Table 1Transition record

food analysttofood regulatory advisor

A food analyst already meets 41% of what the food regulatory advisor role asks for. The move turns on 22 required skills not yet in the profile.

From food analyst

41%

Overlap1

To food regulatory advisor

35 Skills carried over

22 Required, not held

72.7 Difficulty2

Career overlap Partial match

41%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

72.7/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the food regulatory advisor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the food analyst 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 food regulatory advisor role treats 15 of its required skills as things a food analyst already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

apply GMP
apply HACCP
apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages
ensure public safety and security
follow-up lab results
food fraud

What stands in the way is 22 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 35 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A food regulatory advisor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a food analyst background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held assess shelf life of food products assisting and caring
already held perform physico-chemical analysis to food materials information skills
already held follow-up lab results information skills
already held monitor developments used for food industry information skills
already held infections in food engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held perform food safety checks information skills

All 35 carried skills, including the 15 the food regulatory advisor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 51 missing skills fall into 11 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 8 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held food and beverage industry required
required, not held food authentication techniques required
required, not held food engineering required
required, not held food materials required
required, not held food preservation required
required, not held food product ingredients required
required, not held food storage required
required, not held traceability in food industry required

optional, not held cultural customs on food preparation optional
optional, not held fermentation processes of beverages optional
optional, not held functional properties of foods optional

02 information skills 4 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held conduct shelf studies required
required, not held ensure correct goods labelling required
required, not held keep up with innovations in food manufacturing required
required, not held read engineering drawings required

optional, not held research new cooking methods optional
optional, not held apply control process statistical methods optional
optional, not held collect briefing regarding products optional
optional, not held identify hazards in the workplace optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 9 supplementary

required, not held apply food technology principles required
required, not held handle communications in the food processing industry required
required, not held work in a food processing team required

optional, not held communicate regarding food labelling interdisciplinary issues optional
optional, not held advice food processing professionals optional
optional, not held advise on food preservation optional
optional, not held advocate for consumer matters in production plants optional
optional, not held configure plants for food industry optional
optional, not held food plant design optional
optional, not held provide food labelling expertise optional
optional, not held research new food ingredients optional
optional, not held provide training on quality management supervision optional

04 management skills 3 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held lead process optimisation required
required, not held perform strategic planning in the food industry required
required, not held work independently in service of a food production process required

optional, not held develop food production processes optional
optional, not held manage challenging work conditions during food processing operations optional
optional, not held manage time in food processing operations optional
optional, not held identify market niches optional
optional, not held perform quality audits optional

05 health and welfare 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held food allergies required
required, not held biotechnology required

optional, not held foodborne diseases optional

06 assisting and caring 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held participate as observer in different types of audits in the food sector required

optional, not held assess HACCP implementation in plants optional
optional, not held use resource-efficient technologies in hospitality optional
optional, not held attend to detail in preparation for audits optional

5 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a food regulatory advisor 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 35 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply GMP skill
already held apply HACCP skill
already held apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages skill
already held ensure public safety and security skill
already held follow-up lab results skill
already held food fraud knowledge
already held food legislation knowledge
already held food safety principles knowledge
already held food safety standards knowledge
already held food science knowledge
already held keep up-to-date with regulations skill
already held laboratory-based sciences knowledge
already held prepare visual data skill
already held quality assurance methodologies knowledge
already held risks associated to physical, chemical, biological hazards in food and beverages knowledge
already held analyse packaging requirements skill
already held analyse samples of food and beverages skill
already held analyse trends in the food and beverage industries skill
already held analyse work-related written reports skill
already held apply scientific methods skill
already held assess shelf life of food products skill
already held develop new food products skill
already held develop standard operating procedures in the food chain skill
already held fermentation processes of food knowledge
already held food homogenisation knowledge
already held identify nutritional properties of food skill
already held infections in food knowledge
already held monitor developments used for food industry skill
already held participate in the development of new food products skill
already held perform food risk analysis skill
already held perform food safety checks skill
already held perform physico-chemical analysis to food materials skill
already held perform sensory evaluation of food products skill
already held statistics knowledge
already held write work-related reports skill

