Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

member of parliamenttosecretary of state

A member of parliament already meets 51% of what the secretary of state role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From member of parliament
51%
Overlap1
To secretary of state
13 Skills carried over
6 Required, not held
47.9 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 47.9

This move: 47.9 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the secretary of state role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the member of parliament 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 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A secretary of state role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a member of parliament background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held prepare legislation proposition management skills
  • already held present legislation proposition communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held analyse legislation information skills
  • already held legislation procedure business, administration and law
  • already held constitutional law business, administration and law
  • already held perform political negotiation communication, collaboration and creativity

All 13 carried skills, including the 8 the secretary of state role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 16 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held advise legislators required
  • required, not held implement strategic management required
  • optional, not held advise on public finance optional
  • optional, not held ensure cross-department cooperation optional
  • optional, not held present reports optional
  • optional, not held represent the organisation optional
  • optional, not held write meeting reports optional
02 business, administration and law 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held budgetary principles required
  • required, not held audit techniques required
  • optional, not held project management principles optional
  • optional, not held public finance optional
03 information skills 1 required
  • required, not held conduct financial audits required
04 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required
  • required, not held public administration required
05 management skills 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held manage administrative systems optional
  • optional, not held manage budgets optional
  • optional, not held perform project management optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a secretary of state 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 13 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held advise on legislative acts skill
  • already held analyse legislation skill
  • already held good governance knowledge
  • already held legislation procedure knowledge
  • already held liaise with local authorities skill
  • already held perform political negotiation skill
  • already held prepare legislation proposition skill
  • already held present legislation proposition skill
  • already held apply conflict management skill
  • already held constitutional law knowledge
  • already held government policy implementation knowledge
  • already held government representation knowledge
  • already held manage government policy implementation skill
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held manage administrative systems optional
  • optional, not held advise on public finance optional
  • optional, not held ensure cross-department cooperation optional
  • optional, not held manage budgets optional
  • optional, not held perform project management optional
  • optional, not held present reports optional
  • optional, not held project management principles optional
  • optional, not held public finance optional
  • optional, not held represent the organisation optional
  • optional, not held write meeting reports optional
17 held skills the secretary of state role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role EU law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role assess risk factors skill
  • not needed by the target role build international relations skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct public presentations skill
  • not needed by the target role engage in debates skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure information transparency skill
  • not needed by the target role establish collaborative relations skill
  • not needed by the target role make legislative decisions skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor political conflicts skill
  • not needed by the target role perform government ceremonies skill
  • not needed by the target role perform public relations skill
  • not needed by the target role political campaigning knowledge
  • not needed by the target role political parties knowledge
  • not needed by the target role political science knowledge
  • not needed by the target role promote political campaign skill
  • not needed by the target role public law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role rhetoric knowledge
5 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 budgetary principles required
  • required, not held public administration required
  • required, not held audit techniques required
  • optional, not held project management principles optional
  • optional, not held public finance 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.