Table 1Transition record

green ICT consultanttoICT consultant

A green ICT consultant already meets 25% of what the ICT consultant role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.

From green ICT consultant

25%

Overlap1

To ICT consultant

8 Skills carried over

15 Required, not held

76.3 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 76.3

This move: 76.3 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the ICT consultant role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the green ICT consultant 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 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A ICT consultant role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a green ICT consultant background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held ICT sales methodologies business, administration and law
already held optimise choice of ICT solution working with computers
already held create project specifications management skills
already held provide ICT consulting advice communication, collaboration and creativity
already held emergent technologies engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held legal requirements of ICT products business, administration and law

All 8 carried skills, including the 6 the ICT consultant role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 30 missing skills fall into 9 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 working with computers 5 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held analyse ICT system required
required, not held analyse software specifications required
required, not held manage changes in ICT system required
required, not held manage standard enterprise resource planning system required
required, not held solve ICT system problems required

optional, not held use e-services optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held identify technological needs required
required, not held manage contracts required
required, not held provide user documentation required

optional, not held interact with users to gather requirements optional
optional, not held maintain relationship with customers optional

03 information skills 3 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held keep up with the latest information systems solutions required
required, not held verify formal ICT specifications required
required, not held identify customer requirements required

optional, not held identify ICT user needs optional
optional, not held keep task records optional

04 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held ICT system integration required

optional, not held ICT process quality models optional
optional, not held software components libraries optional
optional, not held hardware components optional
optional, not held systems development life-cycle optional

05 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held manage ICT project required

optional, not held manage ICT change request process optional

06 arts and humanities 1 required

required, not held visual presentation techniques required

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a ICT consultant 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 8 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held ICT sales methodologies knowledge
already held create project specifications skill
already held define technical requirements skill
already held legal requirements of ICT products knowledge
already held optimise choice of ICT solution skill
already held provide ICT consulting advice skill
already held copyright legislation knowledge
already held emergent technologies knowledge

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 constructing 1 required

required, not held monitor system performance required

08 business, administration and law 4 supplementary

optional, not held Agile project management optional
optional, not held ICT project management methodologies optional
optional, not held Process-based management optional
optional, not held lean project management optional

09 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held game theory optional

15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held Agile project management optional
optional, not held ICT process quality models optional
optional, not held ICT project management methodologies optional
optional, not held Process-based management optional
optional, not held identify ICT user needs optional
optional, not held interact with users to gather requirements optional
optional, not held lean project management optional
optional, not held maintain relationship with customers optional
optional, not held manage ICT change request process optional
optional, not held software components libraries optional
optional, not held game theory optional
optional, not held hardware components optional
optional, not held keep task records optional
optional, not held systems development life-cycle optional
optional, not held use e-services optional

19 held skills the ICT consultant role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role ICT environmental policies knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT market knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT power consumption knowledge
not needed by the target role advise on environmental remediation skill
not needed by the target role apply business acumen skill
not needed by the target role consult with business clients skill
not needed by the target role corporate sustainability knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
not needed by the target role green building standards knowledge
not needed by the target role hardware components suppliers knowledge
not needed by the target role identify processes for re-engineering skill
not needed by the target role manage environmental impact of operations skill
not needed by the target role promote environmental awareness skill
not needed by the target role report on environmental issues skill
not needed by the target role resource-efficient technologies knowledge
not needed by the target role software components suppliers knowledge
not needed by the target role sustainability consulting knowledge
not needed by the target role sustainable technologies knowledge
not needed by the target role track key performance indicators skill

11 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 ICT system integration required
required, not held visual presentation techniques required
optional, not held Agile project management optional
optional, not held ICT process quality models optional
optional, not held ICT project management methodologies optional
optional, not held Process-based management optional
optional, not held lean project management optional
optional, not held software components libraries optional
optional, not held game theory optional
optional, not held hardware components optional
optional, not held systems development life-cycle optional

Index

Other moves recorded from green ICT consultant

Full index of moves from green ICT consultant

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.