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

nature conservation officertoenvironmental education officer

A nature conservation officer already meets 55% of what the environmental education officer role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From nature conservation officer
55%
Overlap1
To environmental education officer
15 Skills carried over
7 Required, not held
45.9 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

55%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

45.9/ 100

1 Share of the environmental education officer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the nature conservation 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.

Why

Why this move works

A environmental education officer role treats 7 of its required skills as things a nature conservation officer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • advise on nature conservation
  • biology
  • ecology
  • educate people about nature
  • educate public on fire safety
  • manage volunteers

What stands in the way is 7 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 environmental education officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a nature conservation officer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held analyse ecological data information skills
  • already held animal biology natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held aquatic ecology natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held ecological principles natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held provide training in sustainable tourism development and management communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held advise on nature conservation communication, collaboration and creativity

All 15 carried skills, including the 7 the environmental education officer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 10 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 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held animate in the outdoors required
  • required, not held monitor interventions in the outdoors required
  • required, not held educate the public about wildlife required
  • optional, not held train staff to reduce food waste optional
02 information skills 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held implement risk management for outdoors required
  • required, not held manage outdoor resources required
  • optional, not held conduct ecological surveys optional
  • optional, not held conduct ecological research optional
03 education 1 required
  • required, not held ecopedagogy required
04 handling and moving 1 required
  • required, not held identify plants characteristics required
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a environmental education officer 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 advise on nature conservation skill
  • already held biology knowledge
  • already held ecology knowledge
  • already held educate people about nature skill
  • already held educate public on fire safety skill
  • already held manage volunteers skill
  • already held provide training in sustainable tourism development and management skill
  • already held analyse ecological data skill
  • already held animal biology knowledge
  • already held aquatic ecology knowledge
  • already held botany knowledge
  • already held ecological principles knowledge
  • already held fish biology knowledge
  • already held forest ecology knowledge
  • already held molecular biology knowledge
3 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held conduct ecological surveys optional
  • optional, not held train staff to reduce food waste optional
  • optional, not held conduct ecological research optional
47 held skills the environmental education officer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise on soil and water protection skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on sustainable management policies skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse environmental data skill
  • not needed by the target role animal welfare legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role applied zoology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role assess environmental impact skill
  • not needed by the target role brief volunteers skill
  • not needed by the target role business management principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role conduct educational activities skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct environmental surveys skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct research on fauna skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct research on flora skill
  • not needed by the target role conserve natural resources skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate educational programmes skill
  • not needed by the target role de-limb trees skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure the safety of endangered species and protected areas skill
  • not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role estimate duration of work skill
  • not needed by the target role fire prevention procedures knowledge
  • not needed by the target role habitat restoration knowledge
  • not needed by the target role implement biodiversity action plans skill
  • not needed by the target role investigate pollution skill
  • not needed by the target role keep task records skill
  • not needed by the target role manage conservation of natural and cultural heritage skill
  • not needed by the target role manage contracts skill
  • not needed by the target role manage land resources permits skill
  • not needed by the target role manage staff skill
  • not needed by the target role manage visitor flows in natural protected areas skill
  • not needed by the target role measure sustainability of tourism activities skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor nature conservation skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor wildlife skill
  • not needed by the target role natural areas maintenance knowledge
  • not needed by the target role plan measures to safeguard cultural heritage skill
  • not needed by the target role plan measures to safeguard natural protected areas skill
  • not needed by the target role promote sustainability skill
  • not needed by the target role protect wilderness areas skill
  • not needed by the target role reforestation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role report on environmental issues skill
  • not needed by the target role respond to enquiries skill

7 further entries not listed here

1 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 ecopedagogy required
Index
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.