Forestry inspector to forestry adviser
A forestry inspector already meets 17% of what the forestry adviser role asks for. The move turns on 19 required skills not yet in the profile.
82.9/ 100
1 How much of what a forestry adviser is expected to do is already part of a forestry inspector’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 forestry adviser role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A forestry adviser role treats 4 of its required skills as things a forestry inspector already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- forestry regulations
- monitor forest health
- perform forest analysis
- reforestation
What stands in the way is 19 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 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A forestry adviser role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a forestry inspector background worth leading with.
- already held perform forest analysis information skills
- already held monitor forest health information skills
- already held develop forestry strategies management skills
- already held forestry regulations agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
- already held sustainable forest management agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
- already held reforestation agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
All 6 carried skills, including the 4 the forestry adviser role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 31 missing skills fall into 8 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 perform forest diseases control required
- still to learn advise on fertiliser and herbicide required
- still to learn advise on timber harvest required
- still to learn use different communication channels required
- optional, not held develop personal skills optional
- optional, not held interact with clients in forestry optional
- optional, not held write technical reports related to trees optional
- optional, not held train employees optional
- still to learn assess harvesting impact on wildlife required
- still to learn estimate damage required
- still to learn inspect trees required
- still to learn monitor water quality required
- optional, not held report pollution incidents optional
- optional, not held read maps optional
- still to learn habitat restoration required
- still to learn wildlife required
- still to learn ecosystems required
- still to learn forest ecology required
- optional, not held geographic information systems optional
- optional, not held climate change impact optional
- still to learn coordinate new sites preparation required
- still to learn make decisions regarding forestry management required
- still to learn perform project management required
- optional, not held lead a team in forestry services optional
- still to learn conserve forests required
- still to learn apply forest legislation required
- still to learn agronomy required
- optional, not held agroforestry optional
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a forestry adviser role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 coordinate new sites preparation practise this
- 02 perform forest diseases control practise this
- 03 advise on fertiliser and herbicide 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 6 skills that carry over
- already held forestry regulations knowledge
- already held monitor forest health skill
- already held perform forest analysis skill
- already held reforestation knowledge
- already held develop forestry strategies skill
- already held sustainable forest management knowledge
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn environmental legislation required
- optional, not held assist tree identification optional
- optional, not held nurse trees optional
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held agroforestry optional
- optional, not held assist tree identification optional
- optional, not held develop personal skills optional
- optional, not held geographic information systems optional
- optional, not held interact with clients in forestry optional
- optional, not held lead a team in forestry services optional
- optional, not held nurse trees optional
- optional, not held report pollution incidents optional
- optional, not held write technical reports related to trees optional
- optional, not held climate change impact optional
- optional, not held read maps optional
- optional, not held train employees optional
23 held skills the forestry adviser role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role analyse business processes skill
- not needed by the target role carry out forestry related measurements skill
- not needed by the target role check payrolls skill
- not needed by the target role communicate health and safety measures skill
- not needed by the target role conduct environmental surveys skill
- not needed by the target role conduct reforestation surveys skill
- not needed by the target role cost management knowledge
- not needed by the target role de-limb trees skill
- not needed by the target role enforce sanitation procedures skill
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with legal requirements skill
- not needed by the target role environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry knowledge
- not needed by the target role fire prevention procedures knowledge
- not needed by the target role forest conservation knowledge
- not needed by the target role health, safety and hygiene legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role maintain forest inventory skill
- not needed by the target role manage maintenance operations skill
- not needed by the target role monitor forest productivity skill
- not needed by the target role monitor work site skill
- not needed by the target role pollution prevention knowledge
- not needed by the target role review meteorological forecast data skill
- not needed by the target role supervise forestry workers skill
- not needed by the target role undertake inspections skill
- not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill
9 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 habitat restoration required
- still to learn wildlife required
- still to learn agronomy required
- still to learn ecosystems required
- still to learn environmental legislation required
- still to learn forest ecology required
- optional, not held agroforestry optional
- optional, not held geographic information systems optional
- optional, not held climate change impact optional
Common questions about this move
Can a forestry inspector become a forestry adviser?
Yes, and it is a career change move. A forestry inspector already covers 17% of what a forestry adviser is expected to do: 6 skills carry over, 4 of which the forestry adviser role treats as required.
What skills does a forestry inspector need to become a forestry adviser?
19 required skills are missing, plus 12 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is coordinate new sites preparation.
How hard is the move from forestry inspector to forestry adviser?
Its learning distance is 82.9 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.