Table 1Transition record

babysittertocompanion

A babysitter already meets 39% of what the companion role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From babysitter

39%

Overlap1

To companion

9 Skills carried over

8 Required, not held

58.9 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 58.9

This move: 58.9 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the companion role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the babysitter 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 companion role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a babysitter background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held prepare ready-made dishes assisting and caring
already held feed pets handling and moving
already held prepare sandwiches assisting and caring
already held iron textiles handling and moving
already held clean rooms handling and moving
already held use food preparation techniques assisting and caring

All 9 carried skills, including the 7 the companion role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 19 missing skills fall into 5 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 4 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held accompany people required
required, not held empathise with the healthcare user required
required, not held keep company required
required, not held relate empathetically required

optional, not held give advice on personal matters optional
optional, not held support individuals to adjust to physical disability optional

02 handling and moving 2 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held make the beds required
required, not held wash the laundry required

optional, not held provide dog walking services optional
optional, not held remove dust optional
optional, not held use gardening equipment optional
optional, not held wash vehicles optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held communicate with customers required
required, not held listen actively required

optional, not held buy groceries optional
optional, not held assist clients with special needs optional
optional, not held support nurses optional

04 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held administer appointments optional

05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary

optional, not held drive vehicles optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a companion 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 clean rooms skill
already held clean surfaces skill
already held iron textiles skill
already held prepare ready-made dishes skill
already held prepare sandwiches skill
already held use cooking techniques skill
already held use food preparation techniques skill
already held feed pets skill
already held provide first aid skill

11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held buy groceries optional
optional, not held give advice on personal matters optional
optional, not held provide dog walking services optional
optional, not held remove dust optional
optional, not held support individuals to adjust to physical disability optional
optional, not held use gardening equipment optional
optional, not held wash vehicles optional
optional, not held administer appointments optional
optional, not held assist clients with special needs optional
optional, not held drive vehicles optional
optional, not held support nurses optional

20 held skills the companion role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role assess the development of youth skill
not needed by the target role assist children in developing personal skills skill
not needed by the target role assist children with homework skill
not needed by the target role attend to children's basic physical needs skill
not needed by the target role baby care knowledge
not needed by the target role babysitting knowledge
not needed by the target role carry out wound care skill
not needed by the target role common children's diseases knowledge
not needed by the target role communicate by telephone skill
not needed by the target role communicate with youth skill
not needed by the target role disability care knowledge
not needed by the target role handle chemical cleaning agents skill
not needed by the target role handle children's problems skill
not needed by the target role maintain relations with children's parents skill
not needed by the target role pedagogy knowledge
not needed by the target role play with children skill
not needed by the target role supervise children skill
not needed by the target role support children's wellbeing skill
not needed by the target role support the positiveness of youths skill
not needed by the target role workplace sanitation knowledge

Index

Other moves recorded from babysitter

Full index of moves from babysitter

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.