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

mountain guidetotour organiser

A mountain guide already meets 42% of what the tour organiser role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

From mountain guide
42%
Overlap1
To tour organiser
15 Skills carried over
13 Required, not held
64.1 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

42%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

64.1/ 100

1 Share of the tour organiser role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the mountain guide 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.

Why

Why this move works

A tour organiser role treats 11 of its required skills as things a mountain guide already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply foreign languages in tourism
  • assist clients with special needs
  • engage local communities in the management of natural protected areas
  • geographical areas relevant to tourism
  • handle personal identifiable information
  • local area tourism industry

What stands in the way is 13 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A tour organiser role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a mountain guide background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held welcome tour groups assisting and caring
  • already held apply foreign languages in tourism communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held manage visitor flows in natural protected areas information skills
  • already held handle personal identifiable information assisting and caring
  • already held local area tourism industry services
  • already held geographical areas relevant to tourism services

All 15 carried skills, including the 11 the tour organiser role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 24 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 7 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held inform tourist groups on logistical times required
  • required, not held organise entry to attractions required
  • required, not held build a network of suppliers in tourism required
  • required, not held liaise with guest facilities providers required
  • required, not held support community-based tourism required
  • required, not held build business relationships required
  • required, not held perform services in a flexible manner required
  • optional, not held maintain relationship with suppliers optional
  • optional, not held participate in tourism events optional
  • optional, not held ensure infrastructure accessibility optional
02 management skills 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held organise transportation of tour groups required
  • required, not held coordinate performance tours required
  • required, not held oversee all travel arrangements required
  • optional, not held plan medium to long term objectives optional
03 assisting and caring 2 required
  • required, not held check travel documentation required
  • required, not held manage health and safety standards required
04 handling and moving 1 required
  • required, not held handle veterinary emergencies required
05 information and communication technologies (icts) 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held self-service technologies in tourism optional
  • optional, not held augmented reality optional
  • optional, not held virtual reality optional
06 working with computers 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held improve customer traveling experiences with augmented reality optional
  • optional, not held promote virtual reality travelling experiences optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a tour organiser 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 15 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply foreign languages in tourism skill
  • already held assist clients with special needs skill
  • already held engage local communities in the management of natural protected areas skill
  • already held geographical areas relevant to tourism knowledge
  • already held handle personal identifiable information skill
  • already held local area tourism industry knowledge
  • already held maintain customer service skill
  • already held manage conservation of natural and cultural heritage skill
  • already held manage visitor flows in natural protected areas skill
  • already held support local tourism skill
  • already held welcome tour groups skill
  • already held educate on sustainable tourism skill
  • already held read maps skill
  • already held use different communication channels skill
  • already held use e-tourism platforms skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held ecotourism optional
08 services 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held tourist resources of a destination for further development optional
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held ecotourism optional
  • optional, not held improve customer traveling experiences with augmented reality optional
  • optional, not held maintain relationship with suppliers optional
  • optional, not held participate in tourism events optional
  • optional, not held promote virtual reality travelling experiences optional
  • optional, not held self-service technologies in tourism optional
  • optional, not held tourist resources of a destination for further development optional
  • optional, not held augmented reality optional
  • optional, not held ensure infrastructure accessibility optional
  • optional, not held plan medium to long term objectives optional
  • optional, not held virtual reality optional
35 held skills the tour organiser role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adapt to different weather conditions skill
  • not needed by the target role adjust sporting equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role administer tour contract details skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on nature conservation skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse weather forecast skill
  • not needed by the target role animal species knowledge
  • not needed by the target role animate in the outdoors skill
  • not needed by the target role apply first response skill
  • not needed by the target role assemble visitor supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role camping gear knowledge
  • not needed by the target role collect visitor fees skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct educational activities skill
  • not needed by the target role distribute local information materials skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure health and safety of visitors skill
  • not needed by the target role escort visitors to places of interest skill
  • not needed by the target role follow ethical code of conduct in tourism skill
  • not needed by the target role handle customer complaints skill
  • not needed by the target role implement risk management for outdoors skill
  • not needed by the target role inform visitors at tour sites skill
  • not needed by the target role instruct in sport skill
  • not needed by the target role local geography knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain incident reporting records skill
  • not needed by the target role manage emergency care situations skill
  • not needed by the target role manage outdoor resources skill
  • not needed by the target role manage tourist groups skill
  • not needed by the target role measure customer feedback skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor use of outdoor equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role perform clerical duties skill
  • not needed by the target role provide first aid skill
  • not needed by the target role provide tourism related information skill
  • not needed by the target role register visitors skill
  • not needed by the target role select visitor routes skill
  • not needed by the target role sightseeing information knowledge
  • not needed by the target role tourism market knowledge
  • not needed by the target role work with different target groups skill
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
  • optional, not held ecotourism optional
  • optional, not held self-service technologies in tourism optional
  • optional, not held tourist resources of a destination for further development optional
  • optional, not held augmented reality optional
  • optional, not held virtual reality optional
Index

Other moves recorded from mountain guide

Full index of moves from mountain guide

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.