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

exhibition curatortoconservator

A exhibition curator already meets 52% of what the conservator role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From exhibition curator
52%
Overlap1
To conservator
17 Skills carried over
7 Required, not held
51.3 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

52%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

51.3/ 100

1 Share of the conservator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the exhibition curator 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 conservator role treats 8 of its required skills as things a exhibition curator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply strategic thinking
  • coordinate operational activities
  • cope with challenging demands
  • create solutions to problems
  • ensure safety of exhibition
  • meet deadlines

What stands in the way is 7 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 17 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A conservator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a exhibition curator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held ensure safety of exhibition assisting and caring
  • already held provide project information on exhibitions communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held cope with challenging demands communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held use ICT resources to solve work related tasks working with computers
  • already held art collections arts and humanities
  • already held evaluate art quality information skills

All 17 carried skills, including the 8 the conservator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 16 missing skills fall into 6 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 information skills 4 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held examine conservation issues required
  • required, not held assess conservation needs required
  • required, not held assess museum object condition required
  • required, not held structure information required
  • optional, not held estimate restoration costs optional
  • optional, not held estimate restoration costs of antique items optional
02 management skills 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held create collection conservation plan required
  • required, not held plan measures to safeguard cultural heritage required
  • optional, not held supervise projects for the conservation of heritage buildings optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held provide conservation advice required
  • optional, not held respect cultural differences in the field of exhibition optional
04 arts and humanities 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held cultural history optional
  • optional, not held furniture, carpet and lighting equipment products optional
  • optional, not held history optional
05 constructing 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held apply restoration techniques optional
06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held historic architecture optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a conservator 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 apply strategic thinking skill
  • already held coordinate operational activities skill
  • already held cope with challenging demands skill
  • already held create solutions to problems skill
  • already held ensure safety of exhibition skill
  • already held meet deadlines skill
  • already held museum databases knowledge
  • already held use ICT resources to solve work related tasks skill
  • already held art collections knowledge
  • already held art history knowledge
  • already held art-historical values knowledge
  • already held cultural projects knowledge
  • already held evaluate art quality skill
  • already held interact with an audience skill
  • already held perform project management skill
  • already held present reports skill
  • already held provide project information on exhibitions skill
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held apply restoration techniques optional
  • optional, not held cultural history optional
  • optional, not held estimate restoration costs optional
  • optional, not held estimate restoration costs of antique items optional
  • optional, not held furniture, carpet and lighting equipment products optional
  • optional, not held respect cultural differences in the field of exhibition optional
  • optional, not held supervise projects for the conservation of heritage buildings optional
  • optional, not held historic architecture optional
  • optional, not held history optional
21 held skills the conservator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advertise an art collection skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on cultural exhibitions skill
  • not needed by the target role anthropology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role archaeology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role coach employees skill
  • not needed by the target role consult exhibition organisers skill
  • not needed by the target role create new concepts skill
  • not needed by the target role evaluate cultural venue visitor needs skill
  • not needed by the target role have computer literacy skill
  • not needed by the target role inheritance council practices knowledge
  • not needed by the target role liaise with financiers skill
  • not needed by the target role listen actively skill
  • not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
  • not needed by the target role natural history knowledge
  • not needed by the target role organise an exhibition skill
  • not needed by the target role plan resource allocation skill
  • not needed by the target role present exhibition skill
  • not needed by the target role support public access to exhibitions skill
  • not needed by the target role train employees skill
  • not needed by the target role work in an organised manner skill
  • not needed by the target role work independently on exhibitions 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held cultural history optional
  • optional, not held furniture, carpet and lighting equipment products optional
  • optional, not held historic architecture optional
  • optional, not held history optional
Index

Other moves recorded from exhibition curator

Full index of moves from exhibition curator

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.