Table 1Transition record

typisttoscopist

A typist already meets 60% of what the scopist role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From typist

60%

Overlap1

To scopist

16 Skills carried over

5 Required, not held

37.6 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 37.6

This move: 37.6 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the scopist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the typist 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 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A scopist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a typist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held type error-free documents information skills
already held use shorthand computer program working with computers
already held use stenotype machines information skills
already held stenography arts and humanities
already held type texts from audio sources communication, collaboration and creativity
already held use free typing techniques management skills

All 16 carried skills, including the 8 the scopist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 11 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 arts and humanities 2 required

required, not held grammar required
required, not held spelling required

02 information skills 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held study court hearings required

optional, not held manage data for legal matters optional
optional, not held compile legal documents optional
optional, not held record court procedures optional

03 business, administration and law 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held legal terminology required

optional, not held court procedures optional
optional, not held legal case management optional

04 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held observe confidentiality required

05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary

optional, not held develop documentation in accordance with legal requirements optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a scopist 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 16 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply grammar and spelling rules skill
already held provide written content skill
already held stenography knowledge
already held transcription methods knowledge
already held type error-free documents skill
already held type texts from audio sources skill
already held use dictionaries skill
already held use free typing techniques skill
already held digitise documents skill
already held ensure proper document management skill
already held liaise with typists skill
already held perform office routine activities skill
already held use shorthand skill
already held use shorthand computer program skill
already held use stenotype machines skill
already held write meeting reports skill

6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held manage data for legal matters optional
optional, not held compile legal documents optional
optional, not held court procedures optional
optional, not held develop documentation in accordance with legal requirements optional
optional, not held legal case management optional
optional, not held record court procedures optional

17 held skills the scopist role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role align content with form skill
not needed by the target role audio technology knowledge
not needed by the target role company policies knowledge
not needed by the target role compile content skill
not needed by the target role content development processes knowledge
not needed by the target role decode handwritten texts skill
not needed by the target role draft corporate emails skill
not needed by the target role integrate content into output media skill
not needed by the target role maintain customer records skill
not needed by the target role manage digital documents skill
not needed by the target role operate audio equipment skill
not needed by the target role pose questions referring to documents skill
not needed by the target role translate keywords into full texts skill
not needed by the target role use databases skill
not needed by the target role use microsoft office skill
not needed by the target role use spreadsheets software skill
not needed by the target role use word processing software 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

required, not held grammar required
required, not held legal terminology required
required, not held spelling required
optional, not held court procedures optional
optional, not held legal case management optional

Index

Other moves recorded from typist

Full index of moves from typist

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.