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

event managertotravel agency manager

A event manager already meets 19% of what the travel agency manager role asks for. The move turns on 30 required skills not yet in the profile.

From event manager
19%
Overlap1
To travel agency manager
12 Skills carried over
30 Required, not held
84.1 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

19%

Learning distance A rebuild

84.1/ 100

1 Share of the travel agency manager 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 travel agency manager role treats 6 of its required skills as things a event manager already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • engage local communities in the management of natural protected areas
  • manage budgets
  • manage conservation of natural and cultural heritage
  • support community-based tourism
  • support local tourism
  • use e-tourism platforms

What stands in the way is 30 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 travel agency manager 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 12 carried skills, including the 6 the travel agency manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 40 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 10 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held oversee all travel arrangements required
  • required, not held prepare travel packages required
  • required, not held apply strategic thinking required
  • required, not held coordinate operational activities required
  • required, not held create annual marketing budget required
  • required, not held manage staff required
  • required, not held motivate staff to reach sales targets required
  • required, not held plan digital marketing required
  • required, not held recruit employees required
  • required, not held supervise crew required
  • optional, not held develop working procedures optional
  • optional, not held manage distribution channels optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 9 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held build a network of suppliers in tourism required
  • required, not held identify customer's needs required
  • required, not held implement sales strategies required
  • required, not held maintain relationship with suppliers required
  • required, not held handle customer complaints required
  • required, not held implement marketing strategies required
  • required, not held implement strategic planning required
  • required, not held maximise sales revenues required
  • required, not held negotiate supplier arrangements required
  • optional, not held participate in tourism events optional
  • optional, not held promote the use of sustainable transport optional
  • optional, not held build business relationships optional
  • optional, not held develop inclusive communication material optional
  • optional, not held perform services in a flexible manner optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
03 information skills 6 required
  • required, not held manage visitor flows in natural protected areas required
  • required, not held set up pricing strategies required
  • required, not held measure customer feedback required
  • required, not held monitor financial accounts required
  • required, not held perform market research required
  • required, not held seek innovation in current practices required
04 working with computers 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held conduct search engine optimisation required
  • required, not held use global distribution system required
  • optional, not held manage online content optional
05 services 2 required
  • required, not held geographical areas relevant to tourism required
  • required, not held tourist resources of a destination for further development required
06 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held comply with food safety and hygiene required

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a travel agency manager 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 engage local communities in the management of natural protected areas skill
  • already held manage budgets 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 use e-tourism platforms skill
  • already held augmented reality knowledge
  • already held ecotourism knowledge
  • already held educate on sustainable tourism skill
  • already held improve customer traveling experiences with augmented reality skill
  • already held promote virtual reality travelling experiences skill
  • already held virtual reality knowledge
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held self-service technologies in tourism optional
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held manage online content optional
  • optional, not held participate in tourism events optional
  • optional, not held promote the use of sustainable transport optional
  • optional, not held self-service technologies in tourism optional
  • optional, not held build business relationships optional
  • optional, not held develop inclusive communication material optional
  • optional, not held develop working procedures optional
  • optional, not held manage distribution channels optional
  • optional, not held perform services in a flexible manner optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
28 held skills the travel agency manager 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 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
3 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 tourist resources of a destination for further development required
  • optional, not held self-service technologies in tourism optional
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.