Table 1Transition record

ombudsmantohealth and safety officer

A ombudsman already meets 27% of what the health and safety officer role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From ombudsman

27%

Overlap1

To health and safety officer

9 Skills carried over

11 Required, not held

70.3 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 70.3

This move: 70.3 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the health and safety officer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the ombudsman 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 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A health and safety officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a ombudsman background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held educate employees on occupational hazards communication, collaboration and creativity
already held communicate health and safety measures communication, collaboration and creativity
already held identify policy breach management skills
already held advise on conflict management communication, collaboration and creativity
already held advise on risk management information skills
already held observe confidentiality assisting and caring

All 9 carried skills, including the 5 the health and safety officer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 29 missing skills fall into 8 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 information skills 3 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held monitor employee's health required
required, not held draw up risk assessment required
required, not held monitor legislation developments required

optional, not held perform health assessment autonomously optional
optional, not held advise on environmental risk management systems optional
optional, not held conduct workplace audits optional
optional, not held make health, safety and environment assessments optional
optional, not held perform risk analysis optional
optional, not held test safety strategies optional

02 business, administration and law 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held environmental legislation required
required, not held quality standards required

optional, not held project management optional
optional, not held audit techniques optional

03 assisting and caring 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held follow standards for machinery safety required
required, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation required

optional, not held issue licences optional

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held present reports required

optional, not held conduct research interview optional
optional, not held educate on emergency management optional
optional, not held implement strategic planning optional
optional, not held liaise with managers optional
optional, not held use different communication channels optional

05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held technical drawings required

optional, not held pollution prevention optional

06 services 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held personal protective equipment required

optional, not held occupational health optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a health and safety 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 9 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held advise on conflict management skill
already held advise on risk management skill
already held communicate health and safety measures skill
already held educate employees on occupational hazards skill
already held health, safety and hygiene legislation knowledge
already held apply conflict management skill
already held employment law knowledge
already held identify policy breach skill
already held observe confidentiality skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required

required, not held assessment of risks and threats required

08 management skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held perform project management optional
optional, not held provide improvement strategies optional

18 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held occupational health optional
optional, not held perform health assessment autonomously optional
optional, not held project management optional
optional, not held advise on environmental risk management systems optional
optional, not held audit techniques optional
optional, not held conduct research interview optional
optional, not held conduct workplace audits optional
optional, not held educate on emergency management optional
optional, not held implement strategic planning optional
optional, not held issue licences optional
optional, not held liaise with managers optional
optional, not held make health, safety and environment assessments optional
optional, not held perform project management optional
optional, not held perform risk analysis optional
optional, not held pollution prevention optional
optional, not held provide improvement strategies optional
optional, not held test safety strategies optional
optional, not held use different communication channels optional

15 held skills the health and safety officer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role address problems critically skill
not needed by the target role apply knowledge of human behaviour skill
not needed by the target role comply with legal regulations skill
not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
not needed by the target role facilitate official agreement skill
not needed by the target role interview people skill
not needed by the target role manage contract disputes skill
not needed by the target role moderate in negotiations skill
not needed by the target role private law knowledge
not needed by the target role promote social awareness skill
not needed by the target role protect employee rights skill
not needed by the target role respond to enquiries skill
not needed by the target role scientific research methodology knowledge
not needed by the target role show impartiality skill
not needed by the target role show intercultural awareness 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 acquire Tier

required, not held assessment of risks and threats required
required, not held environmental legislation required
required, not held personal protective equipment required
required, not held quality standards required
required, not held technical drawings required
optional, not held occupational health optional
optional, not held project management optional
optional, not held audit techniques optional
optional, not held pollution prevention optional

Index

Other moves recorded from ombudsman

Full index of moves from ombudsman

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.