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

forestry inspectortoforester

A forestry inspector already meets 25% of what the forester role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

From forestry inspector
25%
Overlap1
To forester
7 Skills carried over
13 Required, not held
76.4 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

25%

Learning distance A rebuild

76.4/ 100

1 Share of the forester role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the forestry 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 forester role treats 7 of its required skills as things a forestry inspector already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • de-limb trees
  • forestry regulations
  • monitor forest health
  • monitor forest productivity
  • reforestation
  • supervise forestry workers

What stands in the way is 13 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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A forester role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a forestry inspector background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held monitor forest productivity information skills
  • already held supervise forestry workers management skills
  • already held monitor forest health information skills
  • already held forestry regulations agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
  • already held sustainable forest management agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
  • already held reforestation agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary

All 7 carried skills, including the 7 the forester role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 36 missing skills fall into 10 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 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held plant disease control required
  • required, not held agronomy required
  • required, not held pest control in plants required
  • optional, not held animal hunting optional
02 management skills 2 required, 9 supplementary
  • required, not held manage forests required
  • required, not held organise labour required
  • optional, not held coordinate forestry research optional
  • optional, not held organise harvests optional
  • optional, not held develop natural areas works programmes optional
  • optional, not held manage time in forestry optional
  • optional, not held work independently in forestry services optional
  • optional, not held manage budgets optional
  • optional, not held manage production enterprise optional
  • optional, not held manage staff optional
  • optional, not held perform project management optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held write technical reports related to trees required
  • required, not held promote environmental awareness required
  • optional, not held advise on timber harvest optional
  • optional, not held coordinate timber sales optional
  • optional, not held interact with clients in forestry optional
  • optional, not held communicate with customers optional
  • optional, not held use communication techniques optional
04 business, administration and law 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held animal welfare legislation required
  • required, not held environmental legislation required
  • optional, not held business management principles optional
05 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held conserve forests required
  • optional, not held apply forest legislation optional
06 handling and moving 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held organise tree plantations required
  • optional, not held harvest timber optional

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a forester 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 7 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held de-limb trees skill
  • already held forestry regulations knowledge
  • already held monitor forest health skill
  • already held monitor forest productivity skill
  • already held reforestation knowledge
  • already held supervise forestry workers skill
  • already held sustainable forest management knowledge
The 4 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held environmental policy required
  • optional, not held geographic information systems optional
08 services 1 required
  • required, not held health and safety regulations required
09 information skills 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held estimate damage optional
  • optional, not held forecast timber production optional
  • optional, not held report pollution incidents optional
10 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held operate GPS systems optional
23 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held coordinate forestry research optional
  • optional, not held organise harvests optional
  • optional, not held advise on timber harvest optional
  • optional, not held animal hunting optional
  • optional, not held coordinate timber sales optional
  • optional, not held develop natural areas works programmes optional
  • optional, not held estimate damage optional
  • optional, not held forecast timber production optional
  • optional, not held geographic information systems optional
  • optional, not held harvest timber optional
  • optional, not held interact with clients in forestry optional
  • optional, not held manage time in forestry optional
  • optional, not held report pollution incidents optional
  • optional, not held work independently in forestry services optional
  • optional, not held apply forest legislation optional
  • optional, not held business management principles optional
  • optional, not held communicate with customers optional
  • optional, not held manage budgets optional
  • optional, not held manage production enterprise optional
  • optional, not held manage staff optional
  • optional, not held operate GPS systems optional
  • optional, not held perform project management optional
  • optional, not held use communication techniques optional
22 held skills the forester role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role analyse business processes skill
  • not needed by the target role carry out forestry related measurements skill
  • not needed by the target role check payrolls skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate health and safety measures skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct environmental surveys skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct reforestation surveys skill
  • not needed by the target role cost management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role develop forestry strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role enforce sanitation procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with legal requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role fire prevention procedures knowledge
  • not needed by the target role forest conservation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role health, safety and hygiene legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain forest inventory skill
  • not needed by the target role manage maintenance operations skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor work site skill
  • not needed by the target role perform forest analysis skill
  • not needed by the target role pollution prevention knowledge
  • not needed by the target role review meteorological forecast data skill
  • not needed by the target role undertake inspections skill
  • not needed by the target role write work-related reports 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 plant disease control required
  • required, not held agronomy required
  • required, not held animal welfare legislation required
  • required, not held environmental legislation required
  • required, not held environmental policy required
  • required, not held health and safety regulations required
  • required, not held pest control in plants required
  • optional, not held animal hunting optional
  • optional, not held geographic information systems optional
  • optional, not held business management principles optional
Index

Other moves recorded from forestry inspector

Full index of moves from forestry 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.