Table 1Transition record

herbal therapisttoshiatsu practitioner

A herbal therapist already meets 57% of what the shiatsu practitioner role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From herbal therapist

57%

Overlap1

To shiatsu practitioner

29 Skills carried over

8 Required, not held

51.6 Difficulty2

Career overlap Partial match

57%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

51.6/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the shiatsu practitioner role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the herbal therapist 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.

Why

Why this move works

A shiatsu practitioner role treats 14 of its required skills as things a herbal therapist already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

apply context specific clinical competences
complementary and alternative medicine
develop therapeutic relationships
empathise with the healthcare user
ensure safety of healthcare users
follow-up on healthcare users' treatment

What stands in the way is 8 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 29 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A shiatsu practitioner role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a herbal therapist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held iridology health and welfare
already held types of aromatherapy treatments health and welfare
already held etiopathy health and welfare
already held fasciatherapy health and welfare
already held homeopathy remedies health and welfare
already held complementary and alternative medicine health and welfare

All 29 carried skills, including the 14 the shiatsu practitioner role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 27 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 health and welfare 4 required, 8 supplementary

required, not held pathologies treated by acupuncture required
required, not held traditional Chinese medicine required
required, not held massage theory required
required, not held massage types required

optional, not held acupressure optional
optional, not held auriculotherapy optional
optional, not held balneotherapy optional
optional, not held kinesiology optional
optional, not held kinetics optional
optional, not held neurophysiology optional
optional, not held reflexology optional
optional, not held sterilization techniques optional

02 assisting and caring 2 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held give shiatsu massages required
required, not held identify energetic meridians required

optional, not held select acupuncture points optional
optional, not held apply deep tissue massage optional
optional, not held apply massage therapy optional
optional, not held give massages optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held communicate with customers required

optional, not held accept own accountability optional
optional, not held advise on healthcare users' informed consent optional
optional, not held promote healthy lifestyle optional
optional, not held advise on healthy lifestyles optional
optional, not held demonstrate professional attitude to clients optional
optional, not held educate on the prevention of illness optional

04 services 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held relaxation techniques required

optional, not held skin types optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a shiatsu practitioner 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 29 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply context specific clinical competences skill
already held complementary and alternative medicine knowledge
already held develop therapeutic relationships skill
already held empathise with the healthcare user skill
already held ensure safety of healthcare users skill
already held follow-up on healthcare users' treatment skill
already held human anatomy knowledge
already held human physiology knowledge
already held identify customer's needs skill
already held listen actively skill
already held maintain work area cleanliness skill
already held observe healthcare users skill
already held promote mental health skill
already held provide health education skill
already held acupuncture methods knowledge
already held address side effects of menopause skill
already held advise on mental health skill
already held apply a holistic approach in care skill
already held apply acupuncture skill
already held apply aromatherapy skill
already held carry out preventative internal medicine interventions skill
already held etiopathy knowledge
already held fasciatherapy knowledge
already held general medicine knowledge
already held homeopathy knowledge
already held homeopathy remedies knowledge
already held iridology knowledge
already held phytotherapy knowledge
already held types of aromatherapy treatments knowledge

19 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held accept own accountability optional
optional, not held acupressure optional
optional, not held advise on healthcare users' informed consent optional
optional, not held auriculotherapy optional
optional, not held balneotherapy optional
optional, not held kinesiology optional
optional, not held promote healthy lifestyle optional
optional, not held select acupuncture points optional
optional, not held advise on healthy lifestyles optional
optional, not held apply deep tissue massage optional
optional, not held apply massage therapy optional
optional, not held demonstrate professional attitude to clients optional
optional, not held educate on the prevention of illness optional
optional, not held give massages optional
optional, not held kinetics optional
optional, not held neurophysiology optional
optional, not held reflexology optional
optional, not held skin types optional
optional, not held sterilization techniques optional

23 held skills the shiatsu practitioner role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role apply organisational techniques skill
not needed by the target role biology knowledge
not needed by the target role characteristics of plants knowledge
not needed by the target role chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role collect healthcare user's general data skill
not needed by the target role communicate in healthcare skill
not needed by the target role conduct physical examinations skill
not needed by the target role develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship skill
not needed by the target role develop long-term treatment course for disorders in the glandular system skill
not needed by the target role energy therapy knowledge
not needed by the target role interact with healthcare users skill
not needed by the target role maintain healthcare user data confidentiality skill
not needed by the target role marketing principles knowledge
not needed by the target role monitor stock level skill
not needed by the target role pedagogy knowledge
not needed by the target role refer healthcare users skill
not needed by the target role reiki knowledge
not needed by the target role shiatsu knowledge
not needed by the target role study topics skill
not needed by the target role tai chi knowledge
not needed by the target role use communication techniques skill
not needed by the target role use foreign languages for health-related research skill
not needed by the target role use foreign languages in patient care skill

14 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 pathologies treated by acupuncture required
required, not held traditional Chinese medicine required
required, not held massage theory required
required, not held massage types required
required, not held relaxation techniques required
optional, not held acupressure optional
optional, not held auriculotherapy optional
optional, not held balneotherapy optional
optional, not held kinesiology optional
optional, not held kinetics optional
optional, not held neurophysiology optional
optional, not held reflexology optional
optional, not held skin types optional
optional, not held sterilization techniques optional

Index

Other moves recorded from herbal therapist

Full index of moves from herbal therapist

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.