Table 1Transition record

technical communicatortoICT documentation manager

A technical communicator already meets 20% of what the ICT documentation manager role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.

From technical communicator

20%

Overlap1

To ICT documentation manager

7 Skills carried over

14 Required, not held

76.8 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 76.8

This move: 76.8 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the ICT documentation manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the technical communicator 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 ICT documentation manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a technical communicator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held ICT help platforms information and communication technologies (icts)
already held manage information sources information skills
already held manage content development projects management skills
already held manage content metadata information skills
already held content development processes arts and humanities
already held manage localisation communication, collaboration and creativity

All 7 carried skills, including the 4 the ICT documentation manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 30 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 management skills 6 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held define technology strategy required
required, not held provide guidelines for content development required
required, not held apply organisational techniques required
required, not held develop information standards required
required, not held manage budgets required
required, not held manage human resources required

optional, not held apply change management optional
optional, not held develop media strategy optional
optional, not held plan digital marketing optional
optional, not held set quality assurance objectives optional

02 business, administration and law 3 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held ICT project management required
required, not held business processes required
required, not held legal requirements of ICT products required

optional, not held crowdsourcing strategy optional
optional, not held insourcing strategy optional
optional, not held outsourcing strategy optional
optional, not held supplier management optional
optional, not held quality assurance methodologies optional

03 information skills 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held identify legal requirements required
required, not held perform resource planning required

optional, not held identify market requirements for ICT documentation optional
optional, not held monitor technology trends optional
optional, not held track key performance indicators optional

04 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held industrial software required

optional, not held usability engineering optional
optional, not held systems development life-cycle optional

05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held disseminate internal communications required

optional, not held maintain relationship with suppliers optional

06 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held ensure compliance with legal requirements required

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a ICT documentation 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 7 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held content development processes knowledge
already held manage content development projects skill
already held manage content metadata skill
already held manage information sources skill
already held ICT help platforms knowledge
already held identify ICT user needs skill
already held manage localisation skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary

optional, not held document management optional

16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held identify market requirements for ICT documentation optional
optional, not held crowdsourcing strategy optional
optional, not held document management optional
optional, not held insourcing strategy optional
optional, not held maintain relationship with suppliers optional
optional, not held outsourcing strategy optional
optional, not held supplier management optional
optional, not held usability engineering optional
optional, not held apply change management optional
optional, not held develop media strategy optional
optional, not held monitor technology trends optional
optional, not held plan digital marketing optional
optional, not held quality assurance methodologies optional
optional, not held set quality assurance objectives optional
optional, not held systems development life-cycle optional
optional, not held track key performance indicators optional

39 held skills the ICT documentation manager role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role CSS knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT software specifications knowledge
not needed by the target role JSSS knowledge
not needed by the target role LESS knowledge
not needed by the target role Sass knowledge
not needed by the target role application usability knowledge
not needed by the target role apply ICT terminology skill
not needed by the target role apply tools for content development skill
not needed by the target role cognitive psychology knowledge
not needed by the target role compile content skill
not needed by the target role conduct content quality assurance skill
not needed by the target role create script for artistic production skill
not needed by the target role design graphics skill
not needed by the target role develop ICT safety information skill
not needed by the target role develop documentation in accordance with legal requirements skill
not needed by the target role documentation types knowledge
not needed by the target role gather technical information skill
not needed by the target role identify technological needs skill
not needed by the target role integrate and re-elaborate digital content skill
not needed by the target role integrate content into output media skill
not needed by the target role interpret technical texts skill
not needed by the target role knowledge base knowledge
not needed by the target role manage digital documents skill
not needed by the target role multimedia systems knowledge
not needed by the target role product usage risks analysis knowledge
not needed by the target role provide multimedia content skill
not needed by the target role provide online help skill
not needed by the target role provide technical documentation skill
not needed by the target role provide written content skill
not needed by the target role publishing strategy knowledge
not needed by the target role structure information skill
not needed by the target role style sheet languages knowledge
not needed by the target role translate requirements into visual design skill
not needed by the target role use content management system software skill
not needed by the target role use markup languages skill
not needed by the target role use presentation software skill
not needed by the target role use word processing software skill
not needed by the target role utilise content types skill
not needed by the target role visual presentation techniques knowledge

12 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 ICT project management required
required, not held business processes required
required, not held industrial software required
required, not held legal requirements of ICT products required
optional, not held crowdsourcing strategy optional
optional, not held document management optional
optional, not held insourcing strategy optional
optional, not held outsourcing strategy optional
optional, not held supplier management optional
optional, not held usability engineering optional
optional, not held quality assurance methodologies optional
optional, not held systems development life-cycle optional

Index

Other moves recorded from technical communicator

Full index of moves from technical communicator

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.