ICT consultant to green ICT consultant
An ICT consultant already meets 26% of what the green ICT consultant role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.
69.7/ 100
1 How much of what a green ICT consultant is expected to do is already part of an ICT consultant’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the green ICT consultant role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A green ICT consultant role treats 3 of its required skills as things an ICT consultant already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- create project specifications
- optimise choice of ICT solution
- provide ICT consulting advice
What stands in the way is 11 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A green ICT consultant role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an ICT consultant background worth leading with.
- already held ICT sales methodologies business, administration and law
- already held optimise choice of ICT solution working with computers
- already held create project specifications management skills
- already held provide ICT consulting advice communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held emergent technologies engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held legal requirements of ICT products business, administration and law
All 8 carried skills, including the 3 the green ICT consultant role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 19 missing skills fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn green building standards required
- still to learn sustainability consulting required
- still to learn resource-efficient technologies required
- still to learn sustainable technologies required
- still to learn consult with business clients required
- still to learn promote environmental awareness required
- still to learn report on environmental issues required
- optional, not held advise on environmental remediation optional
- still to learn ensure compliance with environmental legislation required
- still to learn manage environmental impact of operations required
- still to learn ICT environmental policies required
- optional, not held ICT power consumption optional
- optional, not held software components suppliers optional
- still to learn apply business acumen required
- optional, not held identify processes for re-engineering optional
- optional, not held ICT market optional
- optional, not held corporate sustainability optional
- optional, not held hardware components suppliers optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a green ICT consultant role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 ICT environmental policies study this
- 02 consult with business clients practise this
- 03 green building standards study this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 8 skills that carry over
- already held create project specifications skill
- already held optimise choice of ICT solution skill
- already held provide ICT consulting advice skill
- already held ICT sales methodologies knowledge
- already held copyright legislation knowledge
- already held define technical requirements skill
- already held emergent technologies knowledge
- already held legal requirements of ICT products knowledge
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held track key performance indicators optional
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held ICT market optional
- optional, not held ICT power consumption optional
- optional, not held corporate sustainability optional
- optional, not held hardware components suppliers optional
- optional, not held software components suppliers optional
- optional, not held advise on environmental remediation optional
- optional, not held identify processes for re-engineering optional
- optional, not held track key performance indicators optional
30 held skills the green ICT consultant role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role Agile project management knowledge
- not needed by the target role ICT process quality models knowledge
- not needed by the target role ICT project management methodologies knowledge
- not needed by the target role ICT system integration knowledge
- not needed by the target role Process-based management knowledge
- not needed by the target role analyse ICT system skill
- not needed by the target role analyse software specifications skill
- not needed by the target role game theory knowledge
- not needed by the target role hardware components knowledge
- not needed by the target role identify ICT user needs skill
- not needed by the target role identify customer requirements skill
- not needed by the target role identify technological needs skill
- not needed by the target role interact with users to gather requirements skill
- not needed by the target role keep task records skill
- not needed by the target role keep up with the latest information systems solutions skill
- not needed by the target role lean project management knowledge
- not needed by the target role maintain relationship with customers skill
- not needed by the target role manage ICT change request process skill
- not needed by the target role manage ICT project skill
- not needed by the target role manage changes in ICT system skill
- not needed by the target role manage contracts skill
- not needed by the target role manage standard enterprise resource planning system skill
- not needed by the target role monitor system performance skill
- not needed by the target role provide user documentation skill
- not needed by the target role software components libraries knowledge
- not needed by the target role solve ICT system problems skill
- not needed by the target role systems development life-cycle knowledge
- not needed by the target role use e-services skill
- not needed by the target role verify formal ICT specifications skill
- not needed by the target role visual presentation techniques knowledge
10 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn ICT environmental policies required
- still to learn green building standards required
- still to learn sustainability consulting required
- still to learn resource-efficient technologies required
- still to learn sustainable technologies required
- optional, not held ICT market optional
- optional, not held ICT power consumption optional
- optional, not held corporate sustainability optional
- optional, not held hardware components suppliers optional
- optional, not held software components suppliers optional
Common questions about this move
Can an ICT consultant become a green ICT consultant?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An ICT consultant already covers 26% of what a green ICT consultant is expected to do: 8 skills carry over, 3 of which the green ICT consultant role treats as required.
What skills does an ICT consultant need to become a green ICT consultant?
11 required skills are missing, plus 8 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is ICT environmental policies.
How hard is the move from ICT consultant to green ICT consultant?
Its learning distance is 69.7 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.