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

army captaintosquadron leader

A army captain already meets 59% of what the squadron leader role asks for. The move turns on 2 required skills not yet in the profile.

From army captain
59%
Overlap1
To squadron leader
12 Skills carried over
2 Required, not held
37.8 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

59%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

37.8/ 100

1 Share of the squadron leader role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the army captain 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 squadron leader role treats 8 of its required skills as things a army captain already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • ensure compliance with types of weapons
  • give battle commands
  • lead military troops
  • maintain operational communications
  • manage troop deployment
  • military combat techniques

What stands in the way is 2 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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A squadron leader role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a army captain background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held train military troops communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held assess danger in risk areas information skills
  • already held give battle commands communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held lead military troops management skills
  • already held manage troop deployment management skills
  • already held perform military operations assisting and caring

All 12 carried skills, including the 8 the squadron leader role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 15 missing skills fall into 6 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 assisting and caring 1 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held provide humanitarian aid required
  • optional, not held apply air force procedures optional
  • optional, not held apply military aviation regulations optional
  • optional, not held handle surveillance equipment optional
  • optional, not held identify security threats optional
  • optional, not held use personal protection equipment optional
02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held operate radio equipment required
  • optional, not held operate armoured fighting vehicles optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held execute working instructions optional
  • optional, not held use different communication channels optional
04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held camouflage optional
  • optional, not held surveillance methods optional
05 services 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held military aviation optional
  • optional, not held air force operations optional
06 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held legal use-of-force optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 2 entries a squadron leader 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 12 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held ensure compliance with types of weapons skill
  • already held give battle commands skill
  • already held lead military troops skill
  • already held maintain operational communications skill
  • already held manage troop deployment skill
  • already held military combat techniques knowledge
  • already held perform military operations skill
  • already held train military troops skill
  • already held assess danger in risk areas skill
  • already held geographic information systems knowledge
  • already held military code knowledge
  • already held use geographic information systems skill
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held camouflage optional
  • optional, not held military aviation optional
  • optional, not held air force operations optional
  • optional, not held apply air force procedures optional
  • optional, not held apply military aviation regulations optional
  • optional, not held execute working instructions optional
  • optional, not held handle surveillance equipment optional
  • optional, not held identify security threats optional
  • optional, not held legal use-of-force optional
  • optional, not held operate armoured fighting vehicles optional
  • optional, not held surveillance methods optional
  • optional, not held use different communication channels optional
  • optional, not held use personal protection equipment optional
18 held skills the squadron leader role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise superiors on military operations skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse logistic needs skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse potential threats against national security skill
  • not needed by the target role assist in military logistics skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate humanitarian aid missions skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate patrols skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate rescue missions skill
  • not needed by the target role defend human rights skill
  • not needed by the target role devise military tactics skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure equipment availability skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure information security skill
  • not needed by the target role military drill knowledge
  • not needed by the target role military logistics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role military weaponry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role monitor military equipment use skill
  • not needed by the target role supervise the maintenance of military equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role test safety strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role write situation reports skill
5 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 camouflage optional
  • optional, not held military aviation optional
  • optional, not held air force operations optional
  • optional, not held legal use-of-force optional
  • optional, not held surveillance methods optional
Index

Other moves recorded from army captain

Full index of moves from army captain

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.