Table 1Transition record

fleet commandertobrigadier

A fleet commander already meets 60% of what the brigadier role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From fleet commander

60%

Overlap1

To brigadier

14 Skills carried over

4 Required, not held

39.3 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 39.3

This move: 39.3 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the brigadier role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the fleet commander 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 14 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A brigadier role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a fleet commander background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held defend human rights communication, collaboration and creativity
already held devise military tactics management skills
already held manage troop deployment management skills
already held military weaponry services
already held military combat techniques services
already held ensure information security assisting and caring

All 14 carried skills, including the 9 the brigadier role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 13 missing skills fall into 5 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 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held analyse potential threats against national security required
required, not held perform resource planning required

optional, not held advise on risk management optional
optional, not held manage inspections of equipment optional
optional, not held monitor military equipment use optional

02 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held manage military logistics required

optional, not held ensure equipment availability optional

03 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held military logistics required

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 supplementary

optional, not held instruct in military duties optional
optional, not held advise superiors on military operations optional
optional, not held coordinate humanitarian aid missions optional
optional, not held write situation reports optional

05 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held manage system security optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a brigadier 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 14 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held defend human rights skill
already held devise military tactics skill
already held ensure compliance with policies skill
already held ensure public safety and security skill
already held maintain operational communications skill
already held manage administrative systems skill
already held manage staff skill
already held manage troop deployment skill
already held military weaponry knowledge
already held ensure information security skill
already held manage budgets skill
already held military code knowledge
already held military combat techniques knowledge
already held set organisational policies skill

9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held instruct in military duties optional
optional, not held manage system security optional
optional, not held advise on risk management optional
optional, not held advise superiors on military operations optional
optional, not held coordinate humanitarian aid missions optional
optional, not held ensure equipment availability optional
optional, not held manage inspections of equipment optional
optional, not held monitor military equipment use optional
optional, not held write situation reports optional

14 held skills the brigadier role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role analyse ship operations skill
not needed by the target role apply navy operation procedures skill
not needed by the target role assume responsibility for maintaining a safe ship environment skill
not needed by the target role coordinate the ship crew skill
not needed by the target role ensure vessel security skill
not needed by the target role inspect vessel skill
not needed by the target role lead military troops skill
not needed by the target role manage vessel fleet skill
not needed by the target role maritime law knowledge
not needed by the target role navy operations knowledge
not needed by the target role review ship documentation skill
not needed by the target role ship related legislative requirements knowledge
not needed by the target role supervise crew skill
not needed by the target role train naval crew skill

1 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 military logistics required

Index

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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.