Table 1Transition record

intelligence communications interceptortoair force officer

A intelligence communications interceptor already meets 27% of what the air force officer role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.

From intelligence communications interceptor

27%

Overlap1

To air force officer

10 Skills carried over

15 Required, not held

71.8 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

27%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

71.8/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

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

air force operations
apply air force procedures
apply military aviation regulations
collect real-time geolocation information
military aviation
use different communication channels

What stands in the way is 15 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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A air force officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a intelligence communications interceptor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held collect real-time geolocation information information skills
already held air force operations services
already held apply air force procedures assisting and caring
already held apply military aviation regulations assisting and caring
already held military aviation services
already held aviation meteorology services

All 10 carried skills, including the 6 the air force officer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 28 missing skills fall into 6 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 assisting and caring 5 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held ensure public safety and security required
required, not held ensure compliance with types of weapons required
required, not held handle surveillance equipment required
required, not held identify security threats required
required, not held perform military operations required

optional, not held ensure compliance with civil aviation regulations optional
optional, not held undertake procedures to meet aircraft flight requirements optional

02 management skills 3 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held devise military tactics required
required, not held lead military troops required
required, not held supervise crew required

optional, not held create a flight plan optional
optional, not held coordinate patrols optional
optional, not held coordinate rescue missions optional

03 services 3 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held military combat techniques required
required, not held military drill required
required, not held military weaponry required

optional, not held visual flight rules optional

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held give instructions to staff required
required, not held train air force crew required

optional, not held communicate in air traffic services optional
optional, not held coordinate humanitarian aid missions optional
optional, not held execute flight plans optional
optional, not held give battle commands optional
optional, not held write situation reports optional

05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required

required, not held camouflage required
required, not held surveillance methods required

06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 supplementary

optional, not held perform flight manoeuvres optional
optional, not held operate cockpit control panels optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a air force 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 10 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held air force operations knowledge
already held apply air force procedures skill
already held apply military aviation regulations skill
already held collect real-time geolocation information skill
already held military aviation knowledge
already held use different communication channels skill
already held aircraft flight control systems knowledge
already held aviation meteorology knowledge
already held military code knowledge
already held operate radio equipment skill

13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held communicate in air traffic services optional
optional, not held create a flight plan optional
optional, not held ensure compliance with civil aviation regulations optional
optional, not held perform flight manoeuvres optional
optional, not held coordinate humanitarian aid missions optional
optional, not held coordinate patrols optional
optional, not held coordinate rescue missions optional
optional, not held execute flight plans optional
optional, not held give battle commands optional
optional, not held operate cockpit control panels optional
optional, not held undertake procedures to meet aircraft flight requirements optional
optional, not held visual flight rules optional
optional, not held write situation reports optional

28 held skills the air force officer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role analyse transmitted communications skill
not needed by the target role apply frequency management skill
not needed by the target role civil aviation regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role common aviation safety regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role coordinate the allocation of Mode S radars to Interrogator Codes skill
not needed by the target role develop military intelligence records skill
not needed by the target role electromagnetism knowledge
not needed by the target role electronic signals intelligence knowledge
not needed by the target role electronics principles knowledge
not needed by the target role gather data skill
not needed by the target role gather technical information skill
not needed by the target role geographic areas knowledge
not needed by the target role geographic information systems knowledge
not needed by the target role global navigation satellite system performance parameters knowledge
not needed by the target role identify electronic signals skill
not needed by the target role log transmitter readings skill
not needed by the target role operate radar equipment skill
not needed by the target role operate radio navigation instruments skill
not needed by the target role operate two-way radio systems skill
not needed by the target role perform data analysis skill
not needed by the target role perform electromagnetic geophysical measurements skill
not needed by the target role perform risk analysis skill
not needed by the target role perform scrambling operations skill
not needed by the target role radars knowledge
not needed by the target role surveillance radars knowledge
not needed by the target role translate foreign language skill
not needed by the target role use geographic information systems skill
not needed by the target role write routine reports 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 camouflage required
required, not held military combat techniques required
required, not held military drill required
required, not held military weaponry required
required, not held surveillance methods required
optional, not held visual flight rules optional

Index

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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.