Table 1Transition record

sign language interpretertointerpretation agency manager

A sign language interpreter already meets 25% of what the interpretation agency manager role asks for. The move turns on 19 required skills not yet in the profile.

From sign language interpreter

25%

Overlap1

To interpretation agency manager

11 Skills carried over

19 Required, not held

76.5 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

25%

Learning distance A rebuild

76.5/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the interpretation agency manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the sign language interpreter 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 interpretation agency manager role treats 6 of its required skills as things a sign language interpreter already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

grammar
interpret spoken language between two parties
speak different languages
translate language concepts
translate spoken language consecutively
translate spoken language simultaneously

What stands in the way is 19 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 interpretation agency manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a sign language interpreter background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held interpret spoken language between two parties communication, collaboration and creativity
already held translate spoken language consecutively communication, collaboration and creativity
already held translate spoken language simultaneously communication, collaboration and creativity
already held preserve original text communication, collaboration and creativity
already held translate language concepts communication, collaboration and creativity
already held linguistics arts and humanities

All 11 carried skills, including the 6 the interpretation agency manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 31 missing skills fall into 7 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 9 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held follow an ethical code of conduct for translation activities required
required, not held manage a good diction required
required, not held perform bilateral interpretation required
required, not held preserve meaning of original speech required
required, not held apply grammar and spelling rules required
required, not held build business relationships required
required, not held liaise with colleagues required
required, not held master language rules required
required, not held write work-related reports required

optional, not held perform sight translation optional
optional, not held perform sworn translations optional
optional, not held provide advocacy interpreting services optional
optional, not held liaise with financiers optional
optional, not held liaise with government officials optional

02 management skills 3 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held assume responsibility for the management of a business required
required, not held lead a team required
required, not held manage budgets required

optional, not held motivate employees optional

03 arts and humanities 2 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held interpreting modes required
required, not held spelling required

optional, not held chuchotage interpreting optional
optional, not held tape transcription optional
optional, not held unseen translation optional
optional, not held phonetics optional
optional, not held technical terminology optional

04 business, administration and law 2 required

required, not held project management required
required, not held customer relationship management required

05 information skills 2 required

required, not held develop a translation strategy required
required, not held assess quality of services required

06 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held observe confidentiality required

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a interpretation agency manager 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 grammar knowledge
already held interpret spoken language between two parties skill
already held speak different languages skill
already held translate language concepts skill
already held translate spoken language consecutively skill
already held translate spoken language simultaneously skill
already held linguistics knowledge
already held preserve original text skill
already held scientific research methodology knowledge
already held show intercultural awareness skill
already held write research proposals skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held manage office facility systems optional

12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held chuchotage interpreting optional
optional, not held perform sight translation optional
optional, not held perform sworn translations optional
optional, not held provide advocacy interpreting services optional
optional, not held tape transcription optional
optional, not held unseen translation optional
optional, not held liaise with financiers optional
optional, not held liaise with government officials optional
optional, not held manage office facility systems optional
optional, not held motivate employees optional
optional, not held phonetics optional
optional, not held technical terminology optional

20 held skills the interpretation agency manager role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role analyse text before translation skill
not needed by the target role body language knowledge
not needed by the target role communicate using non-verbal language skill
not needed by the target role communication related to hearing impairment knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct scholarly research skill
not needed by the target role consult information sources skill
not needed by the target role court interpreting knowledge
not needed by the target role fingerspelling knowledge
not needed by the target role hearing disability knowledge
not needed by the target role interpret languages in conferences skill
not needed by the target role lipspeaking knowledge
not needed by the target role screen reader knowledge
not needed by the target role semantics knowledge
not needed by the target role sign language knowledge
not needed by the target role support people with hearing impairment skill
not needed by the target role translate spoken language skill
not needed by the target role translate texts skill
not needed by the target role use word processing software skill
not needed by the target role voice interpreting knowledge
not needed by the target role write scientific publications skill

9 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 project management required
required, not held customer relationship management required
required, not held interpreting modes required
required, not held spelling required
optional, not held chuchotage interpreting optional
optional, not held tape transcription optional
optional, not held unseen translation optional
optional, not held phonetics optional
optional, not held technical terminology optional

Index

Other moves recorded from sign language interpreter

Full index of moves from sign language interpreter

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.