Table 1Transition record

environmental health inspectortopublic health policy officer

A environmental health inspector already meets 26% of what the public health policy officer role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From environmental health inspector

26%

Overlap1

To public health policy officer

6 Skills carried over

9 Required, not held

68 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

26%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

68/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 Share of the public health policy officer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the environmental health inspector 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 public health policy officer role treats 5 of its required skills as things a environmental health inspector already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

address public health issues
analyse health problems within a given community
contribute to public health campaigns
provide improvement strategies
public health

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 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A public health policy officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a environmental health inspector background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held analyse health problems within a given community information skills
already held address public health issues management skills
already held contribute to public health campaigns management skills
already held public health health and welfare
already held provide improvement strategies management skills
already held maintain relationships with government agencies communication, collaboration and creativity

All 6 carried skills, including the 5 the public health policy officer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 26 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 management skills 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held lead healthcare services changes required
required, not held work within communities required

optional, not held apply strategic thinking optional
optional, not held manage government policy implementation optional
optional, not held perform project management optional

02 assisting and caring 2 required

required, not held comply with legislation related to health care required
required, not held promote inclusion required

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held implement policy in healthcare practices required

optional, not held maintain relations with local representatives optional
optional, not held advise policy makers in healthcare optional
optional, not held build community relations optional
optional, not held implement strategic planning optional
optional, not held liaise with local authorities optional
optional, not held report on social development optional

04 information skills 1 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held assess health services within the community required

optional, not held analyse goal progress optional
optional, not held carry out strategic research optional
optional, not held conduct health related research optional
optional, not held monitor regulations in social services optional
optional, not held perform market research optional
optional, not held report analysis results optional

05 business, administration and law 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held health care legislation required

optional, not held manage healthcare staff optional
optional, not held project management principles optional

06 services 1 required

required, not held health care system required

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a public health 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 6 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held address public health issues skill
already held analyse health problems within a given community skill
already held contribute to public health campaigns skill
already held provide improvement strategies skill
already held public health knowledge
already held maintain relationships with government agencies skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required

required, not held government policy implementation required

17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held maintain relations with local representatives optional
optional, not held advise policy makers in healthcare optional
optional, not held analyse goal progress optional
optional, not held apply strategic thinking optional
optional, not held build community relations optional
optional, not held carry out strategic research optional
optional, not held conduct health related research optional
optional, not held implement strategic planning optional
optional, not held liaise with local authorities optional
optional, not held manage government policy implementation optional
optional, not held manage healthcare staff optional
optional, not held monitor regulations in social services optional
optional, not held perform market research optional
optional, not held perform project management optional
optional, not held project management principles optional
optional, not held report analysis results optional
optional, not held report on social development optional

31 held skills the public health policy officer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role audit techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role biology knowledge
not needed by the target role check methods knowledge
not needed by the target role chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role communicable diseases knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct educational activities skill
not needed by the target role conduct environmental surveys skill
not needed by the target role consumer protection knowledge
not needed by the target role develop environmental policy skill
not needed by the target role enforce sanitation procedures skill
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
not needed by the target role environmental engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role environmental policy knowledge
not needed by the target role foodborne diseases knowledge
not needed by the target role hazardous waste storage knowledge
not needed by the target role inform policy makers on health-related challenges skill
not needed by the target role monitor legislation developments skill
not needed by the target role occupational health knowledge
not needed by the target role percolation knowledge
not needed by the target role perform environmental investigations skill
not needed by the target role perform risk analysis skill
not needed by the target role pests and diseases knowledge
not needed by the target role pollution prevention knowledge
not needed by the target role present reports skill
not needed by the target role promote health and safety skill
not needed by the target role provide advice on breaches of regulation skill
not needed by the target role provide testimony in court hearings skill
not needed by the target role use consulting techniques skill
not needed by the target role wear appropriate protective gear skill
not needed by the target role write inspection reports skill

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 government policy implementation required
required, not held health care legislation required
required, not held health care system required
optional, not held manage healthcare staff optional
optional, not held project management principles optional

Index

Other moves recorded from environmental health inspector

Full index of moves from environmental health inspector

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.