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

army generaltoarmy captain

A army general already meets 55% of what the army captain role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.

From army general
55%
Overlap1
To army captain
12 Skills carried over
3 Required, not held
44.1 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

55%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

44.1/ 100

1 Share of the army captain role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the army general 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 army captain role treats 9 of its required skills as things a army general already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • defend human rights
  • devise military tactics
  • manage troop deployment
  • military code
  • military combat techniques
  • military drill

What stands in the way is 3 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 army captain role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a army general background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held analyse potential threats against national security information skills
  • already held military logistics business, administration and law
  • already held defend human rights communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held monitor military equipment use information skills
  • already held devise military tactics management skills
  • already held manage troop deployment management skills

All 12 carried skills, including the 9 the army captain role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 18 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held assist in military logistics required
  • required, not held advise superiors on military operations required
  • optional, not held coordinate humanitarian aid missions optional
  • optional, not held give battle commands optional
  • optional, not held train military troops optional
  • optional, not held write situation reports optional
02 information skills 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held analyse logistic needs required
  • optional, not held assess danger in risk areas optional
  • optional, not held test safety strategies optional
03 management skills 5 supplementary
  • optional, not held supervise the maintenance of military equipment optional
  • optional, not held coordinate patrols optional
  • optional, not held coordinate rescue missions optional
  • optional, not held ensure equipment availability optional
  • optional, not held lead military troops optional
04 assisting and caring 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held ensure compliance with types of weapons optional
  • optional, not held perform military operations 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
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a army captain 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 defend human rights skill
  • already held devise military tactics skill
  • already held manage troop deployment skill
  • already held military code knowledge
  • already held military combat techniques knowledge
  • already held military drill knowledge
  • already held military logistics knowledge
  • already held military weaponry knowledge
  • already held monitor military equipment use skill
  • already held analyse potential threats against national security skill
  • already held ensure information security skill
  • already held maintain operational communications skill
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held geographic information systems 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 coordinate humanitarian aid missions optional
  • optional, not held coordinate patrols optional
  • optional, not held coordinate rescue missions optional
  • optional, not held ensure compliance with types of weapons optional
  • optional, not held ensure equipment availability optional
  • optional, not held give battle commands optional
  • optional, not held lead military troops optional
  • optional, not held perform military operations optional
  • optional, not held test safety strategies optional
  • optional, not held train military troops optional
  • optional, not held write situation reports optional
12 held skills the army captain role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role apply health and safety standards skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct public presentations skill
  • not needed by the target role develop defence policies skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure public safety and security skill
  • not needed by the target role identify security threats skill
  • not needed by the target role manage administrative systems skill
  • not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
  • not needed by the target role manage military logistics skill
  • not needed by the target role manage security clearance skill
  • not needed by the target role manage staff skill
  • not needed by the target role set organisational policies skill
  • not needed by the target role undertake inspections skill
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 army general

Full index of moves from army general

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.