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

tour operator managertotourist animator

A tour operator manager already meets 39% of what the tourist animator role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From tour operator manager
39%
Overlap1
To tourist animator
14 Skills carried over
11 Required, not held
61.9 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

39%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

61.9/ 100

1 Share of the tourist animator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the tour operator manager 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 tourist animator role treats 6 of its required skills as things a tour operator manager already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • build business relationships
  • comply with food safety and hygiene
  • engage local communities in the management of natural protected areas
  • manage conservation of natural and cultural heritage
  • support community-based tourism
  • support local tourism

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 14 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A tourist animator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a tour operator manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held support community-based tourism communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held improve customer traveling experiences with augmented reality working with computers
  • already held ecotourism natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held educate on sustainable tourism communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held promote virtual reality travelling experiences working with computers
  • already held engage local communities in the management of natural protected areas communication, collaboration and creativity

All 14 carried skills, including the 6 the tourist animator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 19 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 5 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held demonstrate intercultural competences in hospitality services required
  • required, not held identify customer's needs required
  • required, not held assist clients with special needs required
  • required, not held develop entertainment programmes required
  • required, not held ensure cross-department cooperation required
  • optional, not held distribute local information materials optional
  • optional, not held implement sales strategies optional
  • optional, not held handle customer complaints optional
  • optional, not held implement marketing strategies optional
02 assisting and caring 4 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held entertain guests interactively required
  • required, not held provide tourism related information required
  • required, not held inform customers of activity changes required
  • required, not held manage health and safety standards required
  • optional, not held greet guests optional
03 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held keep up to date on local events required
  • optional, not held evaluate events optional
04 services 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held recreation activities required
  • optional, not held water skiing optional
05 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held handle financial transactions optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a tourist animator 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 14 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held build business relationships skill
  • already held comply with food safety and hygiene skill
  • already held engage local communities in the management of natural protected areas skill
  • already held manage conservation of natural and cultural heritage skill
  • already held support community-based tourism skill
  • already held support local tourism skill
  • already held augmented reality knowledge
  • already held ecotourism knowledge
  • already held educate on sustainable tourism skill
  • already held improve customer traveling experiences with augmented reality skill
  • already held maintain customer service skill
  • already held promote virtual reality travelling experiences skill
  • already held use e-tourism platforms skill
  • already held virtual reality knowledge
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held water skiing optional
  • optional, not held distribute local information materials optional
  • optional, not held implement sales strategies optional
  • optional, not held evaluate events optional
  • optional, not held greet guests optional
  • optional, not held handle customer complaints optional
  • optional, not held handle financial transactions optional
  • optional, not held implement marketing strategies optional
37 held skills the tourist animator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role build a network of suppliers in tourism skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate operational activities skill
  • not needed by the target role create annual marketing budget skill
  • not needed by the target role develop revenue generation strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role develop strategies for accessibility skill
  • not needed by the target role develop tourism destinations skill
  • not needed by the target role develop tourism products skill
  • not needed by the target role develop working procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role handle personal identifiable information skill
  • not needed by the target role identify suppliers skill
  • not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
  • not needed by the target role manage contracts skill
  • not needed by the target role manage distribution channels skill
  • not needed by the target role manage distribution of destination promotional materials skill
  • not needed by the target role manage production of destination promotional materials skill
  • not needed by the target role manage staff skill
  • not needed by the target role manage visitor flows in natural protected areas skill
  • not needed by the target role maximise sales revenues skill
  • not needed by the target role measure customer feedback skill
  • not needed by the target role negotiate tourism experience purchases skill
  • not needed by the target role negotiate tourism rates skill
  • not needed by the target role oversee quality control skill
  • not needed by the target role oversee the design of touristic publications skill
  • not needed by the target role oversee the printing of touristic publications skill
  • not needed by the target role perform market research skill
  • not needed by the target role plan marketing strategy skill
  • not needed by the target role plan medium to long term objectives skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare travel packages skill
  • not needed by the target role property management software knowledge
  • not needed by the target role provide customised products skill
  • not needed by the target role recruit employees skill
  • not needed by the target role sales strategies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role select optimal distribution channel skill
  • not needed by the target role self-service technologies in tourism knowledge
  • not needed by the target role set up pricing strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role tourism market knowledge
  • not needed by the target role translate strategy into operation skill
2 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 recreation activities required
  • optional, not held water skiing optional
Index

Other moves recorded from tour operator manager

Full index of moves from tour operator manager

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.