Head sommelier to camping ground manager
A head sommelier already meets 24% of what the camping ground manager role asks for. The move turns on 19 required skills not yet in the profile.
78.6/ 100
1 How much of what a camping ground manager is expected to do is already part of a head sommelier’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 camping ground manager role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A camping ground manager role treats 6 of its required skills as things a head sommelier already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- comply with food safety and hygiene
- manage medium term objectives
- monitor work for special events
- plan shifts of employees
- procure hospitality products
- recruit employees
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 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A camping ground manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a head sommelier background worth leading with.
- already held procure hospitality products communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held monitor work for special events information skills
- already held manage medium term objectives management skills
- already held coach employees communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held comply with food safety and hygiene assisting and caring
- already held plan shifts of employees management skills
All 9 carried skills, including the 6 the camping ground manager role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 30 missing skills fall into 7 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 manage campsite supplies required
- still to learn supervise camp operations required
- still to learn manage front operations required
- still to learn supervise entertainment activities for guests required
- still to learn develop strategies for accessibility required
- still to learn manage budgets required
- still to learn manage maintenance operations required
- still to learn manage staff required
- still to learn plan medium to long term objectives required
- optional, not held develop working procedures optional
- optional, not held process payments optional
- still to learn implement sales strategies required
- still to learn ensure cross-department cooperation required
- still to learn handle customer complaints required
- still to learn implement marketing strategies required
- still to learn assist at check-in required
- still to learn manage health and safety standards required
- optional, not held deal with departures in accommodation optional
- optional, not held provide tourism related information optional
- optional, not held deal with arrivals in accommodation optional
- optional, not held greet guests optional
- still to learn manage guest support services required
- still to learn manage inspections of equipment required
- optional, not held carry out end of day accounts optional
- optional, not held maintain customer records optional
- optional, not held process booking optional
- optional, not held process reservations optional
- still to learn maintain camping facilities required
- still to learn local area tourism industry required
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a camping ground manager role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 assist at check-in practise this
- 02 manage campsite supplies practise this
- 03 manage guest support services 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 9 skills that carry over
- already held comply with food safety and hygiene skill
- already held manage medium term objectives skill
- already held monitor work for special events skill
- already held plan shifts of employees skill
- already held procure hospitality products skill
- already held recruit employees skill
- already held coach employees skill
- already held maintain customer service skill
- already held train employees skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held energy conservation optional
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held deal with departures in accommodation optional
- optional, not held provide tourism related information optional
- optional, not held carry out end of day accounts optional
- optional, not held deal with arrivals in accommodation optional
- optional, not held develop working procedures optional
- optional, not held energy conservation optional
- optional, not held greet guests optional
- optional, not held maintain customer records optional
- optional, not held process booking optional
- optional, not held process payments optional
- optional, not held process reservations optional
19 held skills the camping ground manager role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role apply foreign languages in hospitality skill
- not needed by the target role assist customers skill
- not needed by the target role check wine quality skill
- not needed by the target role compile wine lists skill
- not needed by the target role ensure maintenance of kitchen equipment skill
- not needed by the target role handle surveillance equipment skill
- not needed by the target role manage stock rotation skill
- not needed by the target role order supplies skill
- not needed by the target role organise wine cellar skill
- not needed by the target role prepare alcoholic beverages skill
- not needed by the target role prepare tableware skill
- not needed by the target role recommend wines skill
- not needed by the target role select glassware for serving skill
- not needed by the target role serve wines skill
- not needed by the target role sparkling wines knowledge
- not needed by the target role types of wine knowledge
- not needed by the target role upsell products skill
- not needed by the target role wine characteristics knowledge
- not needed by the target role wine related sciences knowledge
2 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 local area tourism industry required
- optional, not held energy conservation optional
Common questions about this move
Can a head sommelier become a camping ground manager?
Yes, and it is a career change move. A head sommelier already covers 24% of what a camping ground manager is expected to do: 9 skills carry over, 6 of which the camping ground manager role treats as required.
What skills does a head sommelier need to become a camping ground manager?
19 required skills are missing, plus 11 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by management skills. The single most important is assist at check-in.
How hard is the move from head sommelier to camping ground manager?
Its learning distance is 78.6 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.