Table 1Transition record

licensing officertoimmigration adviser

A licensing officer already meets 41% of what the immigration adviser role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From licensing officer

41%

Overlap1

To immigration adviser

9 Skills carried over

5 Required, not held

54.5 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 54.5

This move: 54.5 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the immigration adviser role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the licensing 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 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A immigration adviser role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a licensing officer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held assess licence applications assisting and caring
already held correspond with licence applicants information skills
already held advise on licencing procedures communication, collaboration and creativity
already held licences regulation services
already held issue licences assisting and caring
already held check official documents assisting and caring

All 9 carried skills, including the 6 the immigration adviser role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 20 missing skills fall into 4 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, 9 supplementary

required, not held apply technical communication skills required
required, not held provide immigration advice required

optional, not held assess informational needs optional
optional, not held maintain relations with local representatives optional
optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
optional, not held ensure cross-department cooperation optional
optional, not held liaise with local authorities optional
optional, not held maintain relationships with government agencies optional
optional, not held protect client interests optional
optional, not held show intercultural awareness optional
optional, not held speak different languages optional

02 assisting and caring 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held apply immigration law required
required, not held issue official documents required

optional, not held check travel documentation optional
optional, not held observe confidentiality optional
optional, not held screen clients optional

03 business, administration and law 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held immigration law required

optional, not held foreign affairs optional

04 information skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held ensure information transparency optional
optional, not held observe new developments in foreign countries optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a immigration adviser 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 9 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held advise on licencing procedures skill
already held assess licence applications skill
already held check official documents skill
already held correspond with licence applicants skill
already held licences regulation knowledge
already held respond to enquiries skill
already held issue licences skill
already held keep task records skill
already held use different communication channels skill

15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held assess informational needs optional
optional, not held maintain relations with local representatives optional
optional, not held check travel documentation optional
optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
optional, not held ensure cross-department cooperation optional
optional, not held ensure information transparency optional
optional, not held foreign affairs optional
optional, not held liaise with local authorities optional
optional, not held maintain relationships with government agencies optional
optional, not held observe confidentiality optional
optional, not held observe new developments in foreign countries optional
optional, not held protect client interests optional
optional, not held screen clients optional
optional, not held show intercultural awareness optional
optional, not held speak different languages optional

15 held skills the immigration adviser role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role assess breaches of licence agreements skill
not needed by the target role collect licence fees skill
not needed by the target role comply with legal regulations skill
not needed by the target role conduct research interview skill
not needed by the target role ensure proper document management skill
not needed by the target role grant concessions skill
not needed by the target role intellectual property law knowledge
not needed by the target role manage import export licenses skill
not needed by the target role manage licensing fees skill
not needed by the target role monitor compliance with licensing agreements skill
not needed by the target role office software knowledge
not needed by the target role prepare licence agreements skill
not needed by the target role public service concession knowledge
not needed by the target role undertake inspections skill
not needed by the target role use microsoft office skill

2 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 immigration law required
optional, not held foreign affairs optional

Index

Other moves recorded from licensing officer

Full index of moves from licensing 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.