Table 1Transition record

shiatsu practitionertotraditional chinese medicine therapist

A shiatsu practitioner already meets 75% of what the traditional chinese medicine therapist role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From shiatsu practitioner

75%

Overlap1

To traditional chinese medicine therapist

29 Skills carried over

6 Required, not held

31.8 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 31.8

This move: 31.8 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the traditional chinese medicine therapist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the shiatsu practitioner 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 29 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A traditional chinese medicine therapist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a shiatsu practitioner background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held pathologies treated by acupuncture health and welfare
already held traditional Chinese medicine health and welfare
already held auriculotherapy health and welfare
already held select acupuncture points assisting and caring
already held complementary and alternative medicine health and welfare
already held observe healthcare users information skills

All 29 carried skills, including the 17 the traditional chinese medicine therapist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 9 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 information skills 2 required

required, not held monitor patient's health condition required
required, not held monitor patients' progress related to treatment required

02 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held refer healthcare users required

optional, not held develop long-term treatment course for disorders in the glandular system optional

03 health and welfare 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held pathology required

optional, not held composition of diets optional

04 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held biomedicine required

optional, not held pharmacology optional

05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required

required, not held counsel healthcare users on medicines required

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a traditional chinese medicine therapist 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 29 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held advise on healthy lifestyles skill
already held apply context specific clinical competences skill
already held apply massage therapy skill
already held develop therapeutic relationships skill
already held empathise with the healthcare user skill
already held ensure safety of healthcare users skill
already held follow-up on healthcare users' treatment skill
already held human anatomy knowledge
already held human physiology knowledge
already held identify customer's needs skill
already held listen actively skill
already held maintain work area cleanliness skill
already held observe healthcare users skill
already held pathologies treated by acupuncture knowledge
already held phytotherapy knowledge
already held promote mental health skill
already held traditional Chinese medicine knowledge
already held acupuncture methods knowledge
already held address side effects of menopause skill
already held apply acupuncture skill
already held auriculotherapy knowledge
already held carry out preventative internal medicine interventions skill
already held complementary and alternative medicine knowledge
already held educate on the prevention of illness skill
already held general medicine knowledge
already held provide health education skill
already held relaxation techniques knowledge
already held select acupuncture points skill
already held sterilization techniques knowledge

3 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held develop long-term treatment course for disorders in the glandular system optional
optional, not held composition of diets optional
optional, not held pharmacology optional

27 held skills the traditional chinese medicine therapist role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role accept own accountability skill
not needed by the target role acupressure knowledge
not needed by the target role advise on healthcare users' informed consent skill
not needed by the target role advise on mental health skill
not needed by the target role apply a holistic approach in care skill
not needed by the target role apply aromatherapy skill
not needed by the target role apply deep tissue massage skill
not needed by the target role balneotherapy knowledge
not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
not needed by the target role demonstrate professional attitude to clients skill
not needed by the target role etiopathy knowledge
not needed by the target role fasciatherapy knowledge
not needed by the target role give massages skill
not needed by the target role give shiatsu massages skill
not needed by the target role homeopathy knowledge
not needed by the target role homeopathy remedies knowledge
not needed by the target role identify energetic meridians skill
not needed by the target role iridology knowledge
not needed by the target role kinesiology knowledge
not needed by the target role kinetics knowledge
not needed by the target role massage theory knowledge
not needed by the target role massage types knowledge
not needed by the target role neurophysiology knowledge
not needed by the target role promote healthy lifestyle skill
not needed by the target role reflexology knowledge
not needed by the target role skin types knowledge
not needed by the target role types of aromatherapy treatments 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 biomedicine required
required, not held pathology required
optional, not held composition of diets optional
optional, not held pharmacology optional

Index

Other moves recorded from shiatsu practitioner

Full index of moves from shiatsu practitioner

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.