Table 1Transition record

health and safety officertoombudsman

A health and safety officer already meets 33% of what the ombudsman role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From health and safety officer

33%

Overlap1

To ombudsman

9 Skills carried over

8 Required, not held

59.8 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 59.8

This move: 59.8 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the ombudsman role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the health and safety officer 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 9 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 officer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held educate employees on occupational hazards communication, collaboration and creativity
already held communicate health and safety measures communication, collaboration and creativity
already held identify policy breach management skills
already held advise on conflict management communication, collaboration and creativity
already held advise on risk management information skills
already held observe confidentiality assisting and caring

All 9 carried skills, including the 3 the ombudsman role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 15 missing skills fall into 4 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 6 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held show impartiality required
required, not held apply knowledge of human behaviour required
required, not held create solutions to problems 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 interview people optional
optional, not held address problems critically optional
optional, not held moderate in negotiations optional
optional, not held promote social awareness optional
optional, not held protect employee rights optional

02 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held respond to enquiries 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

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 9 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply conflict management skill
already held employment law knowledge
already held observe confidentiality skill
already held advise on conflict management skill
already held advise on risk management skill
already held communicate health and safety measures skill
already held educate employees on occupational hazards skill
already held health, safety and hygiene legislation knowledge
already held identify policy breach skill

7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held interview people optional
optional, not held address problems critically optional
optional, not held comply with legal regulations optional
optional, not held moderate in negotiations optional
optional, not held promote social awareness optional
optional, not held protect employee rights optional
optional, not held scientific research methodology optional

29 held skills the ombudsman role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on environmental risk management systems skill
not needed by the target role assessment of risks and threats knowledge
not needed by the target role audit techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct research interview skill
not needed by the target role conduct workplace audits skill
not needed by the target role draw up risk assessment skill
not needed by the target role educate on emergency management skill
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role follow standards for machinery safety skill
not needed by the target role implement strategic planning skill
not needed by the target role issue licences skill
not needed by the target role liaise with managers skill
not needed by the target role make health, safety and environment assessments skill
not needed by the target role monitor employee's health skill
not needed by the target role monitor legislation developments skill
not needed by the target role occupational health knowledge
not needed by the target role perform health assessment autonomously skill
not needed by the target role perform project management skill
not needed by the target role perform risk analysis skill
not needed by the target role personal protective equipment knowledge
not needed by the target role pollution prevention knowledge
not needed by the target role present reports skill
not needed by the target role project management knowledge
not needed by the target role provide improvement strategies skill
not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
not needed by the target role technical drawings knowledge
not needed by the target role test safety strategies skill
not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill

2 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 scientific research methodology optional

Index

Other moves recorded from health and safety officer

Full index of moves from health and safety officer

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.