Table 1Transition record

public employment service managertoemployment agent

A public employment service manager already meets 28% of what the employment agent role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

From public employment service manager

28%

Overlap1

To employment agent

10 Skills carried over

13 Required, not held

68.9 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 68.9

This move: 68.9 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the employment agent role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the public employment service manager 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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A employment agent role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a public employment service manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held advise on career communication, collaboration and creativity
already held analyse unemployment rates information skills
already held promote employment policy communication, collaboration and creativity
already held promote gender equality in business contexts assisting and caring
already held provide information on study programmes assisting and caring
already held labour legislation business, administration and law

All 10 carried skills, including the 4 the employment agent 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, 4 supplementary

required, not held interview people required
required, not held apply knowledge of human behaviour required
required, not held communicate by telephone required
required, not held develop professional network required
required, not held listen actively required

optional, not held assist clients with personal development optional
optional, not held facilitate job market access optional
optional, not held prepare for job interview optional
optional, not held mentor individuals optional

02 management skills 3 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held hire human resources required
required, not held profile people required
required, not held support employability of people with disabilities required

optional, not held assess character optional
optional, not held fix meetings optional

03 assisting and caring 3 required

required, not held ensure gender equality in the workplace required
required, not held maintain privacy of service users required
required, not held observe confidentiality required

04 business, administration and law 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held job market offers required

optional, not held human resource management optional

05 information skills 1 required

required, not held document interviews required

06 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held search databases optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a employment agent 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 10 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held employment law knowledge
already held labour legislation knowledge
already held promote gender equality in business contexts skill
already held recruit employees skill
already held advise on career skill
already held analyse unemployment rates skill
already held liaise with local authorities skill
already held promote employment policy skill
already held promote inclusion skill
already held provide information on study programmes skill

8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held assist clients with personal development optional
optional, not held facilitate job market access optional
optional, not held prepare for job interview optional
optional, not held assess character optional
optional, not held fix meetings optional
optional, not held human resource management optional
optional, not held mentor individuals optional
optional, not held search databases optional

22 held skills the employment agent role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on government policy compliance skill
not needed by the target role apply strategic thinking skill
not needed by the target role coach employees skill
not needed by the target role comply with legal regulations skill
not needed by the target role coordinate educational programmes skill
not needed by the target role coordinate operational activities skill
not needed by the target role develop employee retention programs skill
not needed by the target role develop employment policies skill
not needed by the target role develop training programmes skill
not needed by the target role discharge employees skill
not needed by the target role evaluate employees skill
not needed by the target role government policy implementation knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain relations with local representatives skill
not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
not needed by the target role manage government policy implementation skill
not needed by the target role negotiate employment agreements skill
not needed by the target role organise staff assessment skill
not needed by the target role promote equal pay skill
not needed by the target role set inclusion policies skill
not needed by the target role supervise staff skill
not needed by the target role supervise work skill
not needed by the target role supervision of persons knowledge

2 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 job market offers required
optional, not held human resource management optional

Index

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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.