International forwarding operations coordinator to aviation data communications manager
An international forwarding operations coordinator already meets 29% of what the aviation data communications manager role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.
62.9/ 100
1 How much of what an aviation data communications manager is expected to do is already part of an international forwarding operations coordinator’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 data communications manager role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An aviation data communications manager role treats 4 of its required skills as things an international forwarding operations coordinator already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- have computer literacy
- tolerate stress
- use different communication channels
- write work-related reports
What stands in the way is 9 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 4 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An aviation data communications manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an international forwarding operations coordinator background worth leading with.
- already held tolerate stress management skills
- already held write work-related reports communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held have computer literacy working with computers
- already held use different communication channels communication, collaboration and creativity
All 4 carried skills, including the 4 the aviation data communications manager role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 11 missing skills fall into 5 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 communicate in air traffic services required
- still to learn work in an aviation team required
- still to learn apply technical communication skills required
- still to learn present reports required
- still to learn manage data required
- still to learn monitor communication channels' performance required
- still to learn perform risk analysis required
- still to learn manage flight data communications programme required
- optional, not held use databases optional
- still to learn common aviation safety regulations required
- optional, not held perform multiple tasks at the same time optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an aviation data communications manager role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 common aviation safety regulations study this
- 02 communicate in air traffic services practise this
- 03 manage data 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 4 skills that carry over
- already held have computer literacy skill
- already held tolerate stress skill
- already held use different communication channels skill
- already held write work-related reports skill
2 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held perform multiple tasks at the same time optional
- optional, not held use databases optional
18 held skills the aviation data communications manager role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role analyse work-related written reports skill
- not needed by the target role apply procedures to ensure cargo complies with customs regulations skill
- not needed by the target role assess carriers skill
- not needed by the target role control trade commercial documentation skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate export transportation activities skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate import transportation activities skill
- not needed by the target role foster relationships with various types of carrier skill
- not needed by the target role international business knowledge
- not needed by the target role liaise with transportation services skill
- not needed by the target role manage carriers skill
- not needed by the target role manage import export licenses skill
- not needed by the target role perform ICT troubleshooting skill
- not needed by the target role perform services in a flexible manner skill
- not needed by the target role respond to requests for logistics services from all over the world skill
- not needed by the target role set import export strategies skill
- not needed by the target role show intercultural awareness skill
- not needed by the target role work in a logistics team skill
- not needed by the target role write routine reports skill
1 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 common aviation safety regulations required
Other moves recorded from international forwarding operations coordinator
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- shipping agent 25% covered · substantial
- forwarding manager 23% covered · career change
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Common questions about this move
Can an international forwarding operations coordinator become an aviation data communications manager?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An international forwarding operations coordinator already covers 29% of what an aviation data communications manager is expected to do: 4 skills carry over, 4 of which the aviation data communications manager role treats as required.
What skills does an international forwarding operations coordinator need to become an aviation data communications manager?
9 required skills are missing, plus 2 optional ones. They fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is common aviation safety regulations.
How hard is the move from international forwarding operations coordinator to aviation data communications manager?
Its learning distance is 62.9 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.