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

sergeanttoarmy major

A sergeant already meets 79% of what the army major role asks for. Every required skill of the target role is already in the profile.

From sergeant
79%
Overlap1
To army major
18 Skills carried over
0 Required, not held
20.8 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 20.8

This move: 20.8 of 100 · adjacent

1 Share of the army major role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the sergeant 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 18 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A army major role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a sergeant background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held advise superiors on military operations communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held monitor military equipment use information skills
  • already held train military troops communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held give battle commands communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held coordinate patrols management skills
  • already held manage troop deployment management skills

All 18 carried skills, including the 10 the army major role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 10 missing skills fall into 5 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 supplementary
  • optional, not held assist in military logistics optional
  • optional, not held coordinate humanitarian aid missions optional
  • optional, not held write situation reports optional
02 management skills 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held manage administrative systems optional
  • optional, not held devise military tactics optional
  • optional, not held manage staff optional
03 assisting and caring 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held ensure information security optional
  • optional, not held perform military operations optional
04 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held military logistics optional
05 information skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held test safety strategies optional
Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 18 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held advise superiors on military operations skill
  • already held give battle commands skill
  • already held maintain operational communications skill
  • already held manage troop deployment skill
  • already held military code knowledge
  • already held military combat techniques knowledge
  • already held military drill knowledge
  • already held military weaponry knowledge
  • already held monitor military equipment use skill
  • already held train military troops skill
  • already held coordinate patrols skill
  • already held coordinate rescue missions skill
  • already held ensure compliance with types of weapons skill
  • already held ensure equipment availability skill
  • already held geographic information systems knowledge
  • already held lead military troops skill
  • already held surveillance methods knowledge
  • already held use geographic information systems skill
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held assist in military logistics optional
  • optional, not held manage administrative systems optional
  • optional, not held coordinate humanitarian aid missions optional
  • optional, not held devise military tactics optional
  • optional, not held ensure information security optional
  • optional, not held manage staff optional
  • optional, not held military logistics optional
  • optional, not held perform military operations optional
  • optional, not held test safety strategies optional
  • optional, not held write situation reports optional
12 held skills the army major role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role camouflage knowledge
  • not needed by the target role defend human rights skill
  • not needed by the target role handle surveillance equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role identify security threats skill
  • not needed by the target role instruct in military duties skill
  • not needed by the target role operate armoured fighting vehicles skill
  • not needed by the target role operate radio equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role patrol areas skill
  • not needed by the target role perform search and rescue missions skill
  • not needed by the target role provide humanitarian aid skill
  • not needed by the target role supervise the maintenance of military equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
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
  • optional, not held military logistics optional
Index

Other moves recorded from sergeant

Full index of moves from sergeant

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.