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A airport director already meets 44% of what the airport chief executive role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.
44%
63.1/ 100
1 Share of the airport chief executive role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the airport director 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 this move works
A airport chief executive role treats 12 of its required skills as things a airport director already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- airport environmental regulations
- airport operating environment
- identify airport safety hazards
- implement airport emergency plans
- implement improvements in airport operations
- manage staff
What stands in the way is 14 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A airport chief executive role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a airport director background worth leading with.
- already held prepare airport annual budget management skills
- already held maintain inventory of airport operations information skills
- already held implement airport emergency plans communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held supervise maintenance activities in airports management skills
- already held implement improvements in airport operations communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held provide assistance to airport users communication, collaboration and creativity
All 16 carried skills, including the 12 the airport chief executive role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 22 missing skills fall into 9 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.
- required, not held direct airport subcontractors required
- required, not held interact with airport stakeholders required
- required, not held liaise with colleagues required
- required, not held liaise with managers required
- required, not held monitor airport service performance required
- required, not held compile airport certification manuals required
- required, not held report airport security incidents required
- optional, not held conduct airport environmental studies optional
- optional, not held manage airport vehicle licences optional
- required, not held coordinate airport environmental policies required
- required, not held create an airport master plan required
- required, not held consider economic criteria in decision making required
- optional, not held manage airport workshops optional
- required, not held airport electrical systems required
- required, not held airport lighting equipment required
- required, not held airport planning required
- required, not held airport safety regulations required
- optional, not held visual aid systems in airports optional
- optional, not held comply with regulations on unpaved areas of airports optional
3 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a airport chief executive role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 monitor airport service performance skill · occupation specific
- 02 airport electrical systems knowledge · sector specific
- 03 airport lighting equipment knowledge · sector specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 16 skills that carry over
- already held airport environmental regulations knowledge
- already held airport operating environment knowledge
- already held identify airport safety hazards skill
- already held implement airport emergency plans skill
- already held implement improvements in airport operations skill
- already held manage staff skill
- already held prepare airport annual budget skill
- already held provide assistance to airport users skill
- already held show diplomacy skill
- already held supervise maintenance activities in airports skill
- already held use different communication channels skill
- already held write work-related reports skill
- already held apply airport standards and regulations skill
- already held apply strategic thinking skill
- already held maintain inventory of airport operations skill
- already held plan event marketing for promotional campaigns skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held ICT security standards optional
- optional, not held geostationary satellites optional
- optional, not held ensure functionality of airport lighting systems optional
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held ICT security standards optional
- optional, not held comply with regulations on unpaved areas of airports optional
- optional, not held conduct airport environmental studies optional
- optional, not held ensure functionality of airport lighting systems optional
- optional, not held geostationary satellites optional
- optional, not held manage airport vehicle licences optional
- optional, not held manage airport workshops optional
- optional, not held visual aid systems in airports optional
13 held skills the airport chief executive role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role apply business acumen skill
- not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
- not needed by the target role comply with legal regulations skill
- not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
- not needed by the target role ensure client orientation skill
- not needed by the target role ensure public safety and security skill
- not needed by the target role follow ethical code of conduct in transport services skill
- not needed by the target role have computer literacy skill
- not needed by the target role implement marketing strategies skill
- not needed by the target role implement sales strategies skill
- not needed by the target role implement strategic management skill
- not needed by the target role negotiate sales contracts skill
- not needed by the target role work in an aviation team skill
7 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held airport electrical systems required
- required, not held airport lighting equipment required
- required, not held airport planning required
- required, not held airport safety regulations required
- optional, not held ICT security standards optional
- optional, not held geostationary satellites optional
- optional, not held visual aid systems in airports optional
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.