Table 1Transition record

career guidance advisortouniversity department head

A career guidance advisor already meets 32% of what the university department head role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.

From career guidance advisor

32%

Overlap1

To university department head

11 Skills carried over

14 Required, not held

69.7 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 69.7

This move: 69.7 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the university department head 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 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A university department head 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 provide information on study programmes assisting and caring
already held curriculum standards education
already held identify education needs management skills
already held cooperate with education professionals communication, collaboration and creativity
already held university procedures business, administration and law
already held monitor educational developments information skills

All 11 carried skills, including the 8 the university department head role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 30 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 management skills 7 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held manage university department required
required, not held identify process improvements required
required, not held provide education management support required
required, not held assess employees' capability levels required
required, not held assess students required
required, not held assist in the organisation of school events required
required, not held use office systems required

optional, not held develop organisational policies optional
optional, not held manage budgets optional
optional, not held plan shifts of employees optional
optional, not held recruit employees optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held advise on lesson plans required
required, not held advise on teaching methods required
required, not held present reports required
required, not held provide feedback to teachers required

optional, not held prepare youths for adulthood optional
optional, not held promote education programmes optional
optional, not held represent the organisation optional

03 information skills 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held lead inspections required

optional, not held create a financial report optional
optional, not held evaluate education programmes optional
optional, not held maintain contract administration optional

04 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held guarantee students' safety required

optional, not held escort students on a field trip optional

05 education 1 required

required, not held learning difficulties required

06 business, administration and law 3 supplementary

optional, not held education administration optional
optional, not held funding methods optional
optional, not held human resource management optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a university department head 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 assessment processes knowledge
already held cooperate with education professionals skill
already held curriculum objectives knowledge
already held curriculum standards knowledge
already held project management knowledge
already held provide information on study programmes skill
already held university procedures knowledge
already held write work-related reports skill
already held develop professional network skill
already held identify education needs skill
already held monitor educational developments skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary

optional, not held adolescent socialisation behaviour optional

08 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held work with virtual learning environments optional

16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held create a financial report optional
optional, not held adolescent socialisation behaviour optional
optional, not held develop organisational policies optional
optional, not held education administration optional
optional, not held escort students on a field trip optional
optional, not held evaluate education programmes optional
optional, not held funding methods optional
optional, not held human resource management optional
optional, not held maintain contract administration optional
optional, not held manage budgets optional
optional, not held plan shifts of employees optional
optional, not held prepare youths for adulthood optional
optional, not held promote education programmes optional
optional, not held recruit employees optional
optional, not held represent the organisation optional
optional, not held work with virtual learning environments optional

45 held skills the university department head 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 communicate with youth skill
not needed by the target role counsel clients skill
not needed by the target role counsel students 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 education law knowledge
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 liaise with educational staff skill
not needed by the target role listen actively skill
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 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 oversee extra-curricular activities 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

5 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

required, not held learning difficulties required
optional, not held adolescent socialisation behaviour optional
optional, not held education administration optional
optional, not held funding methods optional
optional, not held human resource management 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.