Table 1Transition record

learning mentortoeducational psychologist

A learning mentor already meets 51% of what the educational psychologist role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From learning mentor

51%

Overlap1

To educational psychologist

23 Skills carried over

12 Required, not held

56.1 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 56.1

This move: 56.1 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the educational psychologist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the learning mentor 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 23 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A educational psychologist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a learning mentor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held school psychology social sciences, journalism and information
already held counsel students communication, collaboration and creativity
already held developmental psychology social sciences, journalism and information
already held communication disorders social sciences, journalism and information
already held action research education
already held learning needs analysis education

All 23 carried skills, including the 12 the educational psychologist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 22 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 information skills 4 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held diagnose psychiatric symptoms required
required, not held monitor therapeutic progress required
required, not held test for behavioural patterns required
required, not held test for emotional patterns required

optional, not held carry out psychiatric assessment of child optional
optional, not held keep up-to-date with training subjects optional
optional, not held conduct psychological research optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held apply crisis intervention required
required, not held use psychoeducation required

optional, not held communicate about youth's well-being optional
optional, not held publish academic research optional
optional, not held write research proposals optional

03 assisting and caring 2 required

required, not held diagnose education problems required
required, not held interpret psychological tests required

04 social sciences, journalism and information 2 required

required, not held adolescent psychological development required
required, not held psychological counselling methods required

05 health and welfare 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held crisis intervention required

optional, not held psychiatric disorders optional

06 management skills 1 required

required, not held perform educational testing required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a educational psychologist 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 23 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held action research knowledge
already held communicate with youth skill
already held consult student's support system skill
already held counsel students skill
already held developmental psychology knowledge
already held liaise with educational staff skill
already held liaise with educational support staff skill
already held listen actively skill
already held monitor student's behaviour skill
already held psychology knowledge
already held school psychology knowledge
already held social development knowledge
already held assist in the organisation of school events skill
already held behavioural disorders knowledge
already held communication disorders knowledge
already held education law knowledge
already held guarantee students' safety skill
already held learning difficulties knowledge
already held learning needs analysis knowledge
already held oversee extra-curricular activities skill
already held secondary school procedures knowledge
already held show consideration for student's situation skill
already held support children's wellbeing skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 education 2 supplementary

optional, not held assessment processes optional
optional, not held scientific research methodology optional

08 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held consultation optional

10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held carry out psychiatric assessment of child optional
optional, not held keep up-to-date with training subjects optional
optional, not held assessment processes optional
optional, not held communicate about youth's well-being optional
optional, not held conduct psychological research optional
optional, not held consultation optional
optional, not held psychiatric disorders optional
optional, not held publish academic research optional
optional, not held scientific research methodology optional
optional, not held write research proposals optional

16 held skills the educational psychologist role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adapt teaching to student's capabilities skill
not needed by the target role apply person-centred care skill
not needed by the target role assist students in their learning skill
not needed by the target role assist students with their enrolment skill
not needed by the target role construct individual learning plans skill
not needed by the target role cooperate with education professionals skill
not needed by the target role counselling methods knowledge
not needed by the target role encourage students to acknowledge their achievements skill
not needed by the target role identify education needs skill
not needed by the target role manage resources for educational purposes skill
not needed by the target role organise projects to fill education needs skill
not needed by the target role perform playground surveillance skill
not needed by the target role primary school procedures knowledge
not needed by the target role promote the safeguarding of young people skill
not needed by the target role provide teacher support skill
not needed by the target role support the positiveness of youths skill

7 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 adolescent psychological development required
required, not held crisis intervention required
required, not held psychological counselling methods required
optional, not held assessment processes optional
optional, not held consultation optional
optional, not held psychiatric disorders optional
optional, not held scientific research methodology optional

Index

Other moves recorded from learning mentor

Full index of moves from learning mentor

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.