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

sports programme coordinatortorecreation policy officer

A sports programme coordinator already meets 45% of what the recreation policy officer role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From sports programme coordinator
45%
Overlap1
To recreation policy officer
9 Skills carried over
5 Required, not held
49.1 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

45%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

49.1/ 100

1 Share of the recreation policy officer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the sports programme coordinator 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 recreation policy officer role treats 5 of its required skills as things a sports programme coordinator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • analyse community needs
  • contribute to the development of a sporting estate
  • develop recreation programmes
  • develop sports programmes
  • promote recreation activities

What stands in the way is 5 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 recreation policy officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a sports programme coordinator 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 5 the recreation policy officer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 13 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 3 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held advise on legislative acts required
  • required, not held create solutions to problems required
  • required, not held maintain relationships with government agencies required
  • optional, not held apply latest sport science findings optional
  • optional, not held advise on government policy compliance optional
  • optional, not held liaise with politicians optional
02 management skills 2 required
  • required, not held promote sport activities in public health required
  • required, not held manage government policy implementation required
03 business, administration and law 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations optional
  • optional, not held project management optional
04 social sciences, journalism and information 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held policy analysis optional
  • optional, not held government representation optional
05 education 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held scientific research methodology optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a recreation policy 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 9 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held analyse community needs skill
  • 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 promote recreation activities skill
  • already held develop professional network skill
  • already held government policy implementation knowledge
  • already held liaise with sports organisations skill
  • already held perform project management skill
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations optional
  • optional, not held apply latest sport science findings optional
  • optional, not held policy analysis optional
  • optional, not held project management optional
  • optional, not held advise on government policy compliance optional
  • optional, not held government representation optional
  • optional, not held liaise with politicians optional
  • optional, not held scientific research methodology optional
25 held skills the recreation policy officer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role analyse goal progress skill
  • not needed by the target role apply strategic thinking skill
  • not needed by the target role badminton knowledge
  • not needed by the target role budgetary principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role build community relations skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate with media skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate events skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure equipment availability skill
  • not needed by the target role establish collaborative relations skill
  • not needed by the target role fix meetings skill
  • not needed by the target role health, safety and hygiene legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role keep task records skill
  • not needed by the target role liaise with local authorities skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain relations with local representatives skill
  • not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
  • not needed by the target role manage staff skill
  • not needed by the target role perform market research skill
  • not needed by the target role plan allocation of space skill
  • not needed by the target role project management principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role promote sports in schools skill
  • not needed by the target role promote sports organisation skill
  • not needed by the target role propose leisure activities skill
  • not needed by the target role schedule recreation facilities skill
  • not needed by the target role set organisational policies skill
  • not needed by the target role supervise site maintenance skill
5 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
  • optional, not held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations optional
  • optional, not held policy analysis optional
  • optional, not held project management optional
  • optional, not held government representation optional
  • optional, not held scientific research methodology optional
Index

Other moves recorded from sports programme coordinator

Full index of moves from sports programme coordinator

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.