Table 1Transition record

trade development officertoimmigration policy officer

A trade development officer already meets 42% of what the immigration policy officer role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From trade development officer

42%

Overlap1

To immigration policy officer

13 Skills carried over

8 Required, not held

59.1 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 59.1

This move: 59.1 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the immigration policy officer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the trade development 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A immigration policy officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a trade development officer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held build international relations communication, collaboration and creativity
already held carry out strategic research information skills
already held assess risk factors information skills
already held maintain relations with local representatives communication, collaboration and creativity
already held advise on legislative acts communication, collaboration and creativity
already held project management principles business, administration and law

All 13 carried skills, including the 8 the immigration policy officer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 24 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 3 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held promote human rights implementation required
required, not held create solutions to problems required
required, not held show intercultural awareness required

optional, not held foster dialogue in society optional
optional, not held advise on foreign affairs policies optional
optional, not held analyse community needs optional
optional, not held apply conflict management optional
optional, not held liaise with politicians optional

02 business, administration and law 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held asylum systems required
required, not held immigration law required

optional, not held foreign affairs optional
optional, not held international law optional

03 information skills 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held analyse irregular migration required

optional, not held analyse foreign affairs policies optional
optional, not held analyse goal progress optional
optional, not held observe new developments in foreign countries optional

04 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held social justice required

optional, not held European political studies optional
optional, not held policy analysis optional

05 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held develop immigration policies required

optional, not held work within communities optional

06 assisting and caring 2 supplementary

optional, not held enable access to services optional
optional, not held promote inclusion optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a immigration 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 13 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held advise on legislative acts skill
already held build international relations skill
already held government policy implementation knowledge
already held international commercial transactions rules knowledge
already held liaise with local authorities skill
already held maintain relations with local representatives skill
already held maintain relationships with government agencies skill
already held manage government policy implementation skill
already held assess risk factors skill
already held carry out strategic research skill
already held establish collaborative relations skill
already held perform project management skill
already held project management principles knowledge

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 education 1 supplementary

optional, not held scientific research methodology optional

16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held European political studies optional
optional, not held enable access to services optional
optional, not held foster dialogue in society optional
optional, not held policy analysis optional
optional, not held advise on foreign affairs policies optional
optional, not held analyse community needs optional
optional, not held analyse foreign affairs policies optional
optional, not held analyse goal progress optional
optional, not held apply conflict management optional
optional, not held foreign affairs optional
optional, not held international law optional
optional, not held liaise with politicians optional
optional, not held observe new developments in foreign countries optional
optional, not held promote inclusion optional
optional, not held scientific research methodology optional
optional, not held work within communities optional

18 held skills the immigration policy officer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on government policy compliance skill
not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
not needed by the target role business strategy concepts knowledge
not needed by the target role competition law knowledge
not needed by the target role corporate law knowledge
not needed by the target role develop international cooperation strategies skill
not needed by the target role develop professional network skill
not needed by the target role develop trade policies skill
not needed by the target role economics knowledge
not needed by the target role financial forecasting knowledge
not needed by the target role host trade delegations skill
not needed by the target role inspect government policy compliance skill
not needed by the target role international business knowledge
not needed by the target role international import export regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role investigate competition restrictions skill
not needed by the target role market analysis knowledge
not needed by the target role perform market research skill
not needed by the target role promote free trade skill

8 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 asylum systems required
required, not held immigration law required
required, not held social justice required
optional, not held European political studies optional
optional, not held policy analysis optional
optional, not held foreign affairs optional
optional, not held international law optional
optional, not held scientific research methodology optional

Index

Other moves recorded from trade development officer

Full index of moves from trade development 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.