Table 1Transition record

food safety inspectortofood regulatory advisor

A food safety inspector already meets 38% of what the food regulatory advisor role asks for. The move turns on 20 required skills not yet in the profile.

From food safety inspector

38%

Overlap1

To food regulatory advisor

27 Skills carried over

20 Required, not held

74.5 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

38%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

74.5/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 Share of the food regulatory advisor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the food safety inspector 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 17 of its required skills as things a food safety inspector already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

apply GMP
apply HACCP
apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages
ensure correct goods labelling
food and beverage industry
food authentication techniques

What stands in the way is 20 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 27 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 safety inspector background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held handle communications in the food processing industry communication, collaboration and creativity
already held advocate for consumer matters in production plants communication, collaboration and creativity
already held assess HACCP implementation in plants assisting and caring
already held foodborne diseases health and welfare
already held infections in food engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held perform food safety checks information skills

All 27 carried skills, including the 17 the food regulatory advisor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 59 missing skills fall into 12 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 7 required, 4 supplementary

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 science 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 fermentation processes of food optional
optional, not held functional properties of foods optional

02 information skills 4 required, 11 supplementary

required, not held conduct shelf studies required
required, not held follow-up lab results required
required, not held keep up with innovations in food manufacturing required
required, not held read engineering drawings required

optional, not held analyse trends in the food and beverage industries optional
optional, not held monitor developments used for food industry optional
optional, not held perform food risk analysis optional
optional, not held research new cooking methods optional
optional, not held analyse packaging requirements optional
optional, not held analyse work-related written reports optional
optional, not held apply control process statistical methods optional
optional, not held apply scientific methods optional
optional, not held collect briefing regarding products optional
optional, not held perform physico-chemical analysis to food materials optional
optional, not held perform sensory evaluation of food products optional

03 management skills 3 required, 4 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 develop standard operating procedures in the food chain optional
optional, not held manage time in food processing operations optional
optional, not held identify market niches optional

04 assisting and caring 2 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held ensure public safety and security required
required, not held participate as observer in different types of audits in the food sector required

optional, not held assess shelf life of food products optional
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

05 health and welfare 2 required

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

06 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 11 supplementary

required, not held apply food technology principles 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 configure plants for food industry optional
optional, not held develop new food products optional
optional, not held food plant design optional
optional, not held participate in the development of new food products 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
optional, not held write work-related reports optional

6 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 27 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 correct goods labelling skill
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 safety principles knowledge
already held food safety standards knowledge
already held handle communications in the food processing industry skill
already held keep up-to-date with regulations skill
already held laboratory-based sciences knowledge
already held legislation about animal origin products knowledge
already held quality assurance methodologies knowledge
already held risks associated to physical, chemical, biological hazards in food and beverages knowledge
already held work in a food processing team skill
already held advocate for consumer matters in production plants skill
already held analyse samples of food and beverages skill
already held assess HACCP implementation in plants skill
already held food homogenisation knowledge
already held foodborne diseases knowledge
already held identify hazards in the workplace skill
already held infections in food knowledge
already held manage challenging work conditions during food processing operations skill
already held perform food safety checks skill
already held perform quality audits skill

The 6 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 working with computers 1 required

required, not held prepare visual data 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 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held statistics optional

12 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary

optional, not held perform detailed food processing operations optional

39 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 analyse trends in the food and beverage industries optional
optional, not held assess shelf life of food products 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 develop new food products optional
optional, not held develop standard operating procedures in the food chain optional
optional, not held fermentation processes of beverages optional
optional, not held fermentation processes of food 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 time in food processing operations optional
optional, not held monitor developments used for food industry optional
optional, not held monitor system performance optional
optional, not held participate in the development of new food products optional
optional, not held perform detailed food processing operations optional
optional, not held perform food risk analysis 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 analyse work-related written reports optional
optional, not held apply control process statistical methods optional
optional, not held apply scientific 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 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
optional, not held statistics optional
optional, not held write work-related reports optional

33 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 apply foreign language for international trade 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 be at ease in unsafe environments skill
not needed by the target role check bottles for packaging skill
not needed by the target role check quality of raw materials skill
not needed by the target role communicate commercial and technical issues in foreign languages skill
not needed by the target role consider economic criteria in decision making skill
not needed by the target role cultural practices regarding animal parts sorting knowledge
not needed by the target role cultural practices regarding animal slaughter knowledge
not needed by the target role develop food policy skill
not needed by the target role european food safety policy knowledge
not needed by the target role follow hygienic procedures during food processing skill
not needed by the target role food policy knowledge
not needed by the target role food toxicity knowledge
not needed by the target role give instructions to staff skill
not needed by the target role health, safety and hygiene legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role identify the factors causing changes in food during storage skill
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 label samples skill
not needed by the target role lead inspections skill
not needed by the target role liaise with managers skill
not needed by the target role maintain relationships with government agencies skill
not needed by the target role maintain updated professional knowledge skill
not needed by the target role manage communications with food industry governmental bodies skill
not needed by the target role manage health and safety standards skill
not needed by the target role manage the use of additives in food manufacturing skill
not needed by the target role perform inspection analysis skill
not needed by the target role set quality assurance objectives skill
not needed by the target role work in cold environments skill
not needed by the target role write routine reports skill

15 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 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 science required
required, not held food storage 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 fermentation processes of food optional
optional, not held food waste monitoring systems optional
optional, not held functional properties of foods optional
optional, not held statistics optional

Index

Other moves recorded from food safety inspector

Full index of moves from food safety inspector

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.