Table 1Transition record

beer sommeliertowine sommelier

A beer sommelier already meets 35% of what the wine sommelier role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From beer sommelier

35%

Overlap1

To wine sommelier

11 Skills carried over

11 Required, not held

66.2 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 66.2

This move: 66.2 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the wine sommelier role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the beer sommelier 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 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A wine sommelier role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a beer sommelier background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held maintain food specifications information skills
already held fermentation processes of beverages engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held analyse trends in the food and beverage industries information skills
already held perform sensory evaluation of food products information skills
already held perform public relations communication, collaboration and creativity
already held apply GMP assisting and caring

All 11 carried skills, including the 5 the wine sommelier role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 17 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 information skills 5 required

required, not held apply extensive study of wine types required
required, not held stay abreast of wine trends required
required, not held taste wines required
required, not held ensure adequate conditions in wine cellars required
required, not held maintain updated professional knowledge required

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held host wine-tasting events required
required, not held describe flavour of different wines required

optional, not held act reliably optional
optional, not held write work-related reports optional

03 assisting and caring 2 required

required, not held decant wines required
required, not held match food with wine required

04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held types of wine required

optional, not held chemical constitution of grapes optional
optional, not held variety of grapes optional
optional, not held wine fermentation process optional

05 handling and moving 1 required

required, not held store wine required

06 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held have computer literacy optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a wine sommelier 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 11 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held analyse trends in the food and beverage industries skill
already held apply GMP skill
already held apply HACCP skill
already held apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages skill
already held fermentation processes of beverages knowledge
already held liaise with colleagues skill
already held liaise with managers skill
already held maintain food specifications skill
already held maintain relationship with customers skill
already held perform public relations skill
already held perform sensory evaluation of food products skill

6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held chemical constitution of grapes optional
optional, not held variety of grapes optional
optional, not held wine fermentation process optional
optional, not held act reliably optional
optional, not held have computer literacy optional
optional, not held write work-related reports optional

19 held skills the wine sommelier role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on beer production skill
not needed by the target role apply extensive study of beer styles skill
not needed by the target role apply foreign language for international trade skill
not needed by the target role beer downstream processing knowledge
not needed by the target role biotechnology knowledge
not needed by the target role brewhouse processes knowledge
not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
not needed by the target role consult on beer presentation skill
not needed by the target role describe the flavour of different beers skill
not needed by the target role find new types of food and beverages skill
not needed by the target role ingredients for beer production knowledge
not needed by the target role malting process knowledge
not needed by the target role measure precise food processing operations skill
not needed by the target role modern brewing systems knowledge
not needed by the target role pair beer with food skill
not needed by the target role provide training on quality management supervision skill
not needed by the target role train staff in beer knowledge skill
not needed by the target role types of barley knowledge
not needed by the target role variety of beers knowledge

4 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 types of wine required
optional, not held chemical constitution of grapes optional
optional, not held variety of grapes optional
optional, not held wine fermentation process optional

Index

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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.