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

event managertotour operator representative

A event manager already meets 23% of what the tour operator representative role asks for. The move turns on 23 required skills not yet in the profile.

From event manager
23%
Overlap1
To tour operator representative
11 Skills carried over
23 Required, not held
79.1 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

23%

Learning distance A rebuild

79.1/ 100

1 Share of the tour operator representative role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the event manager 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 tour operator representative role treats 6 of its required skills as things a event manager already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • ecotourism
  • educate on sustainable tourism
  • engage local communities in the management of natural protected areas
  • manage conservation of natural and cultural heritage
  • support community-based tourism
  • support local tourism

What stands in the way is 23 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 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A tour operator representative role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a event manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held support community-based tourism communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held improve customer traveling experiences with augmented reality working with computers
  • already held ecotourism natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held educate on sustainable tourism communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held promote virtual reality travelling experiences working with computers
  • already held engage local communities in the management of natural protected areas communication, collaboration and creativity

All 11 carried skills, including the 6 the tour operator representative role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 31 missing skills fall into 6 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 12 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held provide performance feedback required
  • required, not held build a network of suppliers in tourism required
  • required, not held work in a hospitality team required
  • required, not held apply foreign languages in tourism required
  • required, not held assist clients with special needs required
  • required, not held communicate with customers required
  • required, not held create solutions to problems required
  • required, not held develop inclusive communication material required
  • required, not held handle customer complaints required
  • required, not held maintain customer service required
  • required, not held provide customised products required
  • required, not held upsell products required
  • optional, not held implement sales strategies optional
  • optional, not held ensure infrastructure accessibility optional
  • optional, not held implement marketing strategies optional
  • optional, not held negotiate service with providers optional
  • optional, not held negotiate supplier arrangements optional
02 information skills 4 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held collect tourist information required
  • required, not held manage visitor flows in natural protected areas required
  • required, not held measure customer feedback required
  • required, not held process booking required
  • optional, not held maintain customer records optional
03 management skills 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held devise special promotions required
  • required, not held make logistical arrangements required
  • required, not held process payments required
  • optional, not held prepare travel packages optional
04 assisting and caring 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held handle personal identifiable information required
  • required, not held manage health and safety standards required
  • optional, not held manage the customer experience optional
05 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required
  • required, not held self-service technologies in tourism required
06 services 1 required
  • required, not held geographical areas relevant to tourism required
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a tour operator representative 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 11 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held ecotourism knowledge
  • already held educate on sustainable tourism skill
  • already held engage local communities in the management of natural protected areas skill
  • already held manage conservation of natural and cultural heritage skill
  • already held support community-based tourism skill
  • already held support local tourism skill
  • already held augmented reality knowledge
  • already held improve customer traveling experiences with augmented reality skill
  • already held promote virtual reality travelling experiences skill
  • already held use e-tourism platforms skill
  • already held virtual reality knowledge
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held implement sales strategies optional
  • optional, not held prepare travel packages optional
  • optional, not held ensure infrastructure accessibility optional
  • optional, not held implement marketing strategies optional
  • optional, not held maintain customer records optional
  • optional, not held manage the customer experience optional
  • optional, not held negotiate service with providers optional
  • optional, not held negotiate supplier arrangements optional
29 held skills the tour operator representative role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role arrange event needs skill
  • not needed by the target role confer with event staff skill
  • not needed by the target role consult exhibition organisers skill
  • not needed by the target role contribute to the programmer's reflection process skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate events skill
  • not needed by the target role determine event objectives skill
  • not needed by the target role develop event topics skill
  • not needed by the target role direct event administrative details skill
  • not needed by the target role document safety actions skill
  • not needed by the target role evaluate events skill
  • not needed by the target role food waste monitoring systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role inspect event facilities skill
  • not needed by the target role liaise with event sponsors skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain event records skill
  • not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor event activities skill
  • not needed by the target role negotiate contracts with event providers skill
  • not needed by the target role obtain event permits skill
  • not needed by the target role organise event participants' registration skill
  • not needed by the target role plan events skill
  • not needed by the target role plan presence at professional events skill
  • not needed by the target role plan schedule skill
  • not needed by the target role review event bills skill
  • not needed by the target role select event providers skill
  • not needed by the target role solicit event publicity skill
  • not needed by the target role supervise event staff skill
  • not needed by the target role use resource-efficient technologies in hospitality skill
  • not needed by the target role work with respect for own safety skill
  • not needed by the target role write risk assessment on performing arts production skill
2 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 geographical areas relevant to tourism required
  • required, not held self-service technologies in tourism required
Index

Other moves recorded from event manager

Full index of moves from event manager

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.