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

army generaltosergeant

A army general already meets 46% of what the sergeant role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From army general
46%
Overlap1
To sergeant
9 Skills carried over
4 Required, not held
51.4 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 51.4

This move: 51.4 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the sergeant 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A sergeant 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 defend human rights communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held monitor military equipment use information skills
  • already held manage troop deployment management skills
  • already held military drill services
  • already held military combat techniques services
  • already held military weaponry services

All 9 carried skills, including the 8 the sergeant role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 21 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 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held advise superiors on military operations required
  • required, not held train military troops required
  • optional, not held instruct in military duties optional
  • optional, not held give battle commands optional
  • optional, not held use different communication channels optional
02 assisting and caring 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held ensure compliance with types of weapons required
  • optional, not held perform search and rescue missions optional
  • optional, not held handle surveillance equipment optional
  • optional, not held patrol areas optional
  • optional, not held provide humanitarian aid optional
03 management skills 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held lead military troops required
  • 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
04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held camouflage optional
  • optional, not held surveillance methods optional
05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held operate armoured fighting vehicles optional
  • optional, not held operate radio equipment optional
06 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held geographic information systems optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a sergeant 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 9 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held defend human rights skill
  • already held identify security threats 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 weaponry knowledge
  • already held monitor military equipment use skill
  • already held maintain operational communications skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use geographic information systems optional
17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held camouflage optional
  • optional, not held geographic information systems optional
  • optional, not held instruct in military duties optional
  • optional, not held perform search and rescue missions optional
  • optional, not held supervise the maintenance of military equipment optional
  • optional, not held use geographic information systems optional
  • optional, not held coordinate patrols optional
  • optional, not held coordinate rescue missions optional
  • optional, not held ensure equipment availability optional
  • optional, not held give battle commands optional
  • optional, not held handle surveillance equipment optional
  • optional, not held operate armoured fighting vehicles optional
  • optional, not held operate radio equipment optional
  • optional, not held patrol areas optional
  • optional, not held provide humanitarian aid optional
  • optional, not held surveillance methods optional
  • optional, not held use different communication channels optional
15 held skills the sergeant role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role analyse potential threats against national security skill
  • 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 devise military tactics skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure information security skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure public safety and security 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 military logistics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role set organisational policies skill
  • not needed by the target role undertake inspections skill
3 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 geographic information systems optional
  • optional, not held surveillance methods 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.