business relationships required
- still to learn maintain customer service required
- still to learn perform services in a flexible manner required
- optional, not held maintain relationship with suppliers optional
- optional, not held participate in tourism events optional
- optional, not held ensure infrastructure accessibility optional
- optional, not held use different communication channels optional
- still to learn welcome tour groups required
- still to learn check travel documentation required
- still to learn handle personal identifiable information required
- still to learn manage health and safety standards required
- still to learn organise transportation of tour groups required
- still to learn coordinate performance tours required
- still to learn oversee all travel arrangements required
- optional, not held plan medium to long term objectives optional
- still to learn geographical areas relevant to tourism required
- still to learn local area tourism industry required
- optional, not held tourist resources of a destination for further development optional
- still to learn manage visitor flows in natural protected areas required
- optional, not held read maps optional
- still to learn handle veterinary emergencies required
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a tour organiser role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 inform tourist groups on logistical times practise this
- 02 organise entry to attractions practise this
- 03 organise transportation of tour groups 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 11 skills that carry over
- already held engage local communities in the management of natural protected areas skill
- already held manage conservation of natural and cultural heritage skill
- already held support community-based tourism skill
- already held support local tourism skill
- already held augmented reality knowledge
- already held ecotourism knowledge
- already held educate on sustainable tourism skill
- already held improve customer traveling experiences with augmented reality skill
- already held promote virtual reality travelling experiences skill
- already held use e-tourism platforms skill
- already held virtual reality knowledge
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held self-service technologies in tourism optional
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held maintain relationship with suppliers optional
- optional, not held participate in tourism events optional
- optional, not held self-service technologies in tourism optional
- optional, not held tourist resources of a destination for further development optional
- optional, not held ensure infrastructure accessibility optional
- optional, not held plan medium to long term objectives optional
- optional, not held read maps optional
- optional, not held use different communication channels optional
29 held skills the tour organiser role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role arrange event needs skill
- not needed by the target role confer with event staff skill
- not needed by the target role consult exhibition organisers skill
- not needed by the target role contribute to the programmer's reflection process skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate events skill
- not needed by the target role determine event objectives skill
- not needed by the target role develop event topics skill
- not needed by the target role direct event administrative details skill
- not needed by the target role document safety actions skill
- not needed by the target role evaluate events skill
- not needed by the target role food waste monitoring systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role inspect event facilities skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with event sponsors skill
- not needed by the target role maintain event records skill
- not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
- not needed by the target role monitor event activities skill
- not needed by the target role negotiate contracts with event providers skill
- not needed by the target role obtain event permits skill
- not needed by the target role organise event participants' registration skill
- not needed by the target role plan events skill
- not needed by the target role plan presence at professional events skill
- not needed by the target role plan schedule skill
- not needed by the target role review event bills skill
- not needed by the target role select event providers skill
- not needed by the target role solicit event publicity skill
- not needed by the target role supervise event staff skill
- not needed by the target role use resource-efficient technologies in hospitality skill
- not needed by the target role work with respect for own safety skill
- not needed by the target role write risk assessment on performing arts production skill
4 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 geographical areas relevant to tourism required
- still to learn local area tourism industry required
- optional, not held self-service technologies in tourism optional
- optional, not held tourist resources of a destination for further development optional
Other moves recorded from event manager
- event assistant 44% covered · substantial
- promoter 39% covered · substantial
- tourist animator 30% covered · substantial
- wedding planner 25% covered · substantial
- specialised outdoor animator 24% covered · substantial
- tour operator representative 23% covered · career change
- hospitality entertainment manager 23% covered · career change
- outdoor animator 23% covered · career change
Common questions about this move
Can an event manager become a tour organiser?
Yes, and it is a career change move. An event manager already covers 22% of what a tour organiser is expected to do: 11 skills carry over, 4 of which the tour organiser role treats as required.
What skills does an event manager need to become a tour organiser?
20 required skills are missing, plus 8 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is inform tourist groups on logistical times.
How hard is the move from event manager to tour organiser?
Its learning distance is 79.7 out of 100, which is the career change 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.