Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

social security inspectortolabour relations officer

A social security inspector already meets 29% of what the labour relations officer role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From social security inspector
29%
Overlap1
To labour relations officer
8 Skills carried over
11 Required, not held
66.1 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

29%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

66.1/ 100

1 Share of the labour relations officer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the social security inspector 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 labour relations officer role treats 5 of its required skills as things a social security inspector already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • advise on conflict management
  • apply conflict management
  • employment law
  • gather feedback from employees
  • protect employee rights

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

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A labour relations officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a social security inspector background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held protect employee rights communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held inspect government policy compliance information skills
  • already held gather feedback from employees information skills
  • already held advise on conflict management communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held monitor company policy information skills
  • already held manage government policy implementation management skills

All 8 carried skills, including the 5 the labour relations officer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 21 missing skills fall into 7 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 7 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held maintain relations with local representatives required
  • required, not held represent union members required
  • required, not held advise on organisational culture required
  • required, not held advise on personnel management required
  • required, not held build trust required
  • required, not held establish collaborative relations required
  • required, not held represent the organisation required
  • optional, not held advise on government policy compliance optional
  • optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
  • optional, not held ensure cross-department cooperation optional
  • optional, not held facilitate official agreement optional
  • optional, not held maintain relationships with government agencies optional
  • optional, not held moderate in negotiations optional
02 assisting and caring 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held ensure gender equality in the workplace required
  • optional, not held promote inclusion optional
  • optional, not held respond to enquiries optional
03 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held personnel management required
04 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held support employability of people with disabilities required
05 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required
  • required, not held government policy implementation required
06 generic programmes and qualifications 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held business communication optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a labour relations officer 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 8 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held advise on conflict management skill
  • already held apply conflict management skill
  • already held employment law knowledge
  • already held gather feedback from employees skill
  • already held protect employee rights skill
  • already held inspect government policy compliance skill
  • already held manage government policy implementation skill
  • already held monitor company policy skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 information skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held monitor organisation climate optional
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held monitor organisation climate optional
  • optional, not held advise on government policy compliance optional
  • optional, not held business communication optional
  • optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
  • optional, not held ensure cross-department cooperation optional
  • optional, not held facilitate official agreement optional
  • optional, not held maintain relationships with government agencies optional
  • optional, not held moderate in negotiations optional
  • optional, not held promote inclusion optional
  • optional, not held respond to enquiries optional
17 held skills the labour relations officer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role audit techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role conduct research interview skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct workplace audits skill
  • not needed by the target role government social security programmes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role identify policy breach skill
  • not needed by the target role implement strategic planning skill
  • not needed by the target role investigate social security applications skill
  • not needed by the target role liaise with local authorities skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor regulations in social services skill
  • not needed by the target role observe confidentiality skill
  • not needed by the target role present reports skill
  • not needed by the target role protect client interests skill
  • not needed by the target role provide legal advice skill
  • not needed by the target role provide necessary documents skill
  • not needed by the target role public housing legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role social security law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role write inspection reports skill
3 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 government policy implementation required
  • required, not held personnel management required
  • optional, not held business communication optional
Index
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.