Table 1Transition record

government planning inspectortohealth and safety inspector

A government planning inspector already meets 42% of what the health and safety inspector role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From government planning inspector

42%

Overlap1

To health and safety inspector

11 Skills carried over

8 Required, not held

55.6 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 55.6

This move: 55.6 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the health and safety inspector role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the government planning 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 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A health and safety inspector role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a government planning inspector background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held identify policy breach management skills
already held inspect government policy compliance information skills
already held conduct workplace audits information skills
already held advise on conflict management communication, collaboration and creativity
already held advise on government policy compliance communication, collaboration and creativity
already held audit techniques business, administration and law

All 11 carried skills, including the 7 the health and safety inspector role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 18 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 3 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held monitor employee's health required
required, not held monitor organisation climate required
required, not held gather feedback from employees required

optional, not held monitor company policy optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held maintain relationships with government agencies required
required, not held protect employee rights required

optional, not held advise on organisational culture optional
optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
optional, not held implement strategic planning optional
optional, not held liaise with local authorities optional

03 business, administration and law 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held employment law required
required, not held personnel management required

optional, not held corporate law optional

04 services 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held health and safety in the workplace required

optional, not held occupational health optional

05 assisting and caring 2 supplementary

optional, not held promote inclusion optional
optional, not held respond to enquiries optional

06 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held set inclusion policies optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a health and safety inspector 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 11 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held advise on government policy compliance skill
already held audit techniques knowledge
already held conduct workplace audits skill
already held government policy implementation knowledge
already held inspect government policy compliance skill
already held present reports skill
already held write inspection reports skill
already held advise on conflict management skill
already held apply conflict management skill
already held identify policy breach skill
already held manage government policy implementation skill

10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held occupational health optional
optional, not held set inclusion policies optional
optional, not held advise on organisational culture optional
optional, not held corporate law optional
optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
optional, not held implement strategic planning optional
optional, not held liaise with local authorities optional
optional, not held monitor company policy optional
optional, not held promote inclusion optional
optional, not held respond to enquiries optional

21 held skills the health and safety inspector role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise legislators skill
not needed by the target role agricultural sector policies knowledge
not needed by the target role analyse goal progress skill
not needed by the target role budgetary principles knowledge
not needed by the target role communications sector policies knowledge
not needed by the target role energy sector policies knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure information transparency skill
not needed by the target role ensure law application skill
not needed by the target role follow up complaint reports skill
not needed by the target role keep task records skill
not needed by the target role mining sector policies knowledge
not needed by the target role monitor policy proposals skill
not needed by the target role perform project management skill
not needed by the target role project management principles knowledge
not needed by the target role public administration knowledge
not needed by the target role scientific research methodology knowledge
not needed by the target role show impartiality skill
not needed by the target role tourism sector policies knowledge
not needed by the target role trade sector policies knowledge
not needed by the target role transportation sector policies knowledge
not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill

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 employment law required
required, not held health and safety in the workplace required
required, not held personnel management required
optional, not held occupational health optional
optional, not held corporate law optional

Index

Other moves recorded from government planning inspector

Full index of moves from government planning 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.