Intelligence communications interceptor to aviation surveillance and code coordination manager
An intelligence communications interceptor already meets 33% of what the aviation surveillance and code coordination manager role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.
68.2/ 100
1 How much of what an aviation surveillance and code coordination manager is expected to do is already part of an intelligence communications interceptor’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 aviation surveillance and code coordination manager role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An aviation surveillance and code coordination manager role treats 7 of its required skills as things an intelligence communications interceptor already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- common aviation safety regulations
- coordinate the allocation of Mode S radars to Interrogator Codes
- geographic information systems
- operate radio equipment
- perform risk analysis
- surveillance radars
What stands in the way is 12 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. An aviation surveillance and code coordination manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an intelligence communications interceptor background worth leading with.
- already held coordinate the allocation of Mode S radars to Interrogator Codes working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held global navigation satellite system performance parameters natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- already held surveillance radars engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held common aviation safety regulations business, administration and law
- already held operate radio equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held geographic information systems natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
All 8 carried skills, including the 7 the aviation surveillance and code coordination manager role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 21 missing skills fall into 8 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 coordinate technical standards for global interoperability required
- still to learn work in an aviation team required
- still to learn apply technical communication skills required
- still to learn write work-related reports required
- optional, not held implement improvements in airport operations optional
- optional, not held interact with airport stakeholders optional
- optional, not held train security officers optional
- still to learn manage aviation planning required
- still to learn supervise maintenance activities in airports required
- still to learn manage staff required
- optional, not held perform multiple tasks at the same time optional
- still to learn airport safety regulations required
- still to learn security regulations required
- optional, not held cyber security optional
- still to learn manage data required
- optional, not held monitor security measures optional
- optional, not held monitor technology trends optional
- still to learn apply airport standards and regulations required
- still to learn monitor airport surveillance infrastructure required
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an aviation surveillance and code coordination manager role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 monitor airport surveillance infrastructure practise this
- 02 airport safety regulations study this
- 03 apply airport standards and regulations practise 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 common aviation safety regulations knowledge
- already held coordinate the allocation of Mode S radars to Interrogator Codes skill
- already held geographic information systems knowledge
- already held operate radio equipment skill
- already held perform risk analysis skill
- already held surveillance radars knowledge
- already held use different communication channels skill
- already held global navigation satellite system performance parameters knowledge
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held airport electrical systems optional
- optional, not held systems development life-cycle optional
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held airport electrical systems optional
- optional, not held cyber security optional
- optional, not held implement improvements in airport operations optional
- optional, not held interact with airport stakeholders optional
- optional, not held train security officers optional
- optional, not held monitor security measures optional
- optional, not held monitor technology trends optional
- optional, not held perform multiple tasks at the same time optional
- optional, not held systems development life-cycle optional
30 held skills the aviation surveillance and code coordination manager role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role air force operations knowledge
- not needed by the target role aircraft flight control systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role analyse transmitted communications skill
- not needed by the target role apply air force procedures skill
- not needed by the target role apply frequency management skill
- not needed by the target role apply military aviation regulations skill
- not needed by the target role aviation meteorology knowledge
- not needed by the target role civil aviation regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role collect real-time geolocation information skill
- not needed by the target role develop military intelligence records skill
- not needed by the target role electromagnetism knowledge
- not needed by the target role electronic signals intelligence knowledge
- not needed by the target role electronics principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role gather data skill
- not needed by the target role gather technical information skill
- not needed by the target role geographic areas knowledge
- not needed by the target role identify electronic signals skill
- not needed by the target role log transmitter readings skill
- not needed by the target role military aviation knowledge
- not needed by the target role military code knowledge
- not needed by the target role operate radar equipment skill
- not needed by the target role operate radio navigation instruments skill
- not needed by the target role operate two-way radio systems skill
- not needed by the target role perform data analysis skill
- not needed by the target role perform electromagnetic geophysical measurements skill
- not needed by the target role perform scrambling operations skill
- not needed by the target role radars knowledge
- not needed by the target role translate foreign language skill
- not needed by the target role use geographic information systems skill
- not needed by the target role write routine reports skill
5 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 airport safety regulations required
- still to learn security regulations required
- optional, not held airport electrical systems optional
- optional, not held cyber security optional
- optional, not held systems development life-cycle optional
Other moves recorded from intelligence communications interceptor
- air force pilot 43% covered · substantial
- private pilot 32% covered · substantial
- air force officer 28% covered · substantial
- air traffic manager 27% covered · substantial
Full index of moves from intelligence communications interceptor
Common questions about this move
Can an intelligence communications interceptor become an aviation surveillance and code coordination manager?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An intelligence communications interceptor already covers 33% of what an aviation surveillance and code coordination manager is expected to do: 8 skills carry over, 7 of which the aviation surveillance and code coordination manager role treats as required.
What skills does an intelligence communications interceptor need to become an aviation surveillance and code coordination manager?
12 required skills are missing, plus 9 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is monitor airport surveillance infrastructure.
How hard is the move from intelligence communications interceptor to aviation surveillance and code coordination manager?
Its learning distance is 68.2 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.