Table 1Transition record

political party agenttozoo educator

A political party agent already meets 19% of what the zoo educator role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From political party agent

19%

Overlap1

To zoo educator

6 Skills carried over

12 Required, not held

77 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

19%

Learning distance A rebuild

77/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the zoo educator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the political party agent 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 zoo educator role treats 3 of its required skills as things a political party agent already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

coordinate events
ensure cross-department cooperation
fix meetings

What stands in the way is 12 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 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A zoo educator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a political party agent background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held brief volunteers management skills
already held manage volunteers management skills
already held coordinate events management skills
already held ensure cross-department cooperation communication, collaboration and creativity
already held fix meetings management skills
already held manage budgets management skills

All 6 carried skills, including the 3 the zoo educator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 26 missing skills fall into 9 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 7 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held conduct educational activities required
required, not held educate people about nature required
required, not held establish educational network required
required, not held apply teaching strategies required
required, not held build community relations required
required, not held communicate with target community required
required, not held develop educational resources required

optional, not held develop craft activities optional
optional, not held integrate community outreach optional
optional, not held speak different languages optional

02 management skills 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held coordinate educational programmes required

optional, not held supervise craft activities optional
optional, not held lead a team optional
optional, not held manage a team optional

03 information skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held study topics required

optional, not held monitor the welfare of animals optional
optional, not held use learning strategies optional

04 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held applied zoology required

optional, not held ecology optional

05 arts and humanities 1 required

required, not held animal evolution required

06 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held zoo community required

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a zoo educator 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 6 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held coordinate events skill
already held ensure cross-department cooperation skill
already held fix meetings skill
already held brief volunteers skill
already held manage budgets skill
already held manage volunteers skill

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 handling and moving 3 supplementary

optional, not held control animal movement optional
optional, not held provide nutrition to animals optional
optional, not held train livestock and captive animals optional

08 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 1 supplementary

optional, not held animal training optional

09 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held integrate content into output media optional

14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held develop craft activities optional
optional, not held supervise craft activities optional
optional, not held animal training optional
optional, not held control animal movement optional
optional, not held integrate community outreach optional
optional, not held integrate content into output media optional
optional, not held provide nutrition to animals optional
optional, not held train livestock and captive animals optional
optional, not held ecology optional
optional, not held lead a team optional
optional, not held manage a team optional
optional, not held monitor the welfare of animals optional
optional, not held speak different languages optional
optional, not held use learning strategies optional

21 held skills the zoo educator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on public relations skill
not needed by the target role advise politicians on electoral procedures skill
not needed by the target role analyse election procedures skill
not needed by the target role budgetary principles knowledge
not needed by the target role communicate with media skill
not needed by the target role create campaign schedule skill
not needed by the target role develop media strategy skill
not needed by the target role election law knowledge
not needed by the target role help coordinate promotional activities skill
not needed by the target role liaise with politicians skill
not needed by the target role maintain financial records skill
not needed by the target role maintain operational communications skill
not needed by the target role maintain professional records skill
not needed by the target role maintain relationships with government agencies skill
not needed by the target role manage fundraising activities skill
not needed by the target role perform public relations skill
not needed by the target role political campaigning knowledge
not needed by the target role political science knowledge
not needed by the target role present reports skill
not needed by the target role respond to enquiries skill
not needed by the target role scientific research methodology knowledge

5 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 animal evolution required
required, not held applied zoology required
required, not held zoo community required
optional, not held animal training optional
optional, not held ecology optional

Index

Other moves recorded from political party agent

Full index of moves from political party agent

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.