Natural resources consultant to environmental education officer
A natural resources consultant already meets 28% of what the environmental education officer role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.
67.9/ 100
1 How much of what an environmental education officer is expected to do is already part of a natural resources consultant’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 environmental education officer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An environmental education officer role treats 4 of its required skills as things a natural resources consultant already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- advise on nature conservation
- biology
- ecology
- educate people about nature
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 · What you already bring
Of the 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An environmental education officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a natural resources consultant background worth leading with.
- already held analyse ecological data information skills
- already held advise on nature conservation communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held educate people about nature communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held conduct ecological research information skills
- already held botany natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- already held ecology natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
All 7 carried skills, including the 4 the environmental education officer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 18 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.
- still to learn animate in the outdoors required
- still to learn monitor interventions in the outdoors required
- still to learn provide training in sustainable tourism development and management required
- still to learn educate public on fire safety required
- still to learn educate the public about wildlife required
- optional, not held train staff to reduce food waste optional
- still to learn implement risk management for outdoors required
- still to learn manage outdoor resources required
- optional, not held conduct ecological surveys optional
- still to learn ecopedagogy required
- still to learn identify plants characteristics required
- still to learn manage volunteers required
- optional, not held fish biology optional
- optional, not held animal biology optional
- optional, not held aquatic ecology optional
- optional, not held ecological principles optional
- optional, not held forest ecology optional
- optional, not held molecular biology optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an environmental education officer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 animate in the outdoors practise this
- 02 ecopedagogy study this
- 03 identify plants characteristics 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 7 skills that carry over
- already held advise on nature conservation skill
- already held biology knowledge
- already held ecology knowledge
- already held educate people about nature skill
- already held analyse ecological data skill
- already held botany knowledge
- already held conduct ecological research skill
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held conduct ecological surveys optional
- optional, not held fish biology optional
- optional, not held train staff to reduce food waste optional
- optional, not held animal biology optional
- optional, not held aquatic ecology optional
- optional, not held ecological principles optional
- optional, not held forest ecology optional
- optional, not held molecular biology optional
32 held skills the environmental education officer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role administer treatments to fish skill
- not needed by the target role advise on environmental remediation skill
- not needed by the target role analyse fish samples for diagnosis skill
- not needed by the target role animal species knowledge
- not needed by the target role assess environmental impact skill
- not needed by the target role carry out environmental audits skill
- not needed by the target role coastal management knowledge
- not needed by the target role conduct environmental site assessments skill
- not needed by the target role conserve natural resources skill
- not needed by the target role corporate social responsibility knowledge
- not needed by the target role develop environmental policy skill
- not needed by the target role ecosystem management knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
- not needed by the target role environmental engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role environmental policy knowledge
- not needed by the target role fisheries management knowledge
- not needed by the target role habitat restoration knowledge
- not needed by the target role hydrology knowledge
- not needed by the target role liaise with managers skill
- not needed by the target role manage environmental impact skill
- not needed by the target role manage forests skill
- not needed by the target role manage habitats skill
- not needed by the target role manage land resources permits skill
- not needed by the target role monitor manufacturing impact skill
- not needed by the target role monitor nature conservation skill
- not needed by the target role natural areas maintenance knowledge
- not needed by the target role perform project management skill
- not needed by the target role promote sustainability skill
- not needed by the target role reforestation knowledge
- not needed by the target role use consulting techniques skill
- not needed by the target role wildlife knowledge
7 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 ecopedagogy required
- optional, not held fish biology optional
- optional, not held animal biology optional
- optional, not held aquatic ecology optional
- optional, not held ecological principles optional
- optional, not held forest ecology optional
- optional, not held molecular biology optional
Other moves recorded from natural resources consultant
Common questions about this move
Can a natural resources consultant become an environmental education officer?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A natural resources consultant already covers 28% of what an environmental education officer is expected to do: 7 skills carry over, 4 of which the environmental education officer role treats as required.
What skills does a natural resources consultant need to become an environmental education officer?
10 required skills are missing, plus 8 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is animate in the outdoors.
How hard is the move from natural resources consultant to environmental education officer?
Its learning distance is 67.9 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.