Table 1Transition record

academic advisortolearning mentor

A academic advisor already meets 36% of what the learning mentor role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From academic advisor

36%

Overlap1

To learning mentor

14 Skills carried over

11 Required, not held

63.3 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 63.3

This move: 63.3 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the learning mentor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the academic advisor 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 14 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A learning mentor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a academic advisor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held construct individual learning plans management skills
already held counsel students communication, collaboration and creativity
already held action research education
already held learning needs analysis education
already held identify education needs management skills
already held education law business, administration and law

All 14 carried skills, including the 6 the learning mentor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 25 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 6 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held adapt teaching to student's capabilities required
required, not held assist students in their learning required
required, not held communicate with youth required
required, not held liaise with educational staff required
required, not held liaise with educational support staff required
required, not held show consideration for student's situation required

optional, not held promote the safeguarding of young people optional
optional, not held provide teacher support optional
optional, not held support the positiveness of youths optional

02 management skills 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held monitor student's behaviour required
required, not held oversee extra-curricular activities required

optional, not held assist students with their enrolment optional
optional, not held manage resources for educational purposes optional
optional, not held organise projects to fill education needs optional

03 social sciences, journalism and information 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held behavioural disorders required
required, not held communication disorders required

optional, not held developmental psychology optional
optional, not held school psychology optional

04 assisting and caring 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held support children's wellbeing required

optional, not held apply person-centred care optional
optional, not held guarantee students' safety optional
optional, not held perform playground surveillance optional

05 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held secondary school procedures optional

06 education 1 supplementary

optional, not held primary school procedures optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a learning mentor 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 consult student's support system skill
already held counsel students skill
already held encourage students to acknowledge their achievements skill
already held learning difficulties knowledge
already held learning needs analysis knowledge
already held listen actively skill
already held action research knowledge
already held assist in the organisation of school events skill
already held construct individual learning plans skill
already held cooperate with education professionals skill
already held counselling methods knowledge
already held education law knowledge
already held identify education needs skill
already held psychology knowledge

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 health and welfare 1 supplementary

optional, not held social development optional

14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held apply person-centred care optional
optional, not held assist students with their enrolment optional
optional, not held manage resources for educational purposes optional
optional, not held social development optional
optional, not held developmental psychology optional
optional, not held guarantee students' safety optional
optional, not held organise projects to fill education needs optional
optional, not held perform playground surveillance optional
optional, not held primary school procedures optional
optional, not held promote the safeguarding of young people optional
optional, not held provide teacher support optional
optional, not held school psychology optional
optional, not held secondary school procedures optional
optional, not held support the positiveness of youths optional

17 held skills the learning mentor role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on learning methods skill
not needed by the target role analyse education system skill
not needed by the target role assessment processes knowledge
not needed by the target role curriculum objectives knowledge
not needed by the target role curriculum standards knowledge
not needed by the target role education administration knowledge
not needed by the target role give constructive feedback skill
not needed by the target role labour market knowledge
not needed by the target role monitor educational developments skill
not needed by the target role organise job search workshops skill
not needed by the target role promote education programmes skill
not needed by the target role provide career counselling skill
not needed by the target role provide information on education financing skill
not needed by the target role provide information on school services skill
not needed by the target role provide information on study programmes skill
not needed by the target role tackle issues that block academic progress skill
not needed by the target role university procedures knowledge

7 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 behavioural disorders required
required, not held communication disorders required
optional, not held social development optional
optional, not held developmental psychology optional
optional, not held primary school procedures optional
optional, not held school psychology optional
optional, not held secondary school procedures optional

Index

Other moves recorded from academic advisor

Full index of moves from academic advisor

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.