Performance production manager to botanist
A performance production manager already meets 41% of what the botanist role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.
63.2/ 100
1 How much of what a botanist is expected to do is already part of a performance production manager’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 botanist role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A botanist role treats 11 of its required skills as things a performance production manager already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- corporate social responsibility
- establish daily priorities
- follow company standards
- liaise with local authorities
- manage budgets
- manage logistics
What stands in the way is 14 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 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A botanist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a performance production manager background worth leading with.
- already held supervise daily information operations management skills
- already held establish daily priorities management skills
- already held manage logistics management skills
- already held represent the organisation communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held set organisational policies management skills
- already held manage supplies management skills
All 11 carried skills, including the 11 the botanist role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 20 missing skills fall into 7 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 botany required
- still to learn variety of botanicals required
- still to learn biology required
- still to learn characteristics of plants required
- still to learn ecology required
- optional, not held aquatic ecology optional
- optional, not held forest ecology optional
- still to learn develop recreation programmes required
- still to learn manage recreational facility required
- still to learn schedule recreation facilities required
- still to learn advise on acquisitions required
- still to learn promote recreation activities required
- optional, not held educate people about nature optional
- optional, not held educate the public about wildlife optional
- still to learn collect biological data required
- optional, not held conduct ecological surveys optional
- optional, not held employ habitat survey techniques optional
- still to learn monitor grounds maintenance required
- still to learn recreation activities required
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a botanist role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 advise on acquisitions practise this
- 02 botany study this
- 03 develop recreation programmes 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 11 skills that carry over
- already held corporate social responsibility knowledge
- already held establish daily priorities skill
- already held follow company standards skill
- already held liaise with local authorities skill
- already held manage budgets skill
- already held manage logistics skill
- already held manage staff skill
- already held manage supplies skill
- already held represent the organisation skill
- already held set organisational policies skill
- already held supervise daily information operations skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- still to learn evolution of economic forecasts required
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held conduct ecological surveys optional
- optional, not held educate people about nature optional
- optional, not held employ habitat survey techniques optional
- optional, not held aquatic ecology optional
- optional, not held educate the public about wildlife optional
- optional, not held forest ecology optional
29 held skills the botanist role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role adapt to artists' creative demands skill
- not needed by the target role assemble an artistic team skill
- not needed by the target role assess production needs to plan a production schedule skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate artistic production skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate pre-show checks skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate rehearsals skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate with creative departments skill
- not needed by the target role copyright legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role cost management knowledge
- not needed by the target role create production schedules skill
- not needed by the target role cultural projects knowledge
- not needed by the target role develop artistic project budgets skill
- not needed by the target role develop cultural activities skill
- not needed by the target role document safety actions skill
- not needed by the target role draw up artistic production skill
- not needed by the target role ensure health and safety of visitors skill
- not needed by the target role estimate needs of artistic production skill
- not needed by the target role labour legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role liaise with cultural partners skill
- not needed by the target role manage artistic project skill
- not needed by the target role organise cultural events skill
- not needed by the target role organise performance space skill
- not needed by the target role organise rehearsals skill
- not needed by the target role plan artistic production activities skill
- not needed by the target role plan health and safety procedures skill
- not needed by the target role promote cultural venue events skill
- not needed by the target role promote inclusion skill
- not needed by the target role strive for company growth skill
- not needed by the target role work with cultural venue specialists 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.
- still to learn botany required
- still to learn variety of botanicals required
- still to learn biology required
- still to learn characteristics of plants required
- still to learn ecology required
- still to learn evolution of economic forecasts required
- still to learn recreation activities required
- optional, not held aquatic ecology optional
- optional, not held forest ecology optional
Other moves recorded from performance production manager
Common questions about this move
Can a performance production manager become a botanist?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A performance production manager already covers 41% of what a botanist is expected to do: 11 skills carry over, 11 of which the botanist role treats as required.
What skills does a performance production manager need to become a botanist?
14 required skills are missing, plus 6 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by natural sciences, mathematics and statistics. The single most important is advise on acquisitions.
How hard is the move from performance production manager to botanist?
Its learning distance is 63.2 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.