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

tour operator managertotour organiser

A tour operator manager already meets 42% of what the tour organiser role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.

From tour operator manager
42%
Overlap1
To tour organiser
18 Skills carried over
15 Required, not held
64.7 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 64.7

This move: 64.7 of 100 · substantial

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

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held build a network of suppliers in tourism communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held self-service technologies in tourism information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held manage visitor flows in natural protected areas information skills
  • already held handle personal identifiable information assisting and caring
  • already held support community-based tourism communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held improve customer traveling experiences with augmented reality working with computers

All 18 carried