Table 1Transition record

outdoor animatortoenvironmental education officer

A outdoor animator already meets 22% of what the environmental education officer role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From outdoor animator

22%

Overlap1

To environmental education officer

4 Skills carried over

10 Required, not held

71.7 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

22%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

71.7/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 Share of the environmental education officer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the outdoor animator 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.

Why

Why this move works

A environmental education officer role treats 4 of its required skills as things a outdoor animator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

animate in the outdoors
implement risk management for outdoors
manage outdoor resources
monitor interventions in the outdoors

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

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 4 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A environmental education officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a outdoor animator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held monitor interventions in the outdoors communication, collaboration and creativity
already held manage outdoor resources information skills
already held implement risk management for outdoors information skills
already held animate in the outdoors communication, collaboration and creativity

All 4 carried skills, including the 4 the environmental education officer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 21 missing skills fall into 6 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 5 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held advise on nature conservation required
required, not held educate people about nature required
required, not held provide training in sustainable tourism development and management required
required, not held educate public on fire safety required
required, not held educate the public about wildlife required

optional, not held train staff to reduce food waste optional

02 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 required, 7 supplementary

required, not held biology required
required, not held ecology required

optional, not held botany optional
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

03 education 1 required

required, not held ecopedagogy required

04 handling and moving 1 required

required, not held identify plants characteristics required

05 management skills 1 required

required, not held manage volunteers required

06 information skills 3 supplementary

optional, not held conduct ecological surveys optional
optional, not held analyse ecological data optional
optional, not held conduct ecological research optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a environmental education 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 4 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held animate in the outdoors skill
already held implement risk management for outdoors skill
already held manage outdoor resources skill
already held monitor interventions in the outdoors skill

11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held botany optional
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 analyse ecological data optional
optional, not held animal biology optional
optional, not held aquatic ecology optional
optional, not held conduct ecological research optional
optional, not held ecological principles optional
optional, not held forest ecology optional
optional, not held molecular biology optional

25 held skills the environmental education officer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role assess risk in the outdoors skill
not needed by the target role augmented reality knowledge
not needed by the target role communicate in an outdoor setting skill
not needed by the target role ecotourism knowledge
not needed by the target role educate on sustainable tourism skill
not needed by the target role empathise with outdoor groups skill
not needed by the target role engage local communities in the management of natural protected areas skill
not needed by the target role evaluate outdoor activities skill
not needed by the target role give feedback on changing circumstances skill
not needed by the target role improve customer traveling experiences with augmented reality skill
not needed by the target role manage conservation of natural and cultural heritage skill
not needed by the target role manage feedback skill
not needed by the target role manage groups outdoors skill
not needed by the target role manage visitor flows in natural protected areas skill
not needed by the target role monitor use of outdoor equipment skill
not needed by the target role plan schedule skill
not needed by the target role promote virtual reality travelling experiences skill
not needed by the target role react acordingly to unexpected events outdoors skill
not needed by the target role research areas for outdoor activity skill
not needed by the target role structure information skill
not needed by the target role support community-based tourism skill
not needed by the target role support local tourism skill
not needed by the target role use e-tourism platforms skill
not needed by the target role virtual reality knowledge
not needed by the target role water skiing knowledge

10 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 ecopedagogy required
required, not held biology required
required, not held ecology required
optional, not held botany optional
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

Index

Other moves recorded from outdoor animator

Full index of moves from outdoor animator

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.