Table 1Transition record

legislative draftertosenator

A legislative drafter already meets 19% of what the senator role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From legislative drafter

19%

Overlap1

To senator

4 Skills carried over

8 Required, not held

73.3 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 73.3

This move: 73.3 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the senator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the legislative drafter 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 4 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A senator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a legislative drafter background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held analyse legislation information skills
already held constitutional law business, administration and law
already held legislation procedure business, administration and law
already held public law business, administration and law

All 4 carried skills, including the 3 the senator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 25 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 7 supplementary

required, not held engage in debates required
required, not held present legislation proposition required
required, not held perform political negotiation required

optional, not held advise on legislative acts optional
optional, not held apply conflict management optional
optional, not held build international relations optional
optional, not held conduct public presentations optional
optional, not held establish collaborative relations optional
optional, not held liaise with local authorities optional
optional, not held perform public relations optional

02 social sciences, journalism and information 3 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held good governance required
required, not held government policy implementation required
required, not held government representation required

optional, not held public administration optional
optional, not held political parties optional
optional, not held political science optional
optional, not held rhetoric optional

03 management skills 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held make legislative decisions required
required, not held prepare legislation proposition required

optional, not held manage administrative systems optional
optional, not held manage government policy implementation optional

04 business, administration and law 2 supplementary

optional, not held budgetary principles optional
optional, not held public finance optional

05 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held perform government ceremonies optional

06 information skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held monitor political conflicts optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a senator 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 4 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held analyse legislation skill
already held constitutional law knowledge
already held legislation procedure knowledge
already held public law knowledge

17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held budgetary principles optional
optional, not held manage administrative systems optional
optional, not held perform government ceremonies optional
optional, not held public administration optional
optional, not held advise on legislative acts optional
optional, not held apply conflict management optional
optional, not held build international relations optional
optional, not held conduct public presentations optional
optional, not held establish collaborative relations optional
optional, not held liaise with local authorities optional
optional, not held manage government policy implementation optional
optional, not held monitor political conflicts optional
optional, not held perform public relations optional
optional, not held political parties optional
optional, not held political science optional
optional, not held public finance optional
optional, not held rhetoric optional

16 held skills the senator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role apply strategic thinking skill
not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
not needed by the target role customer service knowledge
not needed by the target role draft legislation skill
not needed by the target role examine legislative drafts skill
not needed by the target role international law knowledge
not needed by the target role legal research knowledge
not needed by the target role manage project information skill
not needed by the target role procurement legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role provide legal advice skill
not needed by the target role provide written content skill
not needed by the target role report analysis results skill
not needed by the target role show diplomacy skill
not needed by the target role structure information skill
not needed by the target role use communication techniques skill
not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill

9 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 good governance required
required, not held government policy implementation required
required, not held government representation required
optional, not held budgetary principles optional
optional, not held public administration optional
optional, not held political parties optional
optional, not held political science optional
optional, not held public finance optional
optional, not held rhetoric 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.