Table 1Transition record

environmental programme coordinatortoenvironmental health inspector

A environmental programme coordinator already meets 37% of what the environmental health inspector role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From environmental programme coordinator

37%

Overlap1

To environmental health inspector

12 Skills carried over

9 Required, not held

61.6 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 61.6

This move: 61.6 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the environmental health inspector role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the environmental programme coordinator 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.

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 environmental health inspector role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a environmental programme coordinator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held perform environmental investigations information skills
already held conduct environmental surveys information skills
already held conduct educational activities communication, collaboration and creativity
already held develop environmental policy management skills
already held monitor legislation developments information skills
already held environmental policy natural sciences, mathematics and statistics

All 12 carried skills, including the 7 the environmental health inspector role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 25 missing skills fall into 10 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 3 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held promote health and safety required
required, not held present reports required
required, not held use consulting techniques required

optional, not held inform policy makers on health-related challenges optional
optional, not held provide advice on breaches of regulation optional
optional, not held provide testimony in court hearings optional

02 management skills 3 required

required, not held address public health issues required
required, not held contribute to public health campaigns required
required, not held provide improvement strategies required

03 health and welfare 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held public health required

optional, not held foodborne diseases optional
optional, not held pests and diseases optional
optional, not held communicable diseases optional

04 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held audit techniques required

05 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required

required, not held check methods required

06 services 3 supplementary

optional, not held occupational health optional
optional, not held consumer protection optional
optional, not held hazardous waste storage optional

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a environmental health inspector 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 conduct environmental surveys skill
already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
already held environmental legislation knowledge
already held environmental policy knowledge
already held monitor legislation developments skill
already held perform environmental investigations skill
already held write inspection reports skill
already held biology knowledge
already held chemistry knowledge
already held conduct educational activities skill
already held develop environmental policy skill
already held maintain relationships with government agencies skill

The 4 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 assisting and caring 2 supplementary

optional, not held enforce sanitation procedures optional
optional, not held wear appropriate protective gear optional

08 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 supplementary

optional, not held environmental engineering optional
optional, not held pollution prevention optional

09 information skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held analyse health problems within a given community optional
optional, not held perform risk analysis optional

10 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held percolation optional

16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held analyse health problems within a given community optional
optional, not held enforce sanitation procedures optional
optional, not held foodborne diseases optional
optional, not held occupational health optional
optional, not held pests and diseases optional
optional, not held communicable diseases optional
optional, not held consumer protection optional
optional, not held environmental engineering optional
optional, not held hazardous waste storage optional
optional, not held inform policy makers on health-related challenges optional
optional, not held percolation optional
optional, not held perform risk analysis optional
optional, not held pollution prevention optional
optional, not held provide advice on breaches of regulation optional
optional, not held provide testimony in court hearings optional
optional, not held wear appropriate protective gear optional

44 held skills the environmental health inspector role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role alternative energy knowledge
not needed by the target role analyse big data skill
not needed by the target role analyse energy consumption 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 carry out environmental audits skill
not needed by the target role carry out training in environmental matters skill
not needed by the target role circular economy knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct environmental site assessments skill
not needed by the target role conduct public presentations skill
not needed by the target role corporate sustainability knowledge
not needed by the target role develop educational resources skill
not needed by the target role develop professional network skill
not needed by the target role ecology knowledge
not needed by the target role ecosystem management knowledge
not needed by the target role energy conservation knowledge
not needed by the target role energy efficiency knowledge
not needed by the target role environmental design knowledge
not needed by the target role environmental management standards knowledge
not needed by the target role ethics knowledge
not needed by the target role government policy implementation knowledge
not needed by the target role green building practices knowledge
not needed by the target role green building standards knowledge
not needed by the target role habitat restoration knowledge
not needed by the target role implement environmental action plans skill
not needed by the target role implement environmental protection measures skill
not needed by the target role interact through digital technologies skill
not needed by the target role issue licences skill
not needed by the target role legal studies knowledge
not needed by the target role liaise with local authorities skill
not needed by the target role listen actively skill
not needed by the target role manage government policy implementation skill
not needed by the target role mitigate waste of resources skill
not needed by the target role monitor nature conservation skill
not needed by the target role perform manual work autonomously skill
not needed by the target role physics knowledge
not needed by the target role project management knowledge
not needed by the target role promote environmental awareness skill
not needed by the target role provide training in sustainable tourism development and management skill
not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge

4 further entries not listed here

12 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 audit techniques required
required, not held check methods required
required, not held public health required
optional, not held foodborne diseases optional
optional, not held occupational health optional
optional, not held pests and diseases optional
optional, not held communicable diseases optional
optional, not held consumer protection optional
optional, not held environmental engineering optional
optional, not held hazardous waste storage optional
optional, not held percolation optional
optional, not held pollution prevention optional

Index

Other moves recorded from environmental programme coordinator

Full index of moves from environmental programme coordinator

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.