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

collection managertoconservator

A collection manager already meets 38% of what the conservator role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From collection manager
38%
Overlap1
To conservator
12 Skills carried over
9 Required, not held
62.4 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

38%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

62.4/ 100

1 Share of the conservator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the collection manager 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 conservator role treats 6 of its required skills as things a collection manager already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • assess museum object condition
  • coordinate operational activities
  • cope with challenging demands
  • create collection conservation plan
  • museum databases
  • use ICT resources to solve work related tasks

What stands in the way is 9 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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A conservator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a collection manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held assess museum object condition information skills
  • already held create collection conservation plan management skills
  • already held provide project information on exhibitions communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held respect cultural differences in the field of exhibition communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held cope with challenging demands communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held use ICT resources to solve work related tasks working with computers

All 12 carried skills, including the 6 the conservator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 21 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 information skills 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held examine conservation issues required
  • required, not held assess conservation needs required
  • required, not held structure information required
  • optional, not held estimate restoration costs optional
  • optional, not held estimate restoration costs of antique items optional
02 management skills 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held plan measures to safeguard cultural heritage required
  • required, not held apply strategic thinking required
  • required, not held meet deadlines required
  • optional, not held supervise projects for the conservation of heritage buildings optional
  • optional, not held perform project management optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held provide conservation advice required
  • required, not held create solutions to problems required
  • optional, not held present reports optional
04 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held ensure safety of exhibition required
05 arts and humanities 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held art collections optional
  • optional, not held cultural history optional
  • optional, not held furniture, carpet and lighting equipment products optional
  • optional, not held history optional
06 constructing 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held apply restoration techniques optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a conservator 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 12 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held assess museum object condition skill
  • already held coordinate operational activities skill
  • already held cope with challenging demands skill
  • already held create collection conservation plan skill
  • already held museum databases knowledge
  • already held use ICT resources to solve work related tasks skill
  • already held art history knowledge
  • already held art-historical values knowledge
  • already held evaluate art quality skill
  • already held interact with an audience skill
  • already held provide project information on exhibitions skill
  • already held respect cultural differences in the field of exhibition skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held historic architecture optional
08 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held cultural projects optional
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held apply restoration techniques optional
  • optional, not held art collections optional
  • optional, not held cultural history optional
  • optional, not held cultural projects optional
  • optional, not held estimate restoration costs optional
  • optional, not held estimate restoration costs of antique items optional
  • optional, not held furniture, carpet and lighting equipment products optional
  • optional, not held supervise projects for the conservation of heritage buildings optional
  • optional, not held historic architecture optional
  • optional, not held history optional
  • optional, not held perform project management optional
  • optional, not held present reports optional
18 held skills the conservator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise on loans of art work for exhibitions skill
  • not needed by the target role arrange interlibrary loans skill
  • not needed by the target role coach employees skill
  • not needed by the target role collection management software knowledge
  • not needed by the target role compile detailed collection inventory skill
  • not needed by the target role conservation techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role contribute to specialised publications skill
  • not needed by the target role digitization knowledge
  • not needed by the target role document museum collection skill
  • not needed by the target role establish high standards of collections care skill
  • not needed by the target role handle artworks skill
  • not needed by the target role implement risk management for works of art skill
  • not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor museum environment skill
  • not needed by the target role museology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role present exhibition skill
  • not needed by the target role supervise artefact movement skill
  • not needed by the target role train employees skill
6 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 art collections optional
  • optional, not held cultural history optional
  • optional, not held cultural projects optional
  • optional, not held furniture, carpet and lighting equipment products optional
  • optional, not held historic architecture optional
  • optional, not held history optional
Index

Other moves recorded from collection manager

Full index of moves from collection manager

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.