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

food biotechnologisttofood regulatory advisor

A food biotechnologist already meets 61% of what the food regulatory advisor role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From food biotechnologist
61%
Overlap1
To food regulatory advisor
45 Skills carried over
10 Required, not held
55.6 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

61%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

55.6/ 100

1 Share of the food regulatory advisor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the food biotechnologist 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 27 of its required skills as things a food biotechnologist already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply GMP
  • apply HACCP
  • apply food technology principles
  • apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages
  • biotechnology
  • ensure public safety and security

What stands in the way is 10 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 45 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 biotechnologist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held collect briefing regarding products information skills
  • already held assess shelf life of food products assisting and caring
  • already held apply food technology principles communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held follow-up lab results information skills
  • already held food product ingredients engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held assess HACCP implementation in plants assisting and caring

All 45 carried skills, including the 27 the food regulatory advisor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 41 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, 8 supplementary
  • required, not held conduct shelf studies required
  • required, not held ensure correct goods labelling required
  • required, not held read engineering drawings required
  • optional, not held analyse trends in the food and beverage industries optional
  • optional, not held perform food safety checks optional
  • optional, not held research new cooking methods optional
  • optional, not held analyse packaging requirements optional
  • optional, not held apply control process statistical methods optional
  • optional, not held identify hazards in the workplace optional
  • optional, not held perform physico-chemical analysis to food materials optional
  • optional, not held perform sensory evaluation of food products optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 9 supplementary
  • 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
03 management skills 2 required, 4 supplementary
  • 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
04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held food engineering required
  • required, not held traceability in food industry required
  • optional, not held cultural customs on food preparation optional
  • optional, not held food homogenisation optional
  • optional, not held functional properties of foods optional
05 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 use resource-efficient technologies in hospitality optional
  • optional, not held attend to detail in preparation for audits optional
  • optional, not held identify nutritional properties of food optional
06 constructing 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held monitor system performance optional

3 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 45 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply GMP skill
  • already held apply HACCP skill
  • already held apply food technology principles skill
  • already held apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages skill
  • already held biotechnology knowledge
  • already held ensure public safety and security skill
  • already held follow-up lab results skill
  • already held food allergies knowledge
  • already held food and beverage industry knowledge
  • already held food authentication techniques knowledge
  • already held food fraud knowledge
  • already held food legislation knowledge
  • already held food materials knowledge
  • already held food preservation knowledge
  • already held food product ingredients knowledge
  • already held food safety principles knowledge
  • already held food safety standards knowledge
  • already held food science knowledge
  • already held food storage knowledge
  • already held keep up with innovations in food manufacturing skill
  • already held keep up-to-date with regulations skill
  • already held laboratory-based sciences knowledge
  • already held lead process optimisation skill
  • already held legislation about animal origin products 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 samples of food and beverages skill
  • already held analyse work-related written reports skill
  • already held apply scientific methods skill
  • already held assess HACCP implementation in plants skill
  • already held assess shelf life of food products skill
  • already held collect briefing regarding 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 beverages knowledge
  • already held fermentation processes of food knowledge
  • already held foodborne diseases knowledge
  • 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 quality audits skill
  • already held statistics knowledge
  • already held write work-related reports skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held improvise to occuring food processing situations optional
08 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held food waste monitoring systems optional
09 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held perform detailed food processing operations optional
31 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 analyse trends in the food and beverage industries 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 food homogenisation optional
  • optional, not held food plant design optional
  • optional, not held food waste monitoring systems 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 perform food safety checks 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 analyse packaging requirements optional
  • optional, not held apply control process statistical methods optional
  • optional, not held attend to detail in preparation for audits optional
  • optional, not held identify hazards in the workplace optional
  • optional, not held identify market niches optional
  • optional, not held identify nutritional properties of food optional
  • optional, not held perform physico-chemical analysis to food materials optional
  • optional, not held perform sensory evaluation of food products optional
  • optional, not held provide training on quality management supervision optional
26 held skills the food regulatory advisor role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adjust production schedule skill
  • not needed by the target role apply preservation treatments skill
  • not needed by the target role be at ease in unsafe environments skill
  • not needed by the target role bioeconomy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role bioethics knowledge
  • 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 check quality of products on the production line skill
  • not needed by the target role detect microorganisms skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure finished product meet requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role enzymatic processing knowledge
  • 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 improve chemical processes skill
  • not needed by the target role ingredient threats knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manage discarded products skill
  • not needed by the target role manage food manufacturing laboratory skill
  • not needed by the target role molecular gastronomy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role monitor processing conditions skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor the production line skill
  • not needed by the target role operate microscope skill
  • not needed by the target role pathogenic microorganisms in food knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform microbiological analysis in food skill
6 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 engineering required
  • required, not held traceability in food industry required
  • optional, not held cultural customs on food preparation optional
  • optional, not held food homogenisation optional
  • optional, not held food waste monitoring systems optional
  • optional, not held functional properties of foods optional
Index

Other moves recorded from food biotechnologist

Full index of moves from food biotechnologist

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.