Table 1Transition record

health safety and environmental managertoenvironmental health inspector

A health safety and environmental manager already meets 30% of what the environmental health inspector role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From health safety and environmental manager

30%

Overlap1

To environmental health inspector

9 Skills carried over

10 Required, not held

67.6 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 67.6

This move: 67.6 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the environmental health inspector role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the health safety and environmental manager 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 environmental health inspector role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a health safety and environmental manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held public health health and welfare
already held provide advice on breaches of regulation communication, collaboration and creativity
already held promote health and safety communication, collaboration and creativity
already held provide improvement strategies management skills
already held monitor legislation developments information skills
already held audit techniques business, administration and law

All 9 carried skills, including the 6 the environmental health inspector role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 28 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held present reports required
required, not held use consulting techniques required
required, not held write inspection reports required

optional, not held conduct educational activities optional
optional, not held inform policy makers on health-related challenges optional
optional, not held maintain relationships with government agencies optional
optional, not held provide testimony in court hearings optional

02 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held perform environmental investigations required
required, not held conduct environmental surveys required

optional, not held analyse health problems within a given community optional

03 management skills 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held address public health issues required
required, not held contribute to public health campaigns required

optional, not held develop environmental policy optional

04 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held environmental policy required

optional, not held biology optional
optional, not held chemistry optional
optional, not held percolation optional

05 assisting and caring 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation required

optional, not held enforce sanitation procedures optional
optional, not held wear appropriate protective gear optional

06 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required

required, not held check methods required

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a environmental health 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 9 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held audit techniques knowledge
already held environmental legislation knowledge
already held monitor legislation developments skill
already held promote health and safety skill
already held provide improvement strategies skill
already held public health knowledge
already held perform risk analysis skill
already held pollution prevention knowledge
already held provide advice on breaches of regulation skill

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 health and welfare 3 supplementary

optional, not held foodborne diseases optional
optional, not held pests and diseases optional
optional, not held communicable diseases optional

08 services 3 supplementary

optional, not held occupational health optional
optional, not held consumer protection optional
optional, not held hazardous waste storage optional

09 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary

optional, not held environmental engineering optional

18 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held analyse health problems within a given community optional
optional, not held conduct educational activities optional
optional, not held enforce sanitation procedures optional
optional, not held foodborne diseases optional
optional, not held occupational health optional
optional, not held pests and diseases optional
optional, not held biology optional
optional, not held chemistry optional
optional, not held communicable diseases optional
optional, not held consumer protection optional
optional, not held develop environmental policy optional
optional, not held environmental engineering optional
optional, not held hazardous waste storage optional
optional, not held inform policy makers on health-related challenges optional
optional, not held maintain relationships with government agencies optional
optional, not held percolation optional
optional, not held provide testimony in court hearings optional
optional, not held wear appropriate protective gear optional

58 held skills the environmental health inspector role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role abide by business ethical code of conducts skill
not needed by the target role advise on environmental remediation skill
not needed by the target role advise on government policy compliance skill
not needed by the target role advise on sustainability solutions skill
not needed by the target role apply change management skill
not needed by the target role asbestos removal regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role assessment of risks and threats knowledge
not needed by the target role business analysis knowledge
not needed by the target role carry out environmental audits skill
not needed by the target role communicate health and safety measures skill
not needed by the target role conduct public presentations skill
not needed by the target role conduct workplace audits skill
not needed by the target role consultation methods knowledge
not needed by the target role coordinate environmental efforts skill
not needed by the target role corporate law knowledge
not needed by the target role develop contingency plans for emergencies skill
not needed by the target role develop training programmes skill
not needed by the target role educate employees on occupational hazards skill
not needed by the target role encourage teambuilding skill
not needed by the target role energy conservation knowledge
not needed by the target role environmental threats knowledge
not needed by the target role evaluate company needs skill
not needed by the target role evaluate employees work skill
not needed by the target role evaluate industrial hygiene skill
not needed by the target role fire prevention procedures knowledge
not needed by the target role framework for a safety management system knowledge
not needed by the target role health and safety in the workplace knowledge
not needed by the target role health and safety regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role health, safety and hygiene legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role identify hazards in the workplace skill
not needed by the target role implement strategic planning skill
not needed by the target role incidents and accidents recording knowledge
not needed by the target role labour legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role liaise with government officials skill
not needed by the target role liaise with industry experts 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 manage environmental impact of operations skill
not needed by the target role manage health and safety standards skill
not needed by the target role manage quantitative data skill

18 further entries not listed here

12 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 check methods required
required, not held environmental policy required
optional, not held foodborne diseases optional
optional, not held occupational health optional
optional, not held pests and diseases optional
optional, not held biology optional
optional, not held chemistry optional
optional, not held communicable diseases optional
optional, not held consumer protection optional
optional, not held environmental engineering optional
optional, not held hazardous waste storage optional
optional, not held percolation optional

Index

Other moves recorded from health safety and environmental manager

Full index of moves from health safety and environmental manager

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.