Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

interior architecttointerior planner

A interior architect already meets 32% of what the interior planner role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From interior architect
32%
Overlap1
To interior planner
9 Skills carried over
10 Required, not held
64.8 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

32%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

64.8/ 100

1 Share of the interior planner role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the interior architect 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 interior planner role treats 5 of its required skills as things a interior architect already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • ensure infrastructure accessibility
  • estimate budget for interior design plans
  • materials for interior design
  • measure interior space
  • meet building regulations

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 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A interior planner role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a interior architect background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held promote sustainable interior design communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held measure interior space information skills
  • already held advise clients on interior design options communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held design microclimates in buildings communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held estimate budget for interior design plans information skills
  • already held design space for religious needs communication, collaboration and creativity

All 9 carried skills, including the 5 the interior planner role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 21 missing skills fall into 9 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, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held create new concepts required
  • required, not held develop design plans required
  • required, not held ensure client orientation required
  • optional, not held design a domotic system in buildings optional
  • optional, not held maintain relationship with suppliers optional
  • optional, not held adapt to changing situations optional
  • optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
  • optional, not held perform procurement processes optional
02 information skills 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held evaluate spatial information required
  • required, not held conduct research on trends in design required
  • required, not held execute feasibility study required
  • optional, not held keep up-to-date to design industry trends optional
03 management skills 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held manage schedule of tasks required
  • required, not held meet deadlines required
  • optional, not held supervise work on design planning optional
04 arts and humanities 1 required
  • required, not held room aesthetics required
05 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held guarantee customer satisfaction required
06 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held project management principles optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a interior planner 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 9 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held ensure infrastructure accessibility skill
  • already held estimate budget for interior design plans skill
  • already held materials for interior design knowledge
  • already held measure interior space skill
  • already held meet building regulations skill
  • already held advise clients on interior design options skill
  • already held design microclimates in buildings skill
  • already held design space for religious needs skill
  • already held promote sustainable interior design skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held environmental design optional
08 generic programmes and qualifications 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held teamwork principles optional
09 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use CAD software optional
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held keep up-to-date to design industry trends optional
  • optional, not held design a domotic system in buildings optional
  • optional, not held environmental design optional
  • optional, not held maintain relationship with suppliers optional
  • optional, not held adapt to changing situations optional
  • optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
  • optional, not held perform procurement processes optional
  • optional, not held project management principles optional
  • optional, not held supervise work on design planning optional
  • optional, not held teamwork principles optional
  • optional, not held use CAD software optional
38 held skills the interior planner role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role CAD software knowledge
  • not needed by the target role CADD software knowledge
  • not needed by the target role advise on architectural matters skill
  • not needed by the target role aesthetics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role architectural design knowledge
  • not needed by the target role architectural theory knowledge
  • not needed by the target role architecture regulations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role assist in interior plant projects skill
  • not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
  • not needed by the target role building codes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
  • not needed by the target role create architectural sketches skill
  • not needed by the target role design building retrofitting solutions skill
  • not needed by the target role design principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role develop architectural plans skill
  • not needed by the target role draw blueprints skill
  • not needed by the target role ecology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role energy performance of buildings knowledge
  • not needed by the target role engineering principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role evaluate integrated design of buildings skill
  • not needed by the target role furniture trends knowledge
  • not needed by the target role furniture wood types knowledge
  • not needed by the target role green space strategies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
  • not needed by the target role integrate measures in architectural designs skill
  • not needed by the target role integrated design knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role monitor trends in interior design skill
  • not needed by the target role physics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role prepare detailed working drawings for interior design skill
  • not needed by the target role project management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role satisfy aesthetic requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role sustainable building design knowledge
  • not needed by the target role technical drawings knowledge
  • not needed by the target role urban planning knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use technical drawing software skill
  • not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill
  • not needed by the target role zoning codes knowledge
4 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 room aesthetics required
  • optional, not held environmental design optional
  • optional, not held project management principles optional
  • optional, not held teamwork principles optional
Index

Other moves recorded from interior architect

Full index of moves from interior architect

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.