Table 1Transition record

health and safety inspectortoombudsman

A health and safety inspector already meets 32% of what the ombudsman role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From health and safety inspector

32%

Overlap1

To ombudsman

7 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

60.2 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 60.2

This move: 60.2 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the ombudsman role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the health and safety 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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A ombudsman role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a health and safety inspector background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held protect employee rights communication, collaboration and creativity
already held identify policy breach management skills
already held advise on conflict management communication, collaboration and creativity
already held respond to enquiries assisting and caring
already held employment law business, administration and law
already held apply conflict management communication, collaboration and creativity

All 7 carried skills, including the 4 the ombudsman role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 17 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 5 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held show impartiality required
required, not held apply knowledge of human behaviour required
required, not held facilitate official agreement required
required, not held manage contract disputes required
required, not held show intercultural awareness required

optional, not held communicate health and safety measures optional
optional, not held interview people optional
optional, not held address problems critically optional
optional, not held educate employees on occupational hazards optional
optional, not held moderate in negotiations optional
optional, not held promote social awareness optional

02 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held observe confidentiality required

optional, not held comply with legal regulations optional

03 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held private law required

04 education 1 supplementary

optional, not held scientific research methodology optional

05 information skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held advise on risk management optional

06 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a ombudsman 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 7 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply conflict management skill
already held create solutions to problems skill
already held employment law knowledge
already held respond to enquiries skill
already held advise on conflict management skill
already held identify policy breach skill
already held protect employee rights skill

10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held communicate health and safety measures optional
optional, not held interview people optional
optional, not held address problems critically optional
optional, not held advise on risk management optional
optional, not held comply with legal regulations optional
optional, not held educate employees on occupational hazards optional
optional, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation optional
optional, not held moderate in negotiations optional
optional, not held promote social awareness optional
optional, not held scientific research methodology optional

22 held skills the ombudsman role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on government policy compliance skill
not needed by the target role advise on organisational culture skill
not needed by the target role audit techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct workplace audits skill
not needed by the target role corporate law knowledge
not needed by the target role gather feedback from employees skill
not needed by the target role government policy implementation knowledge
not needed by the target role health and safety in the workplace knowledge
not needed by the target role implement strategic planning skill
not needed by the target role inspect government policy compliance skill
not needed by the target role liaise with local authorities skill
not needed by the target role maintain relationships with government agencies skill
not needed by the target role manage government policy implementation skill
not needed by the target role monitor company policy skill
not needed by the target role monitor employee's health skill
not needed by the target role monitor organisation climate skill
not needed by the target role occupational health knowledge
not needed by the target role personnel management knowledge
not needed by the target role present reports skill
not needed by the target role promote inclusion skill
not needed by the target role set inclusion policies skill
not needed by the target role write inspection reports skill

3 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 private law required
optional, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation optional
optional, not held scientific research methodology optional

Index

Other moves recorded from health and safety inspector

Full index of moves from health and safety 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.