Table 1Transition record

food safety inspectortobotanicals specialist

A food safety inspector already meets 38% of what the botanicals specialist role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From food safety inspector

38%

Overlap1

To botanicals specialist

6 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

57.3 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 57.3

This move: 57.3 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the botanicals specialist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the food safety inspector 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 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A botanicals specialist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a food safety inspector background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held laboratory-based sciences engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held write routine reports communication, collaboration and creativity
already held analyse samples of food and beverages information skills
already held apply GMP assisting and caring
already held apply HACCP assisting and caring
already held apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages assisting and caring

All 6 carried skills, including the 5 the botanicals specialist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 12 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 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held examine production samples required
required, not held perform sensory evaluation of food products required

optional, not held analyse work-related written reports optional

02 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held botany required
required, not held variety of botanicals required

optional, not held percolation optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held create beverage recipes with botanicals required

optional, not held conduct extensive international travel optional

04 handling and moving 1 required

required, not held collect samples for analysis required

05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required

required, not held tend botanical milling machines required

06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 supplementary

optional, not held effects of pesticides in food raw materials optional
optional, not held ingredient threats optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a botanicals specialist 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 6 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held analyse samples of food and beverages skill
already held apply GMP skill
already held apply HACCP skill
already held apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages skill
already held laboratory-based sciences knowledge
already held write routine reports skill

5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held effects of pesticides in food raw materials optional
optional, not held ingredient threats optional
optional, not held analyse work-related written reports optional
optional, not held conduct extensive international travel optional
optional, not held percolation optional

54 held skills the botanicals specialist role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advocate for consumer matters in production plants skill
not needed by the target role analyse characteristics of food products at reception skill
not needed by the target role apply foreign language for international trade skill
not needed by the target role assess HACCP implementation in plants skill
not needed by the target role assess environmental parameters at the workplace for food products skill
not needed by the target role assess quality characteristics of food products skill
not needed by the target role be at ease in unsafe environments skill
not needed by the target role check bottles for packaging skill
not needed by the target role check quality of raw materials skill
not needed by the target role communicate commercial and technical issues in foreign languages skill
not needed by the target role consider economic criteria in decision making skill
not needed by the target role cultural practices regarding animal parts sorting knowledge
not needed by the target role cultural practices regarding animal slaughter knowledge
not needed by the target role develop food policy skill
not needed by the target role ensure correct goods labelling skill
not needed by the target role european food safety policy knowledge
not needed by the target role follow hygienic procedures during food processing skill
not needed by the target role food and beverage industry knowledge
not needed by the target role food authentication techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role food fraud knowledge
not needed by the target role food homogenisation knowledge
not needed by the target role food legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role food policy knowledge
not needed by the target role food safety principles knowledge
not needed by the target role food safety standards knowledge
not needed by the target role food toxicity knowledge
not needed by the target role foodborne diseases knowledge
not needed by the target role give instructions to staff skill
not needed by the target role handle communications in the food processing industry skill
not needed by the target role health, safety and hygiene legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role identify hazards in the workplace skill
not needed by the target role identify the factors causing changes in food during storage skill
not needed by the target role infections in food knowledge
not needed by the target role interpret data in food manufacturing skill
not needed by the target role investigate customer complaints of food products skill
not needed by the target role keep up-to-date with regulations skill
not needed by the target role label samples skill
not needed by the target role lead inspections skill
not needed by the target role legislation about animal origin products knowledge
not needed by the target role liaise with managers skill

14 further entries not listed here

5 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 botany required
required, not held variety of botanicals required
optional, not held effects of pesticides in food raw materials optional
optional, not held ingredient threats optional
optional, not held percolation optional

Index

Other moves recorded from food safety inspector

Full index of moves from food safety inspector

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.