Table 1Transition record

public funding advisortoimmigration adviser

A public funding advisor already meets 21% of what the immigration adviser role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From public funding advisor

21%

Overlap1

To immigration adviser

5 Skills carried over

8 Required, not held

70.7 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 70.7

This move: 70.7 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the immigration adviser role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the public funding advisor 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 5 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A immigration adviser role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a public funding advisor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held issue official documents assisting and caring
already held check official documents assisting and caring
already held observe confidentiality assisting and caring
already held respond to enquiries assisting and caring
already held keep task records information skills

All 5 carried skills, including the 3 the immigration adviser role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 24 missing skills fall into 5 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 3 required, 10 supplementary

required, not held advise on licencing procedures required
required, not held apply technical communication skills required
required, not held provide immigration advice required

optional, not held assess informational needs optional
optional, not held maintain relations with local representatives optional
optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
optional, not held ensure cross-department cooperation optional
optional, not held liaise with local authorities optional
optional, not held maintain relationships with government agencies optional
optional, not held protect client interests optional
optional, not held show intercultural awareness optional
optional, not held speak different languages optional
optional, not held use different communication channels optional

02 assisting and caring 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held apply immigration law required
required, not held assess licence applications required

optional, not held check travel documentation optional
optional, not held issue licences optional
optional, not held screen clients optional

03 information skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held correspond with licence applicants required

optional, not held ensure information transparency optional
optional, not held observe new developments in foreign countries optional

04 business, administration and law 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held immigration law required

optional, not held foreign affairs optional

05 services 1 required

required, not held licences regulation required

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a immigration adviser 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 5 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held check official documents skill
already held issue official documents skill
already held respond to enquiries skill
already held keep task records skill
already held observe confidentiality skill

16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held assess informational needs optional
optional, not held maintain relations with local representatives optional
optional, not held check travel documentation optional
optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
optional, not held ensure cross-department cooperation optional
optional, not held ensure information transparency optional
optional, not held foreign affairs optional
optional, not held issue licences optional
optional, not held liaise with local authorities optional
optional, not held maintain relationships with government agencies optional
optional, not held observe new developments in foreign countries optional
optional, not held protect client interests optional
optional, not held screen clients optional
optional, not held show intercultural awareness optional
optional, not held speak different languages optional
optional, not held use different communication channels optional

22 held skills the immigration adviser role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on financial matters skill
not needed by the target role analyse business requirements skill
not needed by the target role analyse external factors of companies skill
not needed by the target role analyse internal factors of companies skill
not needed by the target role apply for government funding skill
not needed by the target role assess administrative burden skill
not needed by the target role budgetary principles knowledge
not needed by the target role business analysis knowledge
not needed by the target role business management principles knowledge
not needed by the target role business processes knowledge
not needed by the target role create a financial plan skill
not needed by the target role execute feasibility study skill
not needed by the target role financial analysis knowledge
not needed by the target role funding methods knowledge
not needed by the target role identify clients' needs skill
not needed by the target role inform on government funding skill
not needed by the target role manage government funding skill
not needed by the target role manage government-funded programmes skill
not needed by the target role microfinance knowledge
not needed by the target role perform business analysis skill
not needed by the target role prepare government funding dossiers skill
not needed by the target role use consulting techniques skill

3 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 immigration law required
required, not held licences regulation required
optional, not held foreign affairs optional

Index

Other moves recorded from public funding advisor

Full index of moves from public funding advisor

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.