Table 1Transition record

immigration advisertoimmigration policy officer

A immigration adviser already meets 29% of what the immigration policy officer role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From immigration adviser

29%

Overlap1

To immigration policy officer

8 Skills carried over

10 Required, not held

69.9 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

29%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

69.9/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the immigration policy officer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the immigration adviser 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 immigration policy officer role treats 6 of its required skills as things a immigration adviser already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

create solutions to problems
immigration law
liaise with local authorities
maintain relations with local representatives
maintain relationships with government agencies
show intercultural awareness

What stands in the way is 10 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. A immigration policy officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a immigration adviser background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held immigration law business, administration and law
already held foreign affairs business, administration and law
already held observe new developments in foreign countries information skills
already held maintain relations with local representatives communication, collaboration and creativity
already held maintain relationships with government agencies communication, collaboration and creativity
already held show intercultural awareness communication, collaboration and creativity

All 8 carried skills, including the 6 the immigration policy officer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 29 missing skills fall into 7 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, 6 supplementary

required, not held promote human rights implementation required
required, not held advise on legislative acts required
required, not held build international relations required

optional, not held foster dialogue in society optional
optional, not held advise on foreign affairs policies optional
optional, not held analyse community needs optional
optional, not held apply conflict management optional
optional, not held establish collaborative relations optional
optional, not held liaise with politicians optional

02 business, administration and law 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held asylum systems required
required, not held international commercial transactions rules required

optional, not held international law optional
optional, not held project management principles optional

03 management skills 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held develop immigration policies required
required, not held manage government policy implementation required

optional, not held perform project management optional
optional, not held work within communities optional

04 social sciences, journalism and information 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held government policy implementation required
required, not held social justice required

optional, not held European political studies optional
optional, not held policy analysis optional

05 information skills 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held analyse irregular migration required

optional, not held analyse foreign affairs policies optional
optional, not held analyse goal progress optional
optional, not held assess risk factors optional
optional, not held carry out strategic research optional

06 assisting and caring 2 supplementary

optional, not held enable access to services optional
optional, not held promote inclusion optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a immigration policy officer 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 create solutions to problems skill
already held immigration law knowledge
already held liaise with local authorities skill
already held maintain relations with local representatives skill
already held maintain relationships with government agencies skill
already held show intercultural awareness skill
already held foreign affairs knowledge
already held observe new developments in foreign countries skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 education 1 supplementary

optional, not held scientific research methodology optional

19 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held European political studies optional
optional, not held enable access to services optional
optional, not held foster dialogue in society optional
optional, not held policy analysis optional
optional, not held advise on foreign affairs policies optional
optional, not held analyse community needs optional
optional, not held analyse foreign affairs policies optional
optional, not held analyse goal progress optional
optional, not held apply conflict management optional
optional, not held assess risk factors optional
optional, not held carry out strategic research optional
optional, not held establish collaborative relations optional
optional, not held international law optional
optional, not held liaise with politicians optional
optional, not held perform project management optional
optional, not held project management principles optional
optional, not held promote inclusion optional
optional, not held scientific research methodology optional
optional, not held work within communities optional

21 held skills the immigration policy officer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on licencing procedures skill
not needed by the target role apply immigration law skill
not needed by the target role apply technical communication skills skill
not needed by the target role assess informational needs skill
not needed by the target role assess licence applications skill
not needed by the target role check official documents skill
not needed by the target role check travel documentation skill
not needed by the target role correspond with licence applicants skill
not needed by the target role ensure cross-department cooperation skill
not needed by the target role ensure information transparency skill
not needed by the target role issue licences skill
not needed by the target role issue official documents skill
not needed by the target role keep task records skill
not needed by the target role licences regulation knowledge
not needed by the target role observe confidentiality skill
not needed by the target role protect client interests skill
not needed by the target role provide immigration advice skill
not needed by the target role respond to enquiries skill
not needed by the target role screen clients skill
not needed by the target role speak different languages skill
not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill

9 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 asylum systems required
required, not held international commercial transactions rules required
required, not held government policy implementation required
required, not held social justice required
optional, not held European political studies optional
optional, not held policy analysis optional
optional, not held international law optional
optional, not held project management principles optional
optional, not held scientific research methodology optional

Index

Other moves recorded from immigration adviser

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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.