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

environmental programme coordinatortonatural resources consultant

A environmental programme coordinator already meets 39% of what the natural resources consultant role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From environmental programme coordinator
39%
Overlap1
To natural resources consultant
12 Skills carried over
8 Required, not held
62.5 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

39%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

62.5/ 100

1 Share of the natural resources consultant 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.

Why

Why this move works

A natural resources consultant role treats 8 of its required skills as things a environmental programme coordinator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • assess environmental impact
  • conduct environmental site assessments
  • develop environmental policy
  • ecosystem management
  • ensure compliance with environmental legislation
  • environmental policy

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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A natural resources consultant 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 monitor nature conservation information skills
  • already held conduct environmental site assessments information skills
  • already held ecosystem management business, administration and law
  • already held carry out environmental audits assisting and caring
  • already held develop environmental policy management skills
  • already held habitat restoration natural sciences, mathematics and statistics

All 12 carried skills, including the 8 the natural resources consultant role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 27 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 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held manage land resources permits required
  • required, not held analyse ecological data required
  • required, not held conduct ecological research required
  • optional, not held analyse fish samples for diagnosis optional
  • optional, not held monitor manufacturing impact optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held advise on nature conservation required
  • required, not held advise on environmental remediation required
  • optional, not held educate people about nature optional
  • optional, not held liaise with managers optional
  • optional, not held promote sustainability optional
  • optional, not held use consulting techniques optional
03 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held coastal management required
  • required, not held natural areas maintenance required
  • optional, not held botany optional
  • optional, not held hydrology optional
  • optional, not held wildlife optional
  • optional, not held animal species optional
04 assisting and caring 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held conserve natural resources required
  • optional, not held manage environmental impact optional
  • optional, not held manage habitats optional
05 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held reforestation optional
  • optional, not held fisheries management optional
06 management skills 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held manage forests optional
  • optional, not held perform project management optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a natural resources consultant 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 assess environmental impact skill
  • already held conduct environmental site assessments skill
  • already held develop environmental policy skill
  • already held ecosystem management knowledge
  • already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
  • already held environmental policy knowledge
  • already held habitat restoration knowledge
  • already held monitor nature conservation skill
  • already held biology knowledge
  • already held carry out environmental audits skill
  • already held ecology knowledge
  • already held environmental legislation knowledge
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held corporate social responsibility optional
08 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held environmental engineering optional
09 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held administer treatments to fish optional
19 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held analyse fish samples for diagnosis optional
  • optional, not held botany optional
  • optional, not held corporate social responsibility optional
  • optional, not held educate people about nature optional
  • optional, not held hydrology optional
  • optional, not held manage forests optional
  • optional, not held reforestation optional
  • optional, not held wildlife optional
  • optional, not held administer treatments to fish optional
  • optional, not held animal species optional
  • optional, not held environmental engineering optional
  • optional, not held fisheries management optional
  • optional, not held liaise with managers optional
  • optional, not held manage environmental impact optional
  • optional, not held manage habitats optional
  • optional, not held monitor manufacturing impact optional
  • optional, not held perform project management optional
  • optional, not held promote sustainability optional
  • optional, not held use consulting techniques optional
44 held skills the natural resources consultant 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 carry out training in environmental matters skill
  • not needed by the target role chemistry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role circular economy 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 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 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 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 maintain relationships with government agencies 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 legislation developments skill
  • not needed by the target role perform environmental investigations 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
  • not needed by the target role radiation protection knowledge

4 further entries not listed here

10 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 coastal management required
  • required, not held natural areas maintenance required
  • optional, not held botany optional
  • optional, not held corporate social responsibility optional
  • optional, not held hydrology optional
  • optional, not held reforestation optional
  • optional, not held wildlife optional
  • optional, not held animal species optional
  • optional, not held environmental engineering optional
  • optional, not held fisheries management optional
Index
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.