The 5 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held legislation about animal origin products required

08 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held monitor system performance optional

09 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held improvise to occuring food processing situations optional

10 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary

optional, not held food waste monitoring systems optional

11 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary

optional, not held perform detailed food processing operations optional

29 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held communicate regarding food labelling interdisciplinary issues optional
optional, not held advice food processing professionals optional
optional, not held advise on food preservation optional
optional, not held advocate for consumer matters in production plants optional
optional, not held assess HACCP implementation in plants optional
optional, not held configure plants for food industry optional
optional, not held cultural customs on food preparation optional
optional, not held develop food production processes optional
optional, not held fermentation processes of beverages optional
optional, not held food plant design optional
optional, not held food waste monitoring systems optional
optional, not held foodborne diseases optional
optional, not held functional properties of foods optional
optional, not held improvise to occuring food processing situations optional
optional, not held manage challenging work conditions during food processing operations optional
optional, not held manage time in food processing operations optional
optional, not held monitor system performance optional
optional, not held perform detailed food processing operations optional
optional, not held provide food labelling expertise optional
optional, not held research new cooking methods optional
optional, not held research new food ingredients optional
optional, not held use resource-efficient technologies in hospitality optional
optional, not held apply control process statistical methods optional
optional, not held attend to detail in preparation for audits optional
optional, not held collect briefing regarding products optional
optional, not held identify hazards in the workplace optional
optional, not held identify market niches optional
optional, not held perform quality audits optional
optional, not held provide training on quality management supervision optional

36 held skills the food regulatory advisor role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role analyse characteristics of food products at reception skill
not needed by the target role assess environmental parameters at the workplace for food products skill
not needed by the target role assess quality characteristics of food products skill
not needed by the target role attend to detail regarding food and beverages skill
not needed by the target role blend food ingredients skill
not needed by the target role calibrate laboratory equipment skill
not needed by the target role check bottles for packaging skill
not needed by the target role check quality of products on the production line skill
not needed by the target role collect samples for analysis skill
not needed by the target role conduct food tests skill
not needed by the target role conduct research on food waste prevention skill
not needed by the target role design indicators for food waste reduction skill
not needed by the target role detect microorganisms skill
not needed by the target role develop food waste reduction strategies skill
not needed by the target role follow evaluation procedures of materials at reception skill
not needed by the target role follow hygienic procedures during food processing skill
not needed by the target role follow laboratory manuals skill
not needed by the target role food products composition knowledge
not needed by the target role food toxicity knowledge
not needed by the target role identify the factors causing changes in food during storage skill
not needed by the target role ingredient threats knowledge
not needed by the target role interpret data in food manufacturing skill
not needed by the target role investigate customer complaints of food products skill
not needed by the target role keep food laboratory inventory skill
not needed by the target role label samples skill
not needed by the target role maintain laboratory equipment skill
not needed by the target role measure pH skill
not needed by the target role mitigate waste of resources skill
not needed by the target role molecular gastronomy knowledge
not needed by the target role pathogenic microorganisms in food knowledge
not needed by the target role perform microbiological analysis in food skill
not needed by the target role preserve milk samples skill
not needed by the target role preserve samples skill
not needed by the target role pursue excellence in the creation of food products skill
not needed by the target role report test findings skill
not needed by the target role set quality assurance objectives skill

16 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 food allergies required
required, not held food and beverage industry required
required, not held food authentication techniques required
required, not held food engineering required
required, not held food materials required
required, not held food preservation required
required, not held food product ingredients required
required, not held food storage required
required, not held legislation about animal origin products required
required, not held traceability in food industry required
required, not held biotechnology required
optional, not held cultural customs on food preparation optional
optional, not held fermentation processes of beverages optional
optional, not held food waste monitoring systems optional
optional, not held foodborne diseases optional
optional, not held functional properties of foods optional

Index

Other moves recorded from food analyst

Full index of moves from food analyst

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.