Table 1Transition record

learning mentortoacademic advisor

A learning mentor already meets 44% of what the academic advisor role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From learning mentor

44%

Overlap1

To academic advisor

14 Skills carried over

8 Required, not held

53.5 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 53.5

This move: 53.5 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the academic advisor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the learning mentor 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 14 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A academic advisor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a learning mentor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held construct individual learning plans management skills
already held counsel students communication, collaboration and creativity
already held action research education
already held learning needs analysis education
already held identify education needs management skills
already held education law business, administration and law

All 14 carried skills, including the 6 the academic advisor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 17 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 education 3 required

required, not held assessment processes required
required, not held curriculum objectives required
required, not held curriculum standards required

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held advise on learning methods required
required, not held give constructive feedback required

optional, not held provide information on education financing optional
optional, not held promote education programmes optional
optional, not held provide career counselling optional

03 assisting and caring 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held provide information on school services required
required, not held provide information on study programmes required

optional, not held tackle issues that block academic progress optional

04 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held monitor educational developments required

optional, not held analyse education system optional

05 business, administration and law 2 supplementary

optional, not held university procedures optional
optional, not held education administration optional

06 health and welfare 1 supplementary

optional, not held labour market optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a academic advisor 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 14 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held construct individual learning plans skill
already held counsel students skill
already held counselling methods knowledge
already held education law knowledge
already held encourage students to acknowledge their achievements skill
already held listen actively skill
already held action research knowledge
already held assist in the organisation of school events skill
already held consult student's support system skill
already held cooperate with education professionals skill
already held identify education needs skill
already held learning difficulties knowledge
already held learning needs analysis knowledge
already held psychology knowledge

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held organise job search workshops optional

9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held provide information on education financing optional
optional, not held university procedures optional
optional, not held analyse education system optional
optional, not held education administration optional
optional, not held labour market optional
optional, not held organise job search workshops optional
optional, not held promote education programmes optional
optional, not held provide career counselling optional
optional, not held tackle issues that block academic progress optional

25 held skills the academic advisor role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adapt teaching to student's capabilities skill
not needed by the target role apply person-centred care skill
not needed by the target role assist students in their learning skill
not needed by the target role assist students with their enrolment skill
not needed by the target role behavioural disorders knowledge
not needed by the target role communicate with youth skill
not needed by the target role communication disorders knowledge
not needed by the target role developmental psychology knowledge
not needed by the target role guarantee students' safety skill
not needed by the target role liaise with educational staff skill
not needed by the target role liaise with educational support staff skill
not needed by the target role manage resources for educational purposes skill
not needed by the target role monitor student's behaviour skill
not needed by the target role organise projects to fill education needs skill
not needed by the target role oversee extra-curricular activities skill
not needed by the target role perform playground surveillance skill
not needed by the target role primary school procedures knowledge
not needed by the target role promote the safeguarding of young people skill
not needed by the target role provide teacher support skill
not needed by the target role school psychology knowledge
not needed by the target role secondary school procedures knowledge
not needed by the target role show consideration for student's situation skill
not needed by the target role social development knowledge
not needed by the target role support children's wellbeing skill
not needed by the target role support the positiveness of youths skill

6 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 assessment processes required
required, not held curriculum objectives required
required, not held curriculum standards required
optional, not held university procedures optional
optional, not held education administration optional
optional, not held labour market optional

Index

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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.