Table 1Transition record

recreation policy officertosports programme coordinator

A recreation policy officer already meets 36% of what the sports programme coordinator role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From recreation policy officer

36%

Overlap1

To sports programme coordinator

9 Skills carried over

8 Required, not held

64.1 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

36%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

64.1/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the sports programme coordinator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the recreation 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.

Why

Why this move works

A sports programme coordinator role treats 7 of its required skills as things a recreation policy officer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

contribute to the development of a sporting estate
develop recreation programmes
develop sports programmes
government policy implementation
liaise with sports organisations
perform project management

What stands in the way is 8 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A sports programme coordinator 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.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held liaise with sports organisations communication, collaboration and creativity
already held develop sports programmes management skills
already held develop recreation programmes management skills
already held contribute to the development of a sporting estate management skills
already held promote recreation activities communication, collaboration and creativity
already held analyse community needs communication, collaboration and creativity

All 9 carried skills, including the 7 the sports programme coordinator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 25 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, 3 supplementary

required, not held promote sports in schools required
required, not held promote sports organisation required
required, not held establish collaborative relations required
required, not held liaise with local authorities required

optional, not held communicate with media optional
optional, not held maintain relations with local representatives optional
optional, not held build community relations optional

02 management skills 1 required, 10 supplementary

required, not held plan allocation of space required

optional, not held schedule recreation facilities optional
optional, not held apply strategic thinking optional
optional, not held coordinate events optional
optional, not held ensure equipment availability optional
optional, not held fix meetings optional
optional, not held manage budgets optional
optional, not held manage staff optional
optional, not held propose leisure activities optional
optional, not held set organisational policies optional
optional, not held supervise site maintenance optional

03 information skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held analyse goal progress required

optional, not held keep task records optional
optional, not held perform market research optional

04 business, administration and law 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held project management principles required

optional, not held budgetary principles optional

05 services 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation required

optional, not held badminton optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a sports programme coordinator 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 9 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held contribute to the development of a sporting estate skill
already held develop recreation programmes skill
already held develop sports programmes skill
already held government policy implementation knowledge
already held liaise with sports organisations skill
already held perform project management skill
already held promote recreation activities skill
already held analyse community needs skill
already held develop professional network skill

17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held badminton optional
optional, not held budgetary principles optional
optional, not held communicate with media optional
optional, not held maintain relations with local representatives optional
optional, not held schedule recreation facilities optional
optional, not held apply strategic thinking optional
optional, not held build community relations optional
optional, not held coordinate events optional
optional, not held ensure equipment availability optional
optional, not held fix meetings optional
optional, not held keep task records optional
optional, not held manage budgets optional
optional, not held manage staff optional
optional, not held perform market research optional
optional, not held propose leisure activities optional
optional, not held set organisational policies optional
optional, not held supervise site maintenance optional

13 held skills the sports programme coordinator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role European Structural and Investment Funds regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role advise on government policy compliance skill
not needed by the target role advise on legislative acts skill
not needed by the target role apply latest sport science findings skill
not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
not needed by the target role government representation knowledge
not needed by the target role liaise with politicians skill
not needed by the target role maintain relationships with government agencies skill
not needed by the target role manage government policy implementation skill
not needed by the target role policy analysis knowledge
not needed by the target role project management knowledge
not needed by the target role promote sport activities in public health skill
not needed by the target role scientific research methodology knowledge

4 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 health, safety and hygiene legislation required
required, not held project management principles required
optional, not held badminton optional
optional, not held budgetary principles optional

Index

Other moves recorded from recreation policy officer

Full index of moves from recreation policy officer

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.