RecordMove

Labour relations officer to regional development policy officer

A labour relations officer already meets 30% of what the regional development policy officer role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

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

From labour relations officer

Distant match

To regional development policy officer

6 You already bring

6 Still to learn

30 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance Substantial retraining

63.9/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what a regional development policy officer is expected to do is already part of a labour relations officer’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 regional development policy officer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A regional development policy officer role treats 5 of its required skills as things a labour relations officer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

create solutions to problems
government policy implementation
maintain relations with local representatives
maintain relationships with government agencies
manage government policy implementation

What stands in the way is 6 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 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A regional development policy officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a labour relations officer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held inspect government policy compliance information skills
already held maintain relations with local representatives communication, collaboration and creativity
already held manage government policy implementation management skills
already held maintain relationships with government agencies communication, collaboration and creativity
already held government policy implementation social sciences, journalism and information
already held create solutions to problems communication, collaboration and creativity

All 6 carried skills, including the 5 the regional development policy officer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 24 missing skills fall into 6 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 3 required, 5 supplementary

still to learn advise on economic development required
still to learn advise on legislative acts required
still to learn liaise with local authorities required

optional, not held advise on eligibility of expenditures optional
optional, not held advise legislators optional
optional, not held analyse community needs optional
optional, not held develop professional network optional
optional, not held liaise with politicians optional

02 social sciences, journalism and information 2 required, 3 supplementary

still to learn rural development strategies required
still to learn government policy required

optional, not held macro-regional strategy optional
optional, not held policy analysis optional
optional, not held social justice optional

03 information skills 1 required, 4 supplementary

still to learn perform scientific research required

optional, not held assess administrative burden optional
optional, not held analyse economic trends optional
optional, not held carry out strategic research optional
optional, not held forecast economic trends optional

04 business, administration and law 3 supplementary

optional, not held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations optional
optional, not held state aid regulations optional
optional, not held project management principles optional

05 management skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held develop interregional collaboration strategies optional
optional, not held develop economic policies optional

06 education 1 supplementary

optional, not held scientific research methodology optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a regional development 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 6 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held create solutions to problems skill
already held government policy implementation knowledge
already held maintain relations with local representatives skill
already held maintain relationships with government agencies skill
already held manage government policy implementation skill
already held inspect government policy compliance skill

18 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

optional, not held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations optional
optional, not held advise on eligibility of expenditures optional
optional, not held assess administrative burden optional
optional, not held develop interregional collaboration strategies optional
optional, not held macro-regional strategy optional
optional, not held policy analysis optional
optional, not held state aid regulations optional
optional, not held advise legislators optional
optional, not held analyse community needs optional
optional, not held analyse economic trends optional
optional, not held carry out strategic research optional
optional, not held develop economic policies optional
optional, not held develop professional network optional
optional, not held forecast economic trends optional
optional, not held liaise with politicians optional
optional, not held project management principles optional
optional, not held scientific research methodology optional
optional, not held social justice optional

23 held skills the regional development policy officer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on conflict management skill
not needed by the target role advise on government policy compliance skill
not needed by the target role advise on organisational culture skill
not needed by the target role advise on personnel management skill
not needed by the target role apply conflict management skill
not needed by the target role build trust skill
not needed by the target role business communication knowledge
not needed by the target role employment law knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure cross-department cooperation skill
not needed by the target role ensure gender equality in the workplace skill
not needed by the target role establish collaborative relations skill
not needed by the target role facilitate official agreement skill
not needed by the target role gather feedback from employees skill
not needed by the target role moderate in negotiations skill
not needed by the target role monitor company policy skill
not needed by the target role monitor organisation climate skill
not needed by the target role personnel management knowledge
not needed by the target role promote inclusion skill
not needed by the target role protect employee rights skill
not needed by the target role represent the organisation skill
not needed by the target role represent union members skill
not needed by the target role respond to enquiries skill
not needed by the target role support employability of people with disabilities 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 pick up Tier

still to learn rural development strategies required
still to learn government policy required
optional, not held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations optional
optional, not held macro-regional strategy optional
optional, not held policy analysis optional
optional, not held state aid regulations optional
optional, not held project management principles optional
optional, not held scientific research methodology optional
optional, not held social justice optional

Index

Other moves recorded from labour relations officer

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FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a labour relations officer become a regional development policy officer?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. A labour relations officer already covers 30% of what a regional development policy officer is expected to do: 6 skills carry over, 5 of which the regional development policy officer role treats as required.

What skills does a labour relations officer need to become a regional development policy officer?

6 required skills are missing, plus 18 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is rural development strategies.

How hard is the move from labour relations officer to regional development policy officer?

Its learning distance is 63.9 out of 100, which is the substantial 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.