Table 1Transition record

career guidance advisortoacademic support officer

A career guidance advisor already meets 45% of what the academic support officer role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From career guidance advisor

45%

Overlap1

To academic support officer

14 Skills carried over

10 Required, not held

58 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 58

This move: 58 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the academic support officer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the career guidance advisor 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 14 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A academic support officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a career guidance advisor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held counsel students communication, collaboration and creativity
already held provide information on study programmes assisting and caring
already held identify education needs management skills
already held education law business, administration and law
already held cooperate with education professionals communication, collaboration and creativity
already held communicate with youth communication, collaboration and creativity

All 14 carried skills, including the 10 the academic support officer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 22 missing skills fall into 9 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 management skills 5 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held manage access programmes required
required, not held recruit student ambassador required
required, not held assess students required
required, not held assist in the organisation of school events required
required, not held coordinate educational programmes required

optional, not held monitor student's behaviour optional

02 assisting and caring 3 required

required, not held guarantee students' safety required
required, not held support children's wellbeing required
required, not held tackle issues that block academic progress required

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held show consideration for student's situation required
required, not held tutor students required

optional, not held teach university class optional
optional, not held give constructive feedback optional
optional, not held liaise with educational support staff optional
optional, not held promote education course optional
optional, not held promote social awareness optional

04 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held customer service optional

05 education 1 supplementary

optional, not held learning difficulties optional

06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary

optional, not held electronic communication optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a academic support officer 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 14 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held assessment processes knowledge
already held communicate with youth skill
already held cooperate with education professionals skill
already held counsel students skill
already held curriculum objectives knowledge
already held identify education needs skill
already held listen actively skill
already held oversee extra-curricular activities skill
already held project management knowledge
already held write work-related reports skill
already held education law knowledge
already held liaise with educational staff skill
already held provide information on study programmes skill
already held university procedures knowledge

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 generic programmes and qualifications 1 supplementary

optional, not held communication optional

08 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary

optional, not held school psychology optional

09 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held work with virtual learning environments optional

12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held customer service optional
optional, not held teach university class optional
optional, not held communication optional
optional, not held electronic communication optional
optional, not held give constructive feedback optional
optional, not held learning difficulties optional
optional, not held liaise with educational support staff optional
optional, not held monitor student's behaviour optional
optional, not held promote education course optional
optional, not held promote social awareness optional
optional, not held school psychology optional
optional, not held work with virtual learning environments optional

42 held skills the academic support officer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adult education knowledge
not needed by the target role advise on training courses skill
not needed by the target role application process knowledge
not needed by the target role apply quality standards to the interaction with candidates skill
not needed by the target role assess candidates skill
not needed by the target role assess prior learning skill
not needed by the target role assess students' preliminary learning experiences skill
not needed by the target role assist clients with personal development skill
not needed by the target role coach clients skill
not needed by the target role communicate about youth's well-being skill
not needed by the target role counsel clients skill
not needed by the target role counselling methods knowledge
not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
not needed by the target role curriculum standards knowledge
not needed by the target role develop professional network skill
not needed by the target role encourage counselled clients to examine themselves skill
not needed by the target role encourage students to acknowledge their achievements skill
not needed by the target role establish educational network skill
not needed by the target role evaluate clients' progress skill
not needed by the target role facilitate job market access skill
not needed by the target role have emotional intelligence skill
not needed by the target role identify clients' needs skill
not needed by the target role identify training needs skill
not needed by the target role job market offers knowledge
not needed by the target role labour legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role labour market knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain professional administration skill
not needed by the target role manage professional transition in an arts career skill
not needed by the target role monitor educational developments skill
not needed by the target role organise job search workshops skill
not needed by the target role organise projects to fill education needs skill
not needed by the target role organise study information sessions skill
not needed by the target role perform educational testing skill
not needed by the target role personal reflection techniques based on feedback knowledge
not needed by the target role provide assistance with job search skill
not needed by the target role provide career counselling skill
not needed by the target role provide information on education financing skill
not needed by the target role provide information on school services skill
not needed by the target role psychological counselling methods knowledge
not needed by the target role psychology knowledge

2 further entries not listed here

5 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 customer service optional
optional, not held communication optional
optional, not held electronic communication optional
optional, not held learning difficulties optional
optional, not held school psychology optional

Index

Other moves recorded from career guidance advisor

Full index of moves from career guidance advisor

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.