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

pastoral workertominister of religion

A pastoral worker already meets 51% of what the minister of religion role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From pastoral worker
51%
Overlap1
To minister of religion
27 Skills carried over
6 Required, not held
60 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

51%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

60/ 100

1 Share of the minister of religion role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the pastoral worker 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 minister of religion role treats 12 of its required skills as things a pastoral worker already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply knowledge of human behaviour
  • build community relations
  • interpret religious texts
  • observe confidentiality
  • perform religious ceremonies
  • prepare religious services

What stands in the way is 6 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 27 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A minister of religion role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a pastoral worker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held represent religious institution communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held coordinate charity services management skills
  • already held perform ritual cleaning activities handling and moving
  • already held provide charity services management skills
  • already held provide spiritual counselling assisting and caring
  • already held reinforce positive behaviour communication, collaboration and creativity

All 27 carried skills, including the 12 the minister of religion role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 37 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 3 required, 16 supplementary
  • required, not held perform religious rituals required
  • required, not held engage in debates required
  • required, not held foster dialogue in society required
  • optional, not held ordain religious officials optional
  • optional, not held participate in rabbinical court proceedings optional
  • optional, not held perform puja optional
  • optional, not held assist in church service optional
  • optional, not held assist missionary work optional
  • optional, not held guide conversion optional
  • optional, not held memorise script optional
  • optional, not held perform church service optional
  • optional, not held sing optional
  • optional, not held conduct public presentations optional
  • optional, not held develop professional network optional
  • optional, not held ensure cross-department cooperation optional
  • optional, not held liaise with local authorities optional
  • optional, not held officiate weddings optional
  • optional, not held practise singing optional
  • optional, not held train religious professionals optional
02 management skills 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held supervise religious organisations required
  • required, not held set organisational policies required
  • optional, not held develop policies on religion-related matters optional
  • optional, not held manage budgets optional
03 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held canon law required
04 arts and humanities 9 supplementary
  • optional, not held islamic studies optional
  • optional, not held Bible texts optional
  • optional, not held Christianity optional
  • optional, not held Islam optional
  • optional, not held hinduism optional
  • optional, not held judaism optional
  • optional, not held quran optional
  • optional, not held torah optional
  • optional, not held vocal techniques optional
05 classical languages 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held Latin optional
06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held cultural customs on food preparation optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a minister of religion 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 27 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply knowledge of human behaviour skill
  • already held build community relations skill
  • already held interpret religious texts skill
  • already held observe confidentiality skill
  • already held perform religious ceremonies skill
  • already held prepare religious services skill
  • already held promote religious activities skill
  • already held provide social counselling skill
  • already held provide spiritual counselling skill
  • already held represent religious institution skill
  • already held respond to enquiries skill
  • already held show intercultural awareness skill
  • already held conduct educational activities skill
  • already held coordinate charity services skill
  • already held develop educational resources skill
  • already held establish collaborative relations skill
  • already held manage fundraising activities skill
  • already held manage staff skill
  • already held manage volunteers skill
  • already held mentor individuals skill
  • already held perform fundraising activities skill
  • already held perform ritual cleaning activities skill
  • already held provide charity services skill
  • already held psychological counselling methods knowledge
  • already held reinforce positive behaviour skill
  • already held support volunteers skill
  • already held teach religious texts skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 information skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held keep task records optional
08 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held cultural practices regarding animal slaughter optional
31 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held islamic studies optional
  • optional, not held ordain religious officials optional
  • optional, not held participate in rabbinical court proceedings optional
  • optional, not held perform puja optional
  • optional, not held Bible texts optional
  • optional, not held Christianity optional
  • optional, not held Islam optional
  • optional, not held assist in church service optional
  • optional, not held assist missionary work optional
  • optional, not held cultural customs on food preparation optional
  • optional, not held cultural practices regarding animal slaughter optional
  • optional, not held guide conversion optional
  • optional, not held hinduism optional
  • optional, not held judaism optional
  • optional, not held memorise script optional
  • optional, not held perform church service optional
  • optional, not held quran optional
  • optional, not held sing optional
  • optional, not held torah optional
  • optional, not held Latin optional
  • optional, not held conduct public presentations optional
  • optional, not held develop policies on religion-related matters optional
  • optional, not held develop professional network optional
  • optional, not held ensure cross-department cooperation optional
  • optional, not held keep task records optional
  • optional, not held liaise with local authorities optional
  • optional, not held manage budgets optional
  • optional, not held officiate weddings optional
  • optional, not held practise singing optional
  • optional, not held train religious professionals optional
  • optional, not held vocal techniques optional
5 held skills the minister of religion role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role budgetary principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role crisis intervention knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manage administrative systems skill
  • not needed by the target role plan youth programmes skill
  • not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill
13 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 canon law required
  • optional, not held islamic studies optional
  • optional, not held Bible texts optional
  • optional, not held Christianity optional
  • optional, not held Islam optional
  • optional, not held cultural customs on food preparation optional
  • optional, not held cultural practices regarding animal slaughter optional
  • optional, not held hinduism optional
  • optional, not held judaism optional
  • optional, not held quran optional
  • optional, not held torah optional
  • optional, not held Latin optional
  • optional, not held vocal techniques optional
Index

Other moves recorded from pastoral worker

Full index of moves from pastoral worker

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.