Table 1Transition record

weights and measures inspectortogovernment planning inspector

A weights and measures inspector already meets 30% of what the government planning inspector role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From weights and measures inspector

30%

Overlap1

To government planning inspector

6 Skills carried over

5 Required, not held

65.1 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

30%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

65.1/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the government planning inspector role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the weights and measures inspector 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 government planning inspector role treats 5 of its required skills as things a weights and measures inspector already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

audit techniques
conduct workplace audits
government policy implementation
inspect government policy compliance
write inspection reports

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 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A government planning inspector role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a weights and measures inspector background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held inspect government policy compliance information skills
already held conduct workplace audits information skills
already held audit techniques business, administration and law
already held government policy implementation social sciences, journalism and information
already held write inspection reports communication, collaboration and creativity
already held present reports communication, collaboration and creativity

All 6 carried skills, including the 5 the government planning inspector role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 26 missing skills fall into 10 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 2 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held advise on government policy compliance required
required, not held follow up complaint reports required

optional, not held show impartiality optional
optional, not held advise legislators optional
optional, not held advise on conflict management optional
optional, not held apply conflict management optional
optional, not held use different communication channels optional

02 information skills 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held monitor policy proposals required

optional, not held analyse goal progress optional
optional, not held ensure information transparency optional
optional, not held keep task records optional

03 management skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held identify policy breach required

optional, not held manage government policy implementation optional
optional, not held perform project management optional

04 education 1 required

required, not held scientific research methodology required

05 business, administration and law 3 supplementary

optional, not held budgetary principles optional
optional, not held trade sector policies optional
optional, not held project management principles optional

06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 supplementary

optional, not held energy sector policies optional
optional, not held mining sector policies optional

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a government planning inspector 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 6 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held audit techniques knowledge
already held conduct workplace audits skill
already held government policy implementation knowledge
already held inspect government policy compliance skill
already held write inspection reports skill
already held present reports skill

The 4 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 services 2 supplementary

optional, not held tourism sector policies optional
optional, not held transportation sector policies optional

08 social sciences, journalism and information 2 supplementary

optional, not held communications sector policies optional
optional, not held public administration optional

09 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 1 supplementary

optional, not held agricultural sector policies optional

10 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held ensure law application optional

21 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held agricultural sector policies optional
optional, not held budgetary principles optional
optional, not held communications sector policies optional
optional, not held energy sector policies optional
optional, not held mining sector policies optional
optional, not held public administration optional
optional, not held show impartiality optional
optional, not held tourism sector policies optional
optional, not held trade sector policies optional
optional, not held transportation sector policies optional
optional, not held advise legislators optional
optional, not held advise on conflict management optional
optional, not held analyse goal progress optional
optional, not held apply conflict management optional
optional, not held ensure information transparency optional
optional, not held ensure law application optional
optional, not held keep task records optional
optional, not held manage government policy implementation optional
optional, not held perform project management optional
optional, not held project management principles optional
optional, not held use different communication channels optional

34 held skills the government planning inspector role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role analyse packaging requirements skill
not needed by the target role assess quality of services skill
not needed by the target role compute average weight of cigarettes skill
not needed by the target role consumer law knowledge
not needed by the target role consumer protection knowledge
not needed by the target role demonstrate proficiency in packaging standards skill
not needed by the target role differentiate types of packages skill
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with purchasing and contracting regulations skill
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with shipment regulations skill
not needed by the target role fraud detection knowledge
not needed by the target role gather feedback from employees skill
not needed by the target role handle customer complaints skill
not needed by the target role handle shipment paperwork skill
not needed by the target role identify damaged goods before shipment skill
not needed by the target role identify preventive actions skill
not needed by the target role identify process improvements skill
not needed by the target role inspect quality of products skill
not needed by the target role international import export regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role monitor packaging operations skill
not needed by the target role numerical sequences knowledge
not needed by the target role operate precision measuring equipment skill
not needed by the target role oversee stock quality control skill
not needed by the target role packaging processes knowledge
not needed by the target role perform inspections required by international conventions skill
not needed by the target role products coding system knowledge
not needed by the target role protect client interests skill
not needed by the target role provide advice on breaches of regulation skill
not needed by the target role quality assurance procedures knowledge
not needed by the target role respond to enquiries skill
not needed by the target role test instrumentation equipment skill
not needed by the target role test package skill
not needed by the target role types of packaging materials knowledge
not needed by the target role undertake inspections skill
not needed by the target role weigh shipments skill

11 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 scientific research methodology required
optional, not held agricultural sector policies optional
optional, not held budgetary principles optional
optional, not held communications sector policies optional
optional, not held energy sector policies optional
optional, not held mining sector policies optional
optional, not held public administration optional
optional, not held tourism sector policies optional
optional, not held trade sector policies optional
optional, not held transportation sector policies optional
optional, not held project management principles optional

Index

Other moves recorded from weights and measures inspector

Full index of moves from weights and measures inspector

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.