Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

air force officertoarmed forces officer

A air force officer already meets 66% of what the armed forces officer role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From air force officer
66%
Overlap1
To armed forces officer
20 Skills carried over
5 Required, not held
38.8 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

66%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

38.8/ 100

1 Share of the armed forces officer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the air force 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.

Why

Why this move works

A armed forces officer role treats 15 of its required skills as things a air force officer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • camouflage
  • devise military tactics
  • ensure compliance with types of weapons
  • ensure public safety and security
  • handle surveillance equipment
  • identify security threats

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 20 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A armed forces officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a air force officer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held coordinate humanitarian aid missions communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held camouflage engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held coordinate patrols management skills
  • already held give battle commands communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held devise military tactics management skills
  • already held lead military troops management skills

All 20 carried skills, including the 15 the armed forces officer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 15 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, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held defend human rights required
  • required, not held maintain operational communications required
  • required, not held train military troops required
  • optional, not held conduct military music services optional
  • optional, not held instruct in military duties optional
02 management skills 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held arrange equipment repairs required
  • required, not held manage troop deployment required
  • optional, not held supervise the maintenance of military equipment optional
  • optional, not held ensure equipment availability optional
03 information skills 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held assess danger in risk areas optional
  • optional, not held identify terrorism threats optional
04 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use personal protection equipment optional
05 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held geographic information systems optional
06 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use geographic information systems optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a armed forces 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 20 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held camouflage knowledge
  • already held devise military tactics skill
  • already held ensure compliance with types of weapons skill
  • already held ensure public safety and security skill
  • already held handle surveillance equipment skill
  • already held identify security threats skill
  • already held lead military troops skill
  • already held military code knowledge
  • already held military combat techniques knowledge
  • already held military drill knowledge
  • already held military weaponry knowledge
  • already held operate radio equipment skill
  • already held perform military operations skill
  • already held surveillance methods knowledge
  • already held use different communication channels skill
  • already held coordinate humanitarian aid missions skill
  • already held coordinate patrols skill
  • already held coordinate rescue missions skill
  • already held give battle commands skill
  • already held write situation reports skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held operate armoured fighting vehicles optional
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held conduct military music services optional
  • optional, not held geographic information systems optional
  • optional, not held instruct in military duties optional
  • optional, not held supervise the maintenance of military equipment optional
  • optional, not held use geographic information systems optional
  • optional, not held assess danger in risk areas optional
  • optional, not held ensure equipment availability optional
  • optional, not held identify terrorism threats optional
  • optional, not held operate armoured fighting vehicles optional
  • optional, not held use personal protection equipment optional
18 held skills the armed forces officer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role air force operations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role aircraft flight control systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role apply air force procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role apply military aviation regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role aviation meteorology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role collect real-time geolocation information skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate in air traffic services skill
  • not needed by the target role create a flight plan skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with civil aviation regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role execute flight plans skill
  • not needed by the target role give instructions to staff skill
  • not needed by the target role military aviation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operate cockpit control panels skill
  • not needed by the target role perform flight manoeuvres skill
  • not needed by the target role supervise crew skill
  • not needed by the target role train air force crew skill
  • not needed by the target role undertake procedures to meet aircraft flight requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role visual flight rules knowledge
1 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
  • optional, not held geographic information systems optional
Index

Other moves recorded from air force officer

Full index of moves from air force 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.