Table 1Transition record

nannytochild care worker

A nanny already meets 74% of what the child care worker role asks for. The move turns on 2 required skills not yet in the profile.

From nanny

74%

Overlap1

To child care worker

21 Skills carried over

2 Required, not held

27.4 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 27.4

This move: 27.4 of 100 · adjacent

1 Share of the child care worker role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the nanny 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 21 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A child care worker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a nanny background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held baby care health and welfare
already held carry out wound care assisting and caring
already held play with children assisting and caring
already held assist children with homework assisting and caring
already held prepare ready-made dishes assisting and caring
already held prepare sandwiches assisting and caring

All 21 carried skills, including the 8 the child care worker role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 9 missing skills fall into 5 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 assisting and caring 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held determine child welfare required

optional, not held support traumatised children optional
optional, not held relate empathetically optional

02 health and welfare 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held social development required

optional, not held babysitting optional

03 management skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held plan youth activities optional
optional, not held tolerate stress optional

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary

optional, not held work in a multicultural environment in health care optional

05 education 1 supplementary

optional, not held pedagogy optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 2 entries a child care worker 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 21 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held assist children in developing personal skills skill
already held attend to children's basic physical needs skill
already held communicate with youth skill
already held handle chemical cleaning agents skill
already held maintain relations with children's parents skill
already held play with children skill
already held supervise children skill
already held workplace sanitation knowledge
already held assess the development of youth skill
already held assist children with homework skill
already held baby care knowledge
already held carry out wound care skill
already held clean rooms skill
already held common children's diseases knowledge
already held disability care knowledge
already held handle children's problems skill
already held prepare ready-made dishes skill
already held prepare sandwiches skill
already held provide first aid skill
already held support children's wellbeing skill
already held support the positiveness of youths skill

7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held babysitting optional
optional, not held plan youth activities optional
optional, not held support traumatised children optional
optional, not held tolerate stress optional
optional, not held pedagogy optional
optional, not held relate empathetically optional
optional, not held work in a multicultural environment in health care optional

15 held skills the child care worker role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role assist students in their learning skill
not needed by the target role buy groceries skill
not needed by the target role clean surfaces skill
not needed by the target role cook pastry products skill
not needed by the target role demonstrate when teaching skill
not needed by the target role drive vehicles skill
not needed by the target role entertain people skill
not needed by the target role feed pets skill
not needed by the target role give constructive feedback skill
not needed by the target role iron textiles skill
not needed by the target role promote human rights skill
not needed by the target role use cooking techniques skill
not needed by the target role use food preparation techniques skill
not needed by the target role use gardening equipment skill
not needed by the target role use reheating techniques skill

3 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 social development required
optional, not held babysitting optional
optional, not held pedagogy optional

Index

Other moves recorded from nanny

Full index of moves from nanny

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.