Railway infrastructure inspector to agricultural inspector

• already held conduct environmental surveys skill
• already held identify hazards in the workplace skill
• already held monitor work site skill
• already held perform inspection analysis skill
• already held undertake inspections skill
• already held analyse environmental data skill
• already held manage maintenance operations skill

• optional, not held European pesticide legislation optional
• optional, not held advise on soil and water protection optional
• optional, not held agricultural equipment optional
• optional, not held agricultural raw materials, seeds and animal feed products optional
• optional, not held budgetary principles optional
• optional, not held check payrolls optional
• optional, not held cost management optional
• optional, not held develop agricultural production plans optional
• optional, not held food safety principles optional
• optional, not held horticulture principles optional
• optional, not held inspect animal welfare management optional
• optional, not held manage farm supplies optional
• optional, not held monitor crops optional
• optional, not held perform food safety checks optional
• optional, not held provide advice to farmers optional
• optional, not held quality criteria for storage facilities optional
• optional, not held agricultural chemicals optional
• optional, not held animal welfare optional
• optional, not held assess environmental impact optional
• optional, not held collect weather-related data optional
• optional, not held conduct field work optional
• optional, not held gather data optional
• optional, not held inspect machinery optional
• optional, not held keep task records optional
• optional, not held present evidence optional

• not needed by the target role advise on safety improvements skill
• not needed by the target role assess performance of rail operations skill
• not needed by the target role assess railway operations skill
• not needed by the target role comply with legal regulations skill
• not needed by the target role design wayside signalling interlockings skill
• not needed by the target role detect flaws in rails skill
• not needed by the target role detect rail track malfunctions skill
• not needed by the target role enforce railway safety regulations skill
• not needed by the target role ensure implementation of subsidence mitigation measures skill
• not needed by the target role ensure public safety and security skill
• not needed by the target role ensure safe operation of railway during repairs skill
• not needed by the target role health and safety measures in transportation knowledge
• not needed by the target role identify preventive actions skill
• not needed by the target role liaise with government officials skill
• not needed by the target role liaise with rail experts skill
• not needed by the target role operate rail-flaw-detection machine skill
• not needed by the target role operate railway freight monitoring technologies skill
• not needed by the target role perform rail operations risk management skill
• not needed by the target role perform rail track inspections skill
• not needed by the target role physical characteristics of railways knowledge
• not needed by the target role provide advice on breaches of regulation skill
• not needed by the target role provide railway technical advice skill
• not needed by the target role quality assurance procedures knowledge
• not needed by the target role rail construction engineering knowledge
• not needed by the target role rail infrastructure knowledge
• not needed by the target role shunt inbound loads skill
• not needed by the target role write inspection reports skill
• not needed by the target role write rail defect records skill

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

• still to learn incidents and accidents recording required
• still to learn sustainable agricultural production principles required
• still to learn agronomical production principles required
• still to learn environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry required
• still to learn health, safety and hygiene legislation required
• still to learn pollution prevention required
• optional, not held European pesticide legislation optional
• optional, not held agricultural equipment optional
• optional, not held agricultural raw materials, seeds and animal feed products optional
• optional, not held budgetary principles optional
• optional, not held cost management optional
• optional, not held food safety principles optional
• optional, not held horticulture principles optional
• optional, not held quality criteria for storage facilities optional
• optional, not held agricultural chemicals optional
• optional, not held animal welfare optional

Yes, and it is a career change move. A railway infrastructure inspector already covers 21% of what an agricultural inspector is expected to do: 7 skills carry over, 5 of which the agricultural inspector role treats as required.

13 required skills are missing, plus 25 optional ones. They fall into 11 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is communicate health and safety measures.

Its learning distance is 78.7 out of 100, which is the career change band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.