Table 1Transition record

health and safety officertosocial security inspector

A health and safety officer already meets 43% of what the social security inspector role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From health and safety officer

43%

Overlap1

To social security inspector

10 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

51.8 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 51.8

This move: 51.8 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the social security inspector 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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A social security inspector 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 identify policy breach management skills
already held conduct workplace audits information skills
already held advise on conflict management communication, collaboration and creativity
already held audit techniques business, administration and law
already held conduct research interview communication, collaboration and creativity
already held observe confidentiality assisting and caring

All 10 carried skills, including the 6 the social security inspector role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 15 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 3 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held protect client interests required
required, not held protect employee rights required
required, not held write inspection reports required

optional, not held liaise with local authorities optional
optional, not held provide legal advice optional

02 information skills 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held inspect government policy compliance required

optional, not held gather feedback from employees optional
optional, not held monitor company policy optional
optional, not held monitor regulations in social services optional

03 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held investigate social security applications required

optional, not held provide necessary documents optional

04 business, administration and law 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held social security law required

optional, not held public housing legislation optional

05 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required

required, not held government social security programmes required

06 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held manage government policy implementation optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a social security inspector 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 10 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held audit techniques knowledge
already held conduct research interview skill
already held conduct workplace audits skill
already held employment law knowledge
already held identify policy breach skill
already held present reports skill
already held advise on conflict management skill
already held apply conflict management skill
already held implement strategic planning skill
already held observe confidentiality skill

8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held provide necessary documents optional
optional, not held gather feedback from employees optional
optional, not held liaise with local authorities optional
optional, not held manage government policy implementation optional
optional, not held monitor company policy optional
optional, not held monitor regulations in social services optional
optional, not held provide legal advice optional
optional, not held public housing legislation optional

28 held skills the social security inspector 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 advise on risk management skill
not needed by the target role assessment of risks and threats knowledge
not needed by the target role communicate health and safety measures skill
not needed by the target role draw up risk assessment skill
not needed by the target role educate employees on occupational hazards 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 health, safety and hygiene legislation knowledge
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 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

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 government social security programmes required
required, not held social security law required
optional, not held public housing legislation 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.