Table 1Transition record

labour market policy officertoeconomic policy officer

A labour market policy officer already meets 36% of what the economic policy officer role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From labour market policy officer

36%

Overlap1

To economic policy officer

11 Skills carried over

10 Required, not held

60.7 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 60.7

This move: 60.7 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the economic policy officer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the labour market policy officer 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 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A economic policy officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a labour market policy officer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held advise legislators communication, collaboration and creativity
already held policy analysis social sciences, journalism and information
already held liaise with politicians communication, collaboration and creativity
already held carry out strategic research information skills
already held advise on legislative acts communication, collaboration and creativity
already held manage government policy implementation management skills

All 11 carried skills, including the 5 the economic policy officer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 17 missing skills fall into 5 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 information skills 3 required

required, not held monitor national economy required
required, not held analyse economic trends required
required, not held forecast economic trends required

02 social sciences, journalism and information 3 required

required, not held political economy required
required, not held economics required
required, not held government policy implementation required

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held maintain relations with local representatives required
required, not held advise on economic development required

optional, not held advise on drafting policies optional
optional, not held establish collaborative relations optional

04 management skills 2 required

required, not held consider economic criteria in decision making required
required, not held develop economic policies required

05 business, administration and law 5 supplementary

optional, not held international commercial transactions rules optional
optional, not held international tariffs optional
optional, not held international business optional
optional, not held international trade optional
optional, not held project management principles optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a economic policy 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 11 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held advise legislators skill
already held advise on legislative acts skill
already held create solutions to problems skill
already held maintain relationships with government agencies skill
already held manage government policy implementation skill
already held carry out strategic research skill
already held liaise with politicians skill
already held perform project management skill
already held policy analysis knowledge
already held project management knowledge
already held scientific research methodology knowledge

7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held advise on drafting policies optional
optional, not held international commercial transactions rules optional
optional, not held international tariffs optional
optional, not held establish collaborative relations optional
optional, not held international business optional
optional, not held international trade optional
optional, not held project management principles optional

14 held skills the economic policy officer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role European Structural and Investment Funds regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role analyse community needs skill
not needed by the target role analyse goal progress skill
not needed by the target role analyse the training market skill
not needed by the target role analyse unemployment rates skill
not needed by the target role develop employment policies skill
not needed by the target role develop professional network skill
not needed by the target role employment law knowledge
not needed by the target role labour law knowledge
not needed by the target role labour legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role labour market knowledge
not needed by the target role liaise with union officials skill
not needed by the target role promote employment policy skill
not needed by the target role represent union members skill

8 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 political economy required
required, not held economics required
required, not held government policy implementation required
optional, not held international commercial transactions rules optional
optional, not held international tariffs optional
optional, not held international business optional
optional, not held international trade optional
optional, not held project management principles optional

Index

Other moves recorded from labour market policy officer

Full index of moves from labour market policy officer

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.