Table 1Transition record

public health policy officertosocial service consultant

A public health policy officer already meets 47% of what the social service consultant role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From public health policy officer

47%

Overlap1

To social service consultant

12 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

50.6 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 50.6

This move: 50.6 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the social service consultant role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the public health policy officer 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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A social service consultant role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a public health policy officer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held monitor regulations in social services information skills
already held provide improvement strategies management skills
already held build community relations communication, collaboration and creativity
already held maintain relations with local representatives communication, collaboration and creativity
already held manage government policy implementation management skills
already held maintain relationships with government agencies communication, collaboration and creativity

All 12 carried skills, including the 7 the social service consultant role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 15 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 4 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held advise on provision of social services required
required, not held advise on legislative acts required
required, not held communicate with social service users required
required, not held influence policy makers on social service issues required

optional, not held make legislation transparent for users of social services optional
optional, not held analyse community needs optional
optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
optional, not held present reports optional
optional, not held promote social awareness optional
optional, not held promote social change optional

02 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held legal requirements in the social sector required

03 information skills 1 required

required, not held evaluate social work program's impact required

04 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required

required, not held social justice required

05 management skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held assess social service users' situation optional
optional, not held plan social service process optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a social service consultant 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 12 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held government policy implementation knowledge
already held liaise with local authorities skill
already held maintain relations with local representatives skill
already held maintain relationships with government agencies skill
already held monitor regulations in social services skill
already held provide improvement strategies skill
already held report on social development skill
already held build community relations skill
already held implement strategic planning skill
already held manage government policy implementation skill
already held promote inclusion skill
already held work within communities skill

8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held assess social service users' situation optional
optional, not held make legislation transparent for users of social services optional
optional, not held analyse community needs optional
optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
optional, not held plan social service process optional
optional, not held present reports optional
optional, not held promote social awareness optional
optional, not held promote social change optional

20 held skills the social service consultant role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role address public health issues skill
not needed by the target role advise policy makers in healthcare skill
not needed by the target role analyse goal progress skill
not needed by the target role analyse health problems within a given community skill
not needed by the target role apply strategic thinking skill
not needed by the target role assess health services within the community skill
not needed by the target role carry out strategic research skill
not needed by the target role comply with legislation related to health care skill
not needed by the target role conduct health related research skill
not needed by the target role contribute to public health campaigns skill
not needed by the target role health care legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role health care system knowledge
not needed by the target role implement policy in healthcare practices skill
not needed by the target role lead healthcare services changes skill
not needed by the target role manage healthcare staff knowledge
not needed by the target role perform market research skill
not needed by the target role perform project management skill
not needed by the target role project management principles knowledge
not needed by the target role public health knowledge
not needed by the target role report analysis results skill

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 legal requirements in the social sector required
required, not held social justice required

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.