Table 1Transition record

social security inspectortosocial security administrator

A social security inspector already meets 28% of what the social security administrator role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From social security inspector

28%

Overlap1

To social security administrator

7 Skills carried over

9 Required, not held

64.3 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 64.3

This move: 64.3 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the social security administrator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the social security inspector 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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A social security administrator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a social security inspector background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held public housing legislation business, administration and law
already held government social security programmes social sciences, journalism and information
already held social security law business, administration and law
already held manage government policy implementation management skills
already held liaise with local authorities communication, collaboration and creativity
already held employment law business, administration and law

All 7 carried skills, including the 4 the social security administrator 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required, 7 supplementary

required, not held advise on legislative acts required
required, not held analyse community needs required
required, not held maintain relationships with government agencies required
required, not held promote social security programmes required

optional, not held maintain relations with local representatives optional
optional, not held build community relations optional
optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
optional, not held establish collaborative relations optional
optional, not held promote social awareness optional
optional, not held promote social change optional
optional, not held show intercultural awareness optional

02 management skills 3 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held develop social security programmes required
required, not held manage staff required
required, not held provide improvement strategies required

optional, not held manage accounts optional
optional, not held work within communities optional

03 information skills 1 required

required, not held ensure information transparency required

04 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required

required, not held government policy implementation required

05 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held oversee quality control optional

06 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held legal research optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a social security administrator 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 7 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held government social security programmes knowledge
already held liaise with local authorities skill
already held manage government policy implementation skill
already held social security law knowledge
already held employment law knowledge
already held present reports skill
already held public housing legislation knowledge

11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held maintain relations with local representatives optional
optional, not held build community relations optional
optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
optional, not held establish collaborative relations optional
optional, not held legal research optional
optional, not held manage accounts optional
optional, not held oversee quality control optional
optional, not held promote social awareness optional
optional, not held promote social change optional
optional, not held show intercultural awareness optional
optional, not held work within communities optional

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

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on conflict management skill
not needed by the target role apply conflict management skill
not needed by the target role audit techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct research interview skill
not needed by the target role conduct workplace audits skill
not needed by the target role gather feedback from employees skill
not needed by the target role identify policy breach skill
not needed by the target role implement strategic planning skill
not needed by the target role inspect government policy compliance skill
not needed by the target role investigate social security applications skill
not needed by the target role monitor company policy skill
not needed by the target role monitor regulations in social services skill
not needed by the target role observe confidentiality skill
not needed by the target role protect client interests skill
not needed by the target role protect employee rights skill
not needed by the target role provide legal advice skill
not needed by the target role provide necessary documents skill
not needed by the target role write inspection reports skill

2 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 government policy implementation required
optional, not held legal research 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.