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

curator of horticulturetonature conservation officer

A curator of horticulture already meets 17% of what the nature conservation officer role asks for. The move turns on 23 required skills not yet in the profile.

From curator of horticulture
17%
Overlap1
To nature conservation officer
10 Skills carried over
23 Required, not held
86.5 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

17%

Learning distance A rebuild

86.5/ 100

1 Share of the nature conservation officer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the curator of horticulture 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 nature conservation officer role treats 5 of its required skills as things a curator of horticulture already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • biology
  • ecology
  • educate people about nature
  • keep task records
  • respond to enquiries

What stands in the way is 23 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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A nature conservation officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a curator of horticulture background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held support volunteers communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held educate people about nature communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held educate public on fire safety communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held forest ecology natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held botany natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held ecology natural sciences, mathematics and statistics

All 10 carried skills, including the 5 the nature conservation officer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 52 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 information skills 7 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held analyse environmental data required
  • required, not held conduct research on fauna required
  • required, not held conduct research on flora required
  • required, not held manage land resources permits required
  • required, not held manage visitor flows in natural protected areas required
  • required, not held measure sustainability of tourism activities required
  • required, not held monitor nature conservation required
  • optional, not held investigate pollution optional
  • optional, not held monitor wildlife optional
  • optional, not held analyse ecological data optional
  • optional, not held conduct environmental surveys optional
  • optional, not held estimate duration of work optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 5 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held advise on nature conservation required
  • required, not held implement biodiversity action plans required
  • required, not held advise on sustainable management policies required
  • required, not held promote sustainability required
  • required, not held report on environmental issues required
  • optional, not held advise on soil and water protection optional
  • optional, not held conduct educational activities optional
  • optional, not held provide training in sustainable tourism development and management optional
  • optional, not held support community-based tourism optional
  • optional, not held write work-related reports optional
03 assisting and caring 4 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held protect wilderness areas required
  • required, not held plan measures to safeguard natural protected areas required
  • required, not held assess environmental impact required
  • required, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation required
  • optional, not held conserve natural resources optional
  • optional, not held ensure the safety of endangered species and protected areas optional
  • optional, not held work in outdoor conditions optional
04 management skills 2 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held plan measures to safeguard cultural heritage required
  • required, not held manage staff required
  • optional, not held manage conservation of natural and cultural heritage optional
  • optional, not held manage volunteers optional
  • optional, not held brief volunteers optional
  • optional, not held coordinate educational programmes optional
  • optional, not held work within communities optional
05 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required, 9 supplementary
  • required, not held habitat restoration required
  • optional, not held applied zoology optional
  • optional, not held fish biology optional
  • optional, not held natural areas maintenance optional
  • optional, not held wildlife optional
  • optional, not held wildlife projects optional
  • optional, not held animal biology optional
  • optional, not held aquatic ecology optional
  • optional, not held ecological principles optional
  • optional, not held molecular biology optional
06 business, administration and law 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held environmental legislation required
  • optional, not held animal welfare legislation optional
  • optional, not held business management principles optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a nature conservation 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 10 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held biology knowledge
  • already held ecology knowledge
  • already held educate people about nature skill
  • already held keep task records skill
  • already held respond to enquiries skill
  • already held botany knowledge
  • already held educate public on fire safety skill
  • already held forest ecology knowledge
  • already held manage contracts skill
  • already held support volunteers skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 1 required
  • required, not held reforestation required
08 handling and moving 1 required
  • required, not held de-limb trees required
09 services 1 required
  • required, not held fire prevention procedures required
29 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held advise on soil and water protection optional
  • optional, not held applied zoology optional
  • optional, not held conduct educational activities optional
  • optional, not held conserve natural resources optional
  • optional, not held ensure the safety of endangered species and protected areas optional
  • optional, not held fish biology optional
  • optional, not held investigate pollution optional
  • optional, not held manage conservation of natural and cultural heritage optional
  • optional, not held manage volunteers optional
  • optional, not held monitor wildlife optional
  • optional, not held natural areas maintenance optional
  • optional, not held provide training in sustainable tourism development and management optional
  • optional, not held support community-based tourism optional
  • optional, not held wildlife optional
  • optional, not held wildlife projects optional
  • optional, not held analyse ecological data optional
  • optional, not held animal biology optional
  • optional, not held animal welfare legislation optional
  • optional, not held aquatic ecology optional
  • optional, not held brief volunteers optional
  • optional, not held business management principles optional
  • optional, not held conduct environmental surveys optional
  • optional, not held coordinate educational programmes optional
  • optional, not held ecological principles optional
  • optional, not held estimate duration of work optional
  • optional, not held molecular biology optional
  • optional, not held work in outdoor conditions optional
  • optional, not held work within communities optional
  • optional, not held write work-related reports optional
14 held skills the nature conservation officer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advertising techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role advise on acquisitions skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on tree issues skill
  • not needed by the target role collection management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role collection management software knowledge
  • not needed by the target role conduct workplace audits skill
  • not needed by the target role educate the public about wildlife skill
  • not needed by the target role forest conservation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role horticultural design knowledge
  • not needed by the target role horticulture principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role identify plants characteristics skill
  • not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
  • not needed by the target role manage database skill
  • not needed by the target role manage ground maintenance skill
15 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 habitat restoration required
  • required, not held reforestation required
  • required, not held environmental legislation required
  • required, not held fire prevention procedures required
  • optional, not held applied zoology optional
  • optional, not held fish biology optional
  • optional, not held natural areas maintenance optional
  • optional, not held wildlife optional
  • optional, not held wildlife projects optional
  • optional, not held animal biology optional
  • optional, not held animal welfare legislation optional
  • optional, not held aquatic ecology optional
  • optional, not held business management principles optional
  • optional, not held ecological principles optional
  • optional, not held molecular biology optional
Index

Other moves recorded from curator of horticulture

Full index of moves from curator of horticulture

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.