Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

child care coordinatortoau pair

A child care coordinator already meets 28% of what the au pair role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From child care coordinator
28%
Overlap1
To au pair
7 Skills carried over
8 Required, not held
68.4 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

28%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

68.4/ 100

1 Share of the au pair role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the child care coordinator 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 au pair role treats 5 of its required skills as things a child care coordinator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • assist children in developing personal skills
  • entertain people
  • maintain relations with children's parents
  • play with children
  • supervise children

What stands in the way is 8 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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A au pair role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a child care coordinator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held play with children assisting and caring
  • already held entertain people communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held supervise children assisting and caring
  • already held assist children in developing personal skills assisting and caring
  • already held handle children's problems assisting and caring
  • already held maintain relations with children's parents communication, collaboration and creativity

All 7 carried skills, including the 5 the au pair role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 27 missing skills fall into 7 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 3 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held assist children with homework required
  • required, not held prepare sandwiches required
  • required, not held attend to children's basic physical needs required
  • optional, not held carry out wound care optional
  • optional, not held prepare ready-made dishes optional
  • optional, not held use cooking techniques optional
  • optional, not held use food preparation techniques optional
  • optional, not held provide first aid optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held communicate with youth required
  • required, not held give constructive feedback required
  • required, not held promote human rights required
  • optional, not held buy groceries optional
  • optional, not held demonstrate when teaching optional
  • optional, not held speak different languages optional
  • optional, not held support the positiveness of youths optional
03 handling and moving 1 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held handle chemical cleaning agents required
  • optional, not held feed pets optional
  • optional, not held use gardening equipment optional
  • optional, not held clean rooms optional
  • optional, not held clean surfaces optional
  • optional, not held iron textiles optional
04 services 1 required
  • required, not held workplace sanitation required
05 health and welfare 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held baby care optional
  • optional, not held disability care optional
  • optional, not held common children's diseases optional
06 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held assess the development of youth optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a au pair 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 7 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held assist children in developing personal skills skill
  • already held entertain people skill
  • already held maintain relations with children's parents skill
  • already held play with children skill
  • already held supervise children skill
  • already held handle children's problems skill
  • already held support children's wellbeing skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held drive vehicles optional
19 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held assess the development of youth optional
  • optional, not held baby care optional
  • optional, not held buy groceries optional
  • optional, not held carry out wound care optional
  • optional, not held disability care optional
  • optional, not held feed pets optional
  • optional, not held prepare ready-made dishes optional
  • optional, not held use cooking techniques optional
  • optional, not held use food preparation techniques optional
  • optional, not held use gardening equipment optional
  • optional, not held clean rooms optional
  • optional, not held clean surfaces optional
  • optional, not held common children's diseases optional
  • optional, not held demonstrate when teaching optional
  • optional, not held drive vehicles optional
  • optional, not held iron textiles optional
  • optional, not held provide first aid optional
  • optional, not held speak different languages optional
  • optional, not held support the positiveness of youths optional
26 held skills the au pair role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role animate in the outdoors skill
  • not needed by the target role apply organisational techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role apply person-centred care skill
  • not needed by the target role assist in the organisation of school events skill
  • not needed by the target role child protection knowledge
  • not needed by the target role contribute to the safeguarding of children skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate educational programmes skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate events skill
  • not needed by the target role counselling methods knowledge
  • not needed by the target role determine child welfare skill
  • not needed by the target role first aid knowledge
  • not needed by the target role implement care programmes for children skill
  • not needed by the target role instruct in outdoor activities skill
  • not needed by the target role kindergarten school procedures knowledge
  • not needed by the target role monitor children's physical development skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor event activities skill
  • not needed by the target role outdoor activities knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform playground surveillance skill
  • not needed by the target role primary school procedures knowledge
  • not needed by the target role promote health and safety skill
  • not needed by the target role promote inclusion skill
  • not needed by the target role promote the safeguarding of young people skill
  • not needed by the target role provide after school care skill
  • not needed by the target role recreation activities knowledge
  • not needed by the target role sporting events knowledge
  • not needed by the target role teamwork principles 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 workplace sanitation required
  • optional, not held baby care optional
  • optional, not held disability care optional
  • optional, not held common children's diseases optional
Index
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.