Table 1Transition record

forestertocountryside officer

A forester already meets 19% of what the countryside officer role asks for. The move turns on 25 required skills not yet in the profile.

From forester

19%

Overlap1

To countryside officer

9 Skills carried over

25 Required, not held

84.5 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

19%

Learning distance A rebuild

84.5/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 Share of the countryside officer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the forester 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 countryside officer role treats 6 of its required skills as things a forester already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

de-limb trees
develop natural areas works programmes
manage budgets
manage staff
pest control in plants
plant disease control

What stands in the way is 25 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 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A countryside officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a forester background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held develop natural areas works programmes management skills
already held manage time in forestry management skills
already held apply forest legislation assisting and caring
already held sustainable forest management agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
already held de-limb trees handling and moving
already held plant disease control agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary

All 9 carried skills, including the 6 the countryside officer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 39 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 handling and moving 6 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held identify plants characteristics required
required, not held manage crop production required
required, not held manage waste rock required
required, not held perform weed control operations required
required, not held plant green plants required
required, not held prepare planting area required

optional, not held seed the ground optional
optional, not held harvest crop optional
optional, not held maintain turf and grass optional
optional, not held manage waste optional
optional, not held perform outdoor cleaning activities optional

02 information skills 4 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held estimate costs in farm required
required, not held minimize risks in tree operations required
required, not held maintain technical equipment required
required, not held read maps required

optional, not held conduct land surveys optional

03 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 4 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held natural areas maintenance required
required, not held plant species required
required, not held animal species required
required, not held characteristics of plants required

optional, not held forest ecology optional

04 assisting and caring 4 required

required, not held conserve natural resources required
required, not held execute disease and pest control activities required
required, not held perform pest control required
required, not held ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety required

05 constructing 2 required

required, not held build fences required
required, not held build garden masonry required

06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required

required, not held operate horticulture equipment required
required, not held operate turf management equipment required

5 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a countryside officer 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 9 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held de-limb trees skill
already held develop natural areas works programmes skill
already held manage budgets skill
already held manage staff skill
already held pest control in plants knowledge
already held plant disease control knowledge
already held apply forest legislation skill
already held manage time in forestry skill
already held sustainable forest management knowledge

The 5 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 management skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held lead a team in forestry services required

optional, not held develop forestry strategies optional
optional, not held make independent operating decisions optional

08 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held advise on fertiliser and herbicide required

optional, not held support volunteers optional

09 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry required

10 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 2 supplementary

optional, not held plant harvest methods optional
optional, not held soil structure optional

11 services 2 supplementary

optional, not held fire-fighting systems optional
optional, not held waste management optional

14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held seed the ground optional
optional, not held conduct land surveys optional
optional, not held develop forestry strategies optional
optional, not held harvest crop optional
optional, not held maintain turf and grass optional
optional, not held plant harvest methods optional
optional, not held soil structure optional
optional, not held fire-fighting systems optional
optional, not held forest ecology optional
optional, not held make independent operating decisions optional
optional, not held manage waste optional
optional, not held perform outdoor cleaning activities optional
optional, not held support volunteers optional
optional, not held waste management optional

34 held skills the countryside officer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on timber harvest skill
not needed by the target role agronomy knowledge
not needed by the target role animal hunting knowledge
not needed by the target role animal welfare legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role business management principles knowledge
not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
not needed by the target role conserve forests skill
not needed by the target role coordinate forestry research skill
not needed by the target role coordinate timber sales skill
not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role environmental policy knowledge
not needed by the target role estimate damage skill
not needed by the target role forecast timber production skill
not needed by the target role forestry regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role geographic information systems knowledge
not needed by the target role harvest timber skill
not needed by the target role health and safety regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role interact with clients in forestry skill
not needed by the target role manage forests skill
not needed by the target role manage production enterprise skill
not needed by the target role monitor forest health skill
not needed by the target role monitor forest productivity skill
not needed by the target role operate GPS systems skill
not needed by the target role organise harvests skill
not needed by the target role organise labour skill
not needed by the target role organise tree plantations skill
not needed by the target role perform project management skill
not needed by the target role promote environmental awareness skill
not needed by the target role reforestation knowledge
not needed by the target role report pollution incidents skill
not needed by the target role supervise forestry workers skill
not needed by the target role use communication techniques skill
not needed by the target role work independently in forestry services skill
not needed by the target role write technical reports related to trees skill

10 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 natural areas maintenance required
required, not held plant species required
required, not held animal species required
required, not held characteristics of plants required
required, not held environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry required
optional, not held plant harvest methods optional
optional, not held soil structure optional
optional, not held fire-fighting systems optional
optional, not held forest ecology optional
optional, not held waste management optional

Index

Other moves recorded from forester

Full index of moves from forester

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.