Table 1Transition record

university department headtofurther education principal

A university department head already meets 57% of what the further education principal role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From university department head

57%

Overlap1

To further education principal

23 Skills carried over

8 Required, not held

47.8 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 47.8

This move: 47.8 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the further education principal role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the university department head 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 23 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A further education principal role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a university department head background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held promote education programmes communication, collaboration and creativity
already held education administration business, administration and law
already held assess employees' capability levels management skills
already held curriculum standards education
already held evaluate education programmes information skills
already held identify education needs management skills

All 23 carried skills, including the 11 the further education principal role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 18 missing skills fall into 6 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 management skills 4 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held lead board meetings required
required, not held manage school budget required
required, not held analyse staff capacity required
required, not held manage staff required

optional, not held manage space utilisation optional
optional, not held manage student admissions optional
optional, not held manage government-funded programmes optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held liaise with board members required
required, not held liaise with educational staff required

optional, not held administer exams optional
optional, not held manage contracts optional

03 business, administration and law 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held education law required

optional, not held contract law optional
optional, not held labour legislation optional

04 education 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held post-secondary school procedures required

optional, not held adult education optional

05 information skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held apply for government funding optional

06 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held trade union regulations optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a further education principal 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 23 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held assist in the organisation of school events skill
already held cooperate with education professionals skill
already held curriculum objectives knowledge
already held curriculum standards knowledge
already held develop organisational policies skill
already held guarantee students' safety skill
already held monitor educational developments skill
already held present reports skill
already held project management knowledge
already held represent the organisation skill
already held write work-related reports skill
already held assess employees' capability levels skill
already held assessment processes knowledge
already held create a financial report skill
already held develop professional network skill
already held education administration knowledge
already held evaluate education programmes skill
already held funding methods knowledge
already held identify education needs skill
already held learning difficulties knowledge
already held promote education programmes skill
already held recruit employees skill
already held university procedures knowledge

10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held administer exams optional
optional, not held manage space utilisation optional
optional, not held manage student admissions optional
optional, not held adult education optional
optional, not held apply for government funding optional
optional, not held contract law optional
optional, not held labour legislation optional
optional, not held manage contracts optional
optional, not held manage government-funded programmes optional
optional, not held trade union regulations optional

18 held skills the further education principal role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adolescent socialisation behaviour knowledge
not needed by the target role advise on lesson plans skill
not needed by the target role advise on teaching methods skill
not needed by the target role assess students skill
not needed by the target role escort students on a field trip skill
not needed by the target role human resource management knowledge
not needed by the target role identify process improvements skill
not needed by the target role lead inspections skill
not needed by the target role maintain contract administration skill
not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
not needed by the target role manage university department skill
not needed by the target role plan shifts of employees skill
not needed by the target role prepare youths for adulthood skill
not needed by the target role provide education management support skill
not needed by the target role provide feedback to teachers skill
not needed by the target role provide information on study programmes skill
not needed by the target role use office systems skill
not needed by the target role work with virtual learning environments skill

6 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 post-secondary school procedures required
required, not held education law required
optional, not held adult education optional
optional, not held contract law optional
optional, not held labour legislation optional
optional, not held trade union regulations optional

Index

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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.