Table 1Transition record

ombudsmantosocial security inspector

A ombudsman already meets 24% of what the social security inspector role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From ombudsman

24%

Overlap1

To social security inspector

6 Skills carried over

10 Required, not held

67.5 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

24%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

67.5/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the social security inspector role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the ombudsman 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 social security inspector role treats 3 of its required skills as things a ombudsman already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

employment law
identify policy breach
protect employee rights

What stands in the way is 10 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 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A social security inspector role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a ombudsman background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held protect employee rights communication, collaboration and creativity
already held identify policy breach management skills
already held advise on conflict management communication, collaboration and creativity
already held observe confidentiality assisting and caring
already held employment law business, administration and law
already held apply conflict management communication, collaboration and creativity

All 6 carried skills, including the 3 the social security inspector role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 19 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 4 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held conduct research interview required
required, not held present reports required
required, not held protect client interests required
required, not held write inspection reports required

optional, not held implement strategic planning optional
optional, not held liaise with local authorities optional
optional, not held provide legal advice optional

02 information skills 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held conduct workplace audits required
required, not held inspect government policy compliance required

optional, not held gather feedback from employees optional
optional, not held monitor company policy optional
optional, not held monitor regulations in social services optional

03 business, administration and law 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held audit techniques required
required, not held social security law required

optional, not held public housing legislation optional

04 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held investigate social security applications required

optional, not held provide necessary documents optional

05 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required

required, not held government social security programmes required

06 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held manage government policy implementation optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a social security inspector 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 6 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held employment law knowledge
already held identify policy breach skill
already held protect employee rights skill
already held advise on conflict management skill
already held apply conflict management skill
already held observe confidentiality skill

9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held provide necessary documents optional
optional, not held gather feedback from employees optional
optional, not held implement strategic planning optional
optional, not held liaise with local authorities optional
optional, not held manage government policy implementation optional
optional, not held monitor company policy optional
optional, not held monitor regulations in social services optional
optional, not held provide legal advice optional
optional, not held public housing legislation optional

18 held skills the social security inspector role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role address problems critically skill
not needed by the target role advise on risk management skill
not needed by the target role apply knowledge of human behaviour skill
not needed by the target role communicate health and safety measures skill
not needed by the target role comply with legal regulations skill
not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
not needed by the target role educate employees on occupational hazards skill
not needed by the target role facilitate official agreement skill
not needed by the target role health, safety and hygiene legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role interview people skill
not needed by the target role manage contract disputes skill
not needed by the target role moderate in negotiations skill
not needed by the target role private law knowledge
not needed by the target role promote social awareness skill
not needed by the target role respond to enquiries skill
not needed by the target role scientific research methodology knowledge
not needed by the target role show impartiality skill
not needed by the target role show intercultural awareness skill

4 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 audit techniques required
required, not held government social security programmes required
required, not held social security law required
optional, not held public housing legislation 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.