Table 1Transition record

assessor of prior learningtocareer guidance advisor

A assessor of prior learning already meets 38% of what the career guidance advisor role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

From assessor of prior learning

38%

Overlap1

To career guidance advisor

17 Skills carried over

13 Required, not held

67.6 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

38%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

67.6/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 Share of the career guidance advisor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the assessor of prior learning 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 career guidance advisor role treats 12 of its required skills as things a assessor of prior learning already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

advise on training courses
apply quality standards to the interaction with candidates
assess candidates
assessment processes
coach clients
facilitate job market access

What stands in the way is 13 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 17 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A career guidance advisor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a assessor of prior learning background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held apply quality standards to the interaction with candidates information skills
already held provide assistance with job search communication, collaboration and creativity
already held assess prior learning management skills
already held advise on training courses communication, collaboration and creativity
already held assess candidates management skills
already held facilitate job market access communication, collaboration and creativity

All 17 carried skills, including the 12 the career guidance advisor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 39 missing skills fall into 8 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 5 required, 9 supplementary

required, not held assist clients with personal development required
required, not held encourage counselled clients to examine themselves required
required, not held provide information on education financing required
required, not held counsel clients required
required, not held identify clients' needs required

optional, not held establish educational network optional
optional, not held manage professional transition in an arts career optional
optional, not held communicate about youth's well-being optional
optional, not held communicate with youth optional
optional, not held cooperate with education professionals optional
optional, not held counsel students optional
optional, not held liaise with educational staff optional
optional, not held use consulting techniques optional
optional, not held write work-related reports optional

02 education 2 required

required, not held curriculum objectives required
required, not held curriculum standards required

03 health and welfare 2 required

required, not held counselling methods required
required, not held labour market required

04 information skills 2 required

required, not held evaluate clients' progress required
required, not held monitor educational developments required

05 business, administration and law 1 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held job market offers required

optional, not held application process optional
optional, not held project management optional
optional, not held university procedures optional
optional, not held education law optional
optional, not held labour legislation optional

06 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held provide information on study programmes required

optional, not held provide information on school services optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a career guidance advisor 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 17 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held advise on training courses skill
already held apply quality standards to the interaction with candidates skill
already held assess candidates skill
already held assessment processes knowledge
already held coach clients skill
already held facilitate job market access skill
already held have emotional intelligence skill
already held listen actively skill
already held maintain professional administration skill
already held provide assistance with job search skill
already held provide career counselling skill
already held work with different target groups skill
already held adult education knowledge
already held assess prior learning skill
already held create solutions to problems skill
already held develop professional network skill
already held identify training needs skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 management skills 8 supplementary

optional, not held organise study information sessions optional
optional, not held assess students' preliminary learning experiences optional
optional, not held encourage students to acknowledge their achievements optional
optional, not held identify education needs optional
optional, not held organise job search workshops optional
optional, not held organise projects to fill education needs optional
optional, not held oversee extra-curricular activities optional
optional, not held perform educational testing optional

08 social sciences, journalism and information 3 supplementary

optional, not held personal reflection techniques based on feedback optional
optional, not held psychological counselling methods optional
optional, not held psychology optional

26 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held application process optional
optional, not held organise study information sessions optional
optional, not held assess students' preliminary learning experiences optional
optional, not held establish educational network optional
optional, not held manage professional transition in an arts career optional
optional, not held project management optional
optional, not held university procedures optional
optional, not held communicate about youth's well-being optional
optional, not held communicate with youth optional
optional, not held cooperate with education professionals optional
optional, not held counsel students optional
optional, not held education law optional
optional, not held encourage students to acknowledge their achievements optional
optional, not held identify education needs optional
optional, not held labour legislation optional
optional, not held liaise with educational staff optional
optional, not held organise job search workshops optional
optional, not held organise projects to fill education needs optional
optional, not held oversee extra-curricular activities optional
optional, not held perform educational testing optional
optional, not held personal reflection techniques based on feedback optional
optional, not held provide information on school services optional
optional, not held psychological counselling methods optional
optional, not held psychology optional
optional, not held use consulting techniques optional
optional, not held write work-related reports optional

13 held skills the career guidance advisor role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role assist clients with special needs skill
not needed by the target role deliberate prior learning assessment results skill
not needed by the target role document prior learning assessments skill
not needed by the target role follow ethical code of conduct in assessment situations skill
not needed by the target role give constructive feedback skill
not needed by the target role keep personal administration skill
not needed by the target role manage documentation of prior learning assessments skill
not needed by the target role manage personal professional development skill
not needed by the target role monitor assessment skill
not needed by the target role monitor developments in field of expertise skill
not needed by the target role prepare the assessment of prior learning skill
not needed by the target role show impartiality in an assessment situation skill
not needed by the target role use questioning techniques for assessment skill

13 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 counselling methods required
required, not held curriculum objectives required
required, not held curriculum standards required
required, not held job market offers required
required, not held labour market required
optional, not held application process optional
optional, not held project management optional
optional, not held university procedures optional
optional, not held education law optional
optional, not held labour legislation optional
optional, not held personal reflection techniques based on feedback optional
optional, not held psychological counselling methods optional
optional, not held psychology optional

Index

Other moves recorded from assessor of prior learning

Full index of moves from assessor of prior learning

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.