Table 1Transition record

interpretation agency managertointerpreter

A interpretation agency manager already meets 63% of what the interpreter role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From interpretation agency manager

63%

Overlap1

To interpreter

28 Skills carried over

4 Required, not held

47.2 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 47.2

This move: 47.2 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the interpreter role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the interpretation agency manager 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 28 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A interpreter role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a interpretation agency manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held interpreting modes arts and humanities
already held perform bilateral interpretation communication, collaboration and creativity
already held preserve meaning of original speech communication, collaboration and creativity
already held chuchotage interpreting arts and humanities
already held perform sight translation communication, collaboration and creativity
already held provide advocacy interpreting services communication, collaboration and creativity

All 28 carried skills, including the 15 the interpreter role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 26 missing skills fall into 8 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 12 supplementary

required, not held perceive context when interpreting required
required, not held update language skills required

optional, not held interpret languages in conferences optional
optional, not held interpret languages in live broadcasting shows optional
optional, not held perform sworn interpretations optional
optional, not held provide interpreting services in tours optional
optional, not held create subtitles optional
optional, not held translate texts optional
optional, not held communicate by telephone optional
optional, not held communicate with target community optional
optional, not held translate spoken language optional
optional, not held type texts from audio sources optional
optional, not held use consulting techniques optional
optional, not held write scientific publications optional

02 information skills 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held memorise large amounts of information required

optional, not held conduct scholarly research optional
optional, not held consult information sources optional
optional, not held develop technical glossaries optional

03 management skills 1 required

required, not held follow interpreting quality standards required

04 arts and humanities 3 supplementary

optional, not held body language optional
optional, not held court interpreting optional
optional, not held semantics optional

05 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held answer incoming calls optional

06 health and welfare 1 supplementary

optional, not held medical terminology optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a interpreter 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 28 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held develop a translation strategy skill
already held follow an ethical code of conduct for translation activities skill
already held grammar knowledge
already held interpret spoken language between two parties skill
already held interpreting modes knowledge
already held manage a good diction skill
already held master language rules skill
already held observe confidentiality skill
already held perform bilateral interpretation skill
already held preserve meaning of original speech skill
already held speak different languages skill
already held spelling knowledge
already held translate language concepts skill
already held translate spoken language consecutively skill
already held translate spoken language simultaneously skill
already held chuchotage interpreting knowledge
already held liaise with government officials skill
already held linguistics knowledge
already held perform sight translation skill
already held phonetics knowledge
already held preserve original text skill
already held provide advocacy interpreting services skill
already held scientific research methodology knowledge
already held show intercultural awareness skill
already held tape transcription knowledge
already held technical terminology knowledge
already held unseen translation knowledge
already held write research proposals skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held use word processing software optional

08 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary

optional, not held operate audio equipment optional

22 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held interpret languages in conferences optional
optional, not held interpret languages in live broadcasting shows optional
optional, not held perform sworn interpretations optional
optional, not held provide interpreting services in tours optional
optional, not held create subtitles optional
optional, not held operate audio equipment optional
optional, not held translate texts optional
optional, not held answer incoming calls optional
optional, not held body language optional
optional, not held communicate by telephone optional
optional, not held communicate with target community optional
optional, not held conduct scholarly research optional
optional, not held consult information sources optional
optional, not held court interpreting optional
optional, not held develop technical glossaries optional
optional, not held medical terminology optional
optional, not held semantics optional
optional, not held translate spoken language optional
optional, not held type texts from audio sources optional
optional, not held use consulting techniques optional
optional, not held use word processing software optional
optional, not held write scientific publications optional

14 held skills the interpreter role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role apply grammar and spelling rules skill
not needed by the target role assess quality of services skill
not needed by the target role assume responsibility for the management of a business skill
not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
not needed by the target role customer relationship management knowledge
not needed by the target role lead a team skill
not needed by the target role liaise with colleagues skill
not needed by the target role liaise with financiers skill
not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
not needed by the target role manage office facility systems skill
not needed by the target role motivate employees skill
not needed by the target role perform sworn translations skill
not needed by the target role project management knowledge
not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill

4 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

optional, not held body language optional
optional, not held court interpreting optional
optional, not held medical terminology optional
optional, not held semantics optional

Index

Other moves recorded from interpretation agency manager

Full index of moves from interpretation agency manager

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.