Governor to member of parliament
A governor already meets 60% of what the member of parliament role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.
40.9/ 100
1 How much of what a member of parliament is expected to do is already part of a governor’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 member of parliament role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A member of parliament role treats 8 of its required skills as things a governor already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- constitutional law
- engage in debates
- good governance
- government policy implementation
- legislation procedure
- manage government policy implementation
What stands in the way is 6 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 19 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A member of parliament role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a governor background worth leading with.
- already held engage in debates communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held perform government ceremonies assisting and caring
- already held monitor political conflicts information skills
- already held political campaigning social sciences, journalism and information
- already held constitutional law business, administration and law
- already held legislation procedure business, administration and law
All 19 carried skills, including the 8 the member of parliament role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 11 missing skills fall into 4 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 analyse legislation required
- still to learn ensure information transparency required
- still to learn make legislative decisions required
- still to learn prepare legislation proposition required
- still to learn present legislation proposition required
- optional, not held promote political campaign optional
- optional, not held build international relations optional
- optional, not held conduct public presentations optional
- optional, not held establish collaborative relations optional
- optional, not held perform public relations optional
- still to learn EU law required
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a member of parliament role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 EU law study this
- 02 make legislative decisions practise this
- 03 prepare legislation proposition 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 19 skills that carry over
- already held constitutional law knowledge
- already held engage in debates skill
- already held good governance knowledge
- already held government policy implementation knowledge
- already held legislation procedure knowledge
- already held manage government policy implementation skill
- already held perform political negotiation skill
- already held rhetoric knowledge
- already held advise on legislative acts skill
- already held apply conflict management skill
- already held assess risk factors skill
- already held government representation knowledge
- already held liaise with local authorities skill
- already held monitor political conflicts skill
- already held perform government ceremonies skill
- already held political campaigning knowledge
- already held political parties knowledge
- already held political science knowledge
- already held public law knowledge
5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held promote political campaign optional
- optional, not held build international relations optional
- optional, not held conduct public presentations optional
- optional, not held establish collaborative relations optional
- optional, not held perform public relations optional
11 held skills the member of parliament role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role apply diplomatic principles skill
- not needed by the target role budgetary principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role build community relations skill
- not needed by the target role diplomatic principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role inspect government expenditures skill
- not needed by the target role inspect government incomes skill
- not needed by the target role maintain relations with local representatives skill
- not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
- not needed by the target role manage staff skill
- not needed by the target role public finance knowledge
- not needed by the target role represent national interests 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.
- still to learn EU law required
Common questions about this move
Can a governor become a member of parliament?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A governor already covers 60% of what a member of parliament is expected to do: 19 skills carry over, 8 of which the member of parliament role treats as required.
What skills does a governor need to become a member of parliament?
6 required skills are missing, plus 5 optional ones. They fall into 4 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is EU law.
How hard is the move from governor to member of parliament?
Its learning distance is 40.9 out of 100, which is the moderate 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.