Table 1Transition record

recreation policy officertoeducation policy officer

A recreation policy officer already meets 35% of what the education policy officer role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From recreation policy officer

35%

Overlap1

To education policy officer

11 Skills carried over

11 Required, not held

62.1 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

35%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

62.1/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the education policy officer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the recreation policy 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 education policy officer role treats 6 of its required skills as things a recreation policy officer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

advise on legislative acts
government policy implementation
manage government policy implementation
perform project management
project management
scientific research methodology

What stands in the way is 11 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 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A education policy officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a recreation policy officer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations business, administration and law
already held liaise with politicians communication, collaboration and creativity
already held analyse community needs communication, collaboration and creativity
already held advise on legislative acts communication, collaboration and creativity
already held manage government policy implementation management skills
already held government policy implementation social sciences, journalism and information

All 11 carried skills, including the 6 the education policy officer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 20 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 information skills 3 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held study topics required
required, not held analyse education system required
required, not held evaluate education programmes required

optional, not held analyse goal progress optional
optional, not held ensure information transparency optional
optional, not held inspect education institutions optional
optional, not held monitor educational developments optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held advise legislators required
required, not held cooperate with education professionals required
required, not held liaise with educational institutions required

optional, not held liaise with educational staff optional
optional, not held liaise with local authorities optional
optional, not held promote education programmes optional

03 business, administration and law 2 required

required, not held education administration required
required, not held education law required

04 education 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held community education required

optional, not held action research optional
optional, not held adult education optional

05 management skills 1 required

required, not held develop artistic educational activities required

06 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required

required, not held government policy required

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a education policy 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 11 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held advise on legislative acts skill
already held government policy implementation knowledge
already held manage government policy implementation skill
already held perform project management skill
already held project management knowledge
already held scientific research methodology knowledge
already held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations knowledge
already held analyse community needs skill
already held create solutions to problems skill
already held develop professional network skill
already held liaise with politicians skill

9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held action research optional
optional, not held adult education optional
optional, not held analyse goal progress optional
optional, not held ensure information transparency optional
optional, not held inspect education institutions optional
optional, not held liaise with educational staff optional
optional, not held liaise with local authorities optional
optional, not held monitor educational developments optional
optional, not held promote education programmes optional

11 held skills the education policy officer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on government policy compliance skill
not needed by the target role apply latest sport science findings skill
not needed by the target role contribute to the development of a sporting estate skill
not needed by the target role develop recreation programmes skill
not needed by the target role develop sports programmes skill
not needed by the target role government representation knowledge
not needed by the target role liaise with sports organisations skill
not needed by the target role maintain relationships with government agencies skill
not needed by the target role policy analysis knowledge
not needed by the target role promote recreation activities skill
not needed by the target role promote sport activities in public health skill

6 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 community education required
required, not held education administration required
required, not held education law required
required, not held government policy required
optional, not held action research optional
optional, not held adult education optional

Index

Other moves recorded from recreation policy officer

Full index of moves from recreation policy officer

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.