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

architecttoland planner

A architect already meets 29% of what the land planner role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

From architect
29%
Overlap1
To land planner
10 Skills carried over
13 Required, not held
71.1 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 71.1

This move: 71.1 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the land planner role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the architect 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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A land planner role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a architect background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held zoning codes engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held advise on building matters communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held urban planning engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held architecture regulations business, administration and law
  • already held topography engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held building codes engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 10 carried skills, including the 6 the land planner role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 28 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 5 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held green building standards required
  • required, not held surveying methods required
  • required, not held civil engineering required
  • required, not held surveying required
  • required, not held technical drawings required
  • optional, not held spatial planning optional
  • optional, not held photogrammetry optional
02 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held geographic information systems required
  • required, not held environmental policy required
  • required, not held geography required
  • optional, not held geodesy optional
  • optional, not held geology optional
03 information skills 2 required, 7 supplementary
  • required, not held compare survey computations required
  • required, not held process collected survey data required
  • optional, not held conduct land surveys optional
  • optional, not held document survey operations optional
  • optional, not held record survey data optional
  • optional, not held collect data using GPS optional
  • optional, not held compile GIS-data optional
  • optional, not held determine property boundaries optional
  • optional, not held perform surveying calculations optional
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held advise on architectural matters required
  • required, not held advise on use of land required
  • optional, not held advise architects optional
  • optional, not held promote sustainability optional
05 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held urban planning law required
06 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held rural development strategies optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a land planner 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 10 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held engineering principles knowledge
  • already held execute feasibility study skill
  • already held provide technical expertise skill
  • already held topography knowledge
  • already held urban planning knowledge
  • already held zoning codes knowledge
  • already held advise on building matters skill
  • already held architecture regulations knowledge
  • already held building codes knowledge
  • already held liaise with local authorities 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 surveying instruments optional
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held conduct land surveys optional
  • optional, not held document survey operations optional
  • optional, not held operate surveying instruments optional
  • optional, not held record survey data optional
  • optional, not held rural development strategies optional
  • optional, not held spatial planning optional
  • optional, not held advise architects optional
  • optional, not held collect data using GPS optional
  • optional, not held compile GIS-data optional
  • optional, not held determine property boundaries optional
  • optional, not held geodesy optional
  • optional, not held geology optional
  • optional, not held perform surveying calculations optional
  • optional, not held photogrammetry optional
  • optional, not held promote sustainability optional
85 held skills the land planner role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adapt existing designs to changed circumstances skill
  • not needed by the target role advise customers on building materials skill
  • not needed by the target role advise legislators skill
  • not needed by the target role airtight construction knowledge
  • not needed by the target role apply systemic design thinking skill
  • not needed by the target role architectural conservation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role architectural design knowledge
  • not needed by the target role architectural theory knowledge
  • not needed by the target role assess environmental impact skill
  • not needed by the target role assess heating and cooling systems skill
  • not needed by the target role building information modelling knowledge
  • not needed by the target role building materials industry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role carry out tendering skill
  • not needed by the target role cartography knowledge
  • not needed by the target role communicate with construction crews skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate with local residents skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct field work skill
  • not needed by the target role consider building constraints in architectural designs skill
  • not needed by the target role construction legal systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role create architectural sketches skill
  • not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
  • not needed by the target role design an artificial lighting system skill
  • not needed by the target role design building air tightness skill
  • not needed by the target role design building envelope systems skill
  • not needed by the target role design building retrofitting solutions skill
  • not needed by the target role design buildings skill
  • not needed by the target role design harmonious architecture skill
  • not needed by the target role design microclimates in buildings skill
  • not needed by the target role design open spaces skill
  • not needed by the target role design passive energy measures skill
  • not needed by the target role design spatial layout of outdoor areas skill
  • not needed by the target role design window and glazing systems skill
  • not needed by the target role develop a specific interior design skill
  • not needed by the target role develop architectural plans skill
  • not needed by the target role develop professional network skill
  • not needed by the target role draw blueprints skill
  • not needed by the target role energy efficiency knowledge
  • not needed by the target role energy performance of buildings knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with construction project deadline skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure infrastructure accessibility skill

45 further entries not listed here

14 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 geographic information systems required
  • required, not held green building standards required
  • required, not held surveying methods required
  • required, not held civil engineering required
  • required, not held environmental policy required
  • required, not held geography required
  • required, not held surveying required
  • required, not held technical drawings required
  • required, not held urban planning law required
  • optional, not held rural development strategies optional
  • optional, not held spatial planning optional
  • optional, not held geodesy optional
  • optional, not held geology optional
  • optional, not held photogrammetry optional
Index
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.