Table 1Transition record

environmental policy officertoagricultural policy officer

A environmental policy officer already meets 34% of what the agricultural policy officer role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From environmental policy officer

34%

Overlap1

To agricultural policy officer

10 Skills carried over

8 Required, not held

62.5 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

34%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

62.5/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

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

advise on legislative acts
ecological principles
environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry
government policy implementation
manage government policy implementation

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

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held ecological principles natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held policy analysis social sciences, journalism and information
already held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations business, administration and law
already held environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry business, administration and law
already held pollution legislation business, administration and law
already held promote environmental awareness communication, collaboration and creativity

All 10 carried skills, including the 5 the agricultural policy officer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 23 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 5 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held maintain relations with local representatives required
required, not held promote agricultural policies required
required, not held create solutions to problems required
required, not held liaise with local authorities required
required, not held maintain relationships with government agencies required

optional, not held conduct educational activities optional
optional, not held advise on government policy compliance optional
optional, not held conduct public presentations optional
optional, not held develop educational resources optional
optional, not held develop professional network optional
optional, not held present reports optional

02 business, administration and law 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held legislation in agriculture required

optional, not held project management principles optional
optional, not held quality standards optional

03 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held agronomy required

optional, not held agroecology optional

04 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held develop agricultural policies required

optional, not held manage government-funded programmes optional

05 information skills 3 supplementary

optional, not held carry out strategic research optional
optional, not held keep task records optional
optional, not held prepare government funding dossiers optional

06 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held oversee quality control optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a agricultural 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 10 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held advise on legislative acts skill
already held ecological principles knowledge
already held environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry knowledge
already held government policy implementation knowledge
already held manage government policy implementation skill
already held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations knowledge
already held policy analysis knowledge
already held pollution legislation knowledge
already held pollution prevention knowledge
already held promote environmental awareness skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 education 1 supplementary

optional, not held scientific research methodology optional

15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held agroecology optional
optional, not held conduct educational activities optional
optional, not held advise on government policy compliance optional
optional, not held carry out strategic research optional
optional, not held conduct public presentations optional
optional, not held develop educational resources optional
optional, not held develop professional network optional
optional, not held keep task records optional
optional, not held manage government-funded programmes optional
optional, not held oversee quality control optional
optional, not held prepare government funding dossiers optional
optional, not held present reports optional
optional, not held project management principles optional
optional, not held quality standards optional
optional, not held scientific research methodology optional

36 held skills the agricultural policy officer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise legislators skill
not needed by the target role advise on carbon emissions reduction skill
not needed by the target role advise on mining environmental issues skill
not needed by the target role advise on pollution prevention skill
not needed by the target role analyse environmental data skill
not needed by the target role assess environmental impact skill
not needed by the target role corporate sustainability knowledge
not needed by the target role develop environmental policy skill
not needed by the target role ecosystem management knowledge
not needed by the target role emission standards knowledge
not needed by the target role energy conservation knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
not needed by the target role environmental economics 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 environmental threats knowledge
not needed by the target role food waste monitoring systems knowledge
not needed by the target role government policy knowledge
not needed by the target role green building standards knowledge
not needed by the target role investigate pollution skill
not needed by the target role liaise with government officials skill
not needed by the target role manage land resources permits skill
not needed by the target role measure pollution skill
not needed by the target role measure sustainability of tourism activities skill
not needed by the target role monitor manufacturing impact skill
not needed by the target role perform environmental investigations skill
not needed by the target role plan measures to safeguard cultural heritage skill
not needed by the target role plan measures to safeguard natural protected areas skill
not needed by the target role prevent sea pollution skill
not needed by the target role provide training in sustainable tourism development and management skill
not needed by the target role report on environmental issues skill
not needed by the target role report pollution incidents skill
not needed by the target role sustainable manufacturing knowledge
not needed by the target role urban sustainability knowledge
not needed by the target role use resource-efficient technologies in hospitality skill
not needed by the target role wind energy knowledge

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

required, not held agronomy required
required, not held legislation in agriculture required
optional, not held agroecology optional
optional, not held project management principles optional
optional, not held quality standards optional
optional, not held scientific research methodology optional

Index

Other moves recorded from environmental policy officer

Full index of moves from environmental policy officer

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.