Recreation policy officer to education policy officer
A recreation policy officer already meets 35% of what the education policy officer role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.
62.1/ 100
1 How much of what an education policy officer is expected to do is already part of a recreation policy officer’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the education policy officer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An education policy officer role treats 6 of its required skills as things a recreation policy officer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- advise on legislative acts
- government policy implementation
- manage government policy implementation
- perform project management
- project management
- scientific research methodology
What stands in the way is 11 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An education policy officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a recreation policy officer background worth leading with.
- already held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations business, administration and law
- already held liaise with politicians communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held analyse community needs communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held advise on legislative acts communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held manage government policy implementation management skills
- already held government policy implementation social sciences, journalism and information
All 11 carried skills, including the 6 the education policy officer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 20 missing skills fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn study topics required
- still to learn analyse education system required
- still to learn evaluate education programmes required
- optional, not held analyse goal progress optional
- optional, not held ensure information transparency optional
- optional, not held inspect education institutions optional
- optional, not held monitor educational developments optional
- still to learn advise legislators required
- still to learn cooperate with education professionals required
- still to learn liaise with educational institutions required
- optional, not held liaise with educational staff optional
- optional, not held liaise with local authorities optional
- optional, not held promote education programmes optional
- still to learn education administration required
- still to learn education law required
- still to learn community education required
- optional, not held action research optional
- optional, not held adult education optional
- still to learn develop artistic educational activities required
- still to learn government policy required
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an education policy officer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 develop artistic educational activities practise this
- 02 study topics practise this
- 03 advise legislators practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 11 skills that carry over
- already held advise on legislative acts skill
- already held government policy implementation knowledge
- already held manage government policy implementation skill
- already held perform project management skill
- already held project management knowledge
- already held scientific research methodology knowledge
- already held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations knowledge
- already held analyse community needs skill
- already held create solutions to problems skill
- already held develop professional network skill
- already held liaise with politicians skill
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held action research optional
- optional, not held adult education optional
- optional, not held analyse goal progress optional
- optional, not held ensure information transparency optional
- optional, not held inspect education institutions optional
- optional, not held liaise with educational staff optional
- optional, not held liaise with local authorities optional
- optional, not held monitor educational developments optional
- optional, not held promote education programmes optional
11 held skills the education policy officer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise on government policy compliance skill
- not needed by the target role apply latest sport science findings skill
- not needed by the target role contribute to the development of a sporting estate skill
- not needed by the target role develop recreation programmes skill
- not needed by the target role develop sports programmes skill
- not needed by the target role government representation knowledge
- not needed by the target role liaise with sports organisations skill
- not needed by the target role maintain relationships with government agencies skill
- not needed by the target role policy analysis knowledge
- not needed by the target role promote recreation activities skill
- not needed by the target role promote sport activities in public health skill
6 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn community education required
- still to learn education administration required
- still to learn education law required
- still to learn government policy required
- optional, not held action research optional
- optional, not held adult education optional
Other moves recorded from recreation policy officer
Common questions about this move
Can a recreation policy officer become an education policy officer?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A recreation policy officer already covers 35% of what an education policy officer is expected to do: 11 skills carry over, 6 of which the education policy officer role treats as required.
What skills does a recreation policy officer need to become an education policy officer?
11 required skills are missing, plus 9 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is develop artistic educational activities.
How hard is the move from recreation policy officer to education policy officer?
Its learning distance is 62.1 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.