RecordMove

ICT environmental manager to environmental expert

An ICT environmental manager already meets 20% of what the environmental expert role asks for. The move turns on 23 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional

From ICT environmental manager

Distant match

To environmental expert

8 You already bring

23 Still to learn

49 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance A rebuild

82.7/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what an environmental expert is expected to do is already part of an ICT environmental manager’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 environmental expert role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

An environmental expert role treats 7 of its required skills as things an ICT environmental manager already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

analyse environmental data
carry out environmental audits
conduct environmental surveys
develop environmental policy
environmental management standards
report on environmental issues

What stands in the way is 23 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 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An environmental expert role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an ICT environmental manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held environmental management standards engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held resource-efficient technologies engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held conduct environmental surveys information skills
already held carry out environmental audits assisting and caring
already held report on environmental issues communication, collaboration and creativity
already held develop environmental policy management skills

All 8 carried skills, including the 7 the environmental expert role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 41 missing skills fall into 11 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.

Skill to pick up Tier

01 communication, collaboration and creativity 6 required, 4 supplementary

still to learn provide training in sustainable tourism development and management required
still to learn advise on carbon emissions reduction required
still to learn advise on chemical use reduction required
still to learn advise on environmental remediation required
still to learn advise on pollution prevention required
still to learn create solutions to problems required

optional, not held carry out training in environmental matters optional
optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
optional, not held liaise with local authorities optional
optional, not held write scientific publications optional

02 information skills 4 required, 4 supplementary

still to learn investigate pollution required
still to learn measure pollution required
still to learn perform environmental investigations required
still to learn report pollution incidents required

optional, not held manage land resources permits optional
optional, not held apply scientific methods optional
optional, not held monitor manufacturing impact optional
optional, not held perform scientific research optional

03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 required, 4 supplementary

still to learn green building standards required
still to learn alternative energy required
still to learn pollution prevention required

optional, not held environmental design optional
optional, not held marine energy optional
optional, not held watershed development optional
optional, not held environmental engineering optional

04 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 3 required, 2 supplementary

still to learn alternative fuels required
still to learn environmental threats required
still to learn environmental policy required

optional, not held coastal management optional
optional, not held habitat restoration optional

05 business, administration and law 3 required

still to learn ecosystem management required
still to learn pollution legislation required
still to learn environmental legislation required

06 handling and moving 1 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn collect samples for analysis required

optional, not held work with chemicals optional

5 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries an environmental expert 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 8 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held analyse environmental data skill
already held carry out environmental audits skill
already held conduct environmental surveys skill
already held develop environmental policy skill
already held environmental management standards knowledge
already held report on environmental issues skill
already held resource-efficient technologies knowledge
already held promote environmental awareness skill

The 5 learning areas not shown above

Skill to pick up Tier

07 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn develop environmental remediation strategies required

optional, not held assess environmental plans against financial costs optional

08 assisting and caring 1 required

still to learn assess environmental impact required

09 education 1 required

still to learn scientific research methodology required

10 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held inspect industrial equipment optional

11 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary

optional, not held environmental economics optional

18 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

optional, not held coastal management optional
optional, not held environmental design optional
optional, not held environmental economics optional
optional, not held habitat restoration optional
optional, not held manage land resources permits optional
optional, not held marine energy optional
optional, not held watershed development optional
optional, not held apply scientific methods optional
optional, not held assess environmental plans against financial costs optional
optional, not held carry out training in environmental matters optional
optional, not held environmental engineering optional
optional, not held inspect industrial equipment optional
optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
optional, not held liaise with local authorities optional
optional, not held monitor manufacturing impact optional
optional, not held perform scientific research optional
optional, not held work with chemicals optional
optional, not held write scientific publications optional

32 held skills the environmental expert role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role ICT infrastructure knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT market knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT power consumption knowledge
not needed by the target role coach employees skill
not needed by the target role coordinate technological activities skill
not needed by the target role cost management knowledge
not needed by the target role crowdsourcing strategy knowledge
not needed by the target role design computer network skill
not needed by the target role develop ICT workflow skill
not needed by the target role embedded systems knowledge
not needed by the target role emergent technologies knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with company regulations skill
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with legal requirements skill
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with waste legislative regulations skill
not needed by the target role environmental management monitors knowledge
not needed by the target role give live presentation skill
not needed by the target role green computing knowledge
not needed by the target role hardware materials knowledge
not needed by the target role insourcing strategy knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain internal communication systems skill
not needed by the target role manage ICT project skill
not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
not needed by the target role network management system tools knowledge
not needed by the target role outsourcing strategy knowledge
not needed by the target role perform ICT security testing skill
not needed by the target role perform procurement processes skill
not needed by the target role product life-cycle knowledge
not needed by the target role protect the environment from the impact of the digital technologies skill
not needed by the target role provide cost benefit analysis reports skill
not needed by the target role systems development life-cycle knowledge
not needed by the target role train employees skill
not needed by the target role waste management knowledge

17 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 pick up Tier

still to learn alternative fuels required
still to learn ecosystem management required
still to learn environmental threats required
still to learn green building standards required
still to learn pollution legislation required
still to learn alternative energy required
still to learn environmental legislation required
still to learn environmental policy required
still to learn pollution prevention required
still to learn scientific research methodology required
optional, not held coastal management optional
optional, not held environmental design optional
optional, not held environmental economics optional
optional, not held habitat restoration optional
optional, not held marine energy optional
optional, not held watershed development optional
optional, not held environmental engineering optional

Index

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FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can an ICT environmental manager become an environmental expert?

Yes, and it is a career change move. An ICT environmental manager already covers 20% of what an environmental expert is expected to do: 8 skills carry over, 7 of which the environmental expert role treats as required.

What skills does an ICT environmental manager need to become an environmental expert?

23 required skills are missing, plus 18 optional ones. They fall into 11 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is alternative fuels.

How hard is the move from ICT environmental manager to environmental expert?

Its learning distance is 82.7 out of 100, which is the career change band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

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.