Table 1Transition record

environmental experttoenvironmental policy officer

A environmental expert already meets 49% of what the environmental policy officer role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From environmental expert

49%

Overlap1

To environmental policy officer

22 Skills carried over

11 Required, not held

56.8 Difficulty2

Career overlap Partial match

49%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

56.8/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 Share of the environmental policy officer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the environmental expert 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 environmental policy officer role treats 11 of its required skills as things a environmental expert already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

advise on carbon emissions reduction
analyse environmental data
assess environmental impact
ecosystem management
environmental legislation
environmental policy

What stands in the way is 11 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 22 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A environmental policy officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a environmental expert background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held measure pollution information skills
already held perform environmental investigations information skills
already held environmental economics social sciences, journalism and information
already held advise on carbon emissions reduction communication, collaboration and creativity
already held manage land resources permits information skills
already held provide training in sustainable tourism development and management communication, collaboration and creativity

All 22 carried skills, including the 11 the environmental policy officer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 24 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 assisting and caring 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held plan measures to safeguard natural protected areas required
required, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation required

optional, not held prevent sea pollution optional
optional, not held use resource-efficient technologies in hospitality optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held advise on legislative acts required
required, not held liaise with government officials required

optional, not held advise on mining environmental issues optional
optional, not held advise legislators optional

03 social sciences, journalism and information 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held government policy required
required, not held government policy implementation required

optional, not held policy analysis optional

04 management skills 2 required

required, not held plan measures to safeguard cultural heritage required
required, not held manage government policy implementation required

05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held energy conservation required

optional, not held urban sustainability optional
optional, not held wind energy optional
optional, not held emission standards optional
optional, not held sustainable manufacturing optional

06 business, administration and law 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry required

optional, not held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations optional
optional, not held corporate sustainability optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a environmental policy 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 22 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held advise on carbon emissions reduction skill
already held analyse environmental data skill
already held assess environmental impact skill
already held ecosystem management knowledge
already held environmental legislation knowledge
already held environmental policy knowledge
already held environmental threats knowledge
already held manage land resources permits skill
already held perform environmental investigations skill
already held promote environmental awareness skill
already held report on environmental issues skill
already held advise on pollution prevention skill
already held develop environmental policy skill
already held environmental economics knowledge
already held green building standards knowledge
already held investigate pollution skill
already held measure pollution skill
already held monitor manufacturing impact skill
already held pollution legislation knowledge
already held pollution prevention knowledge
already held provide training in sustainable tourism development and management skill
already held report pollution incidents skill

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 information skills 1 required

required, not held measure sustainability of tourism activities required

08 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary

optional, not held food waste monitoring systems optional

09 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held ecological principles optional

13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations optional
optional, not held advise on mining environmental issues optional
optional, not held corporate sustainability optional
optional, not held food waste monitoring systems optional
optional, not held policy analysis optional
optional, not held prevent sea pollution optional
optional, not held urban sustainability optional
optional, not held use resource-efficient technologies in hospitality optional
optional, not held wind energy optional
optional, not held advise legislators optional
optional, not held ecological principles optional
optional, not held emission standards optional
optional, not held sustainable manufacturing optional

27 held skills the environmental policy officer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on chemical use reduction skill
not needed by the target role advise on environmental remediation skill
not needed by the target role alternative energy knowledge
not needed by the target role alternative fuels knowledge
not needed by the target role apply scientific methods skill
not needed by the target role assess environmental plans against financial costs skill
not needed by the target role carry out environmental audits skill
not needed by the target role carry out training in environmental matters skill
not needed by the target role coastal management knowledge
not needed by the target role collect samples for analysis skill
not needed by the target role conduct environmental surveys skill
not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
not needed by the target role develop environmental remediation strategies skill
not needed by the target role environmental design knowledge
not needed by the target role environmental engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role environmental management standards knowledge
not needed by the target role habitat restoration knowledge
not needed by the target role inspect industrial equipment skill
not needed by the target role liaise with engineers skill
not needed by the target role liaise with local authorities skill
not needed by the target role marine energy knowledge
not needed by the target role perform scientific research skill
not needed by the target role resource-efficient technologies knowledge
not needed by the target role scientific research methodology knowledge
not needed by the target role watershed development knowledge
not needed by the target role work with chemicals skill
not needed by the target role write scientific publications skill

13 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 energy conservation required
required, not held environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry required
required, not held government policy required
required, not held government policy implementation required
optional, not held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations optional
optional, not held corporate sustainability optional
optional, not held food waste monitoring systems optional
optional, not held policy analysis optional
optional, not held urban sustainability optional
optional, not held wind energy optional
optional, not held ecological principles optional
optional, not held emission standards optional
optional, not held sustainable manufacturing optional

Index

Other moves recorded from environmental expert

Full index of moves from environmental expert

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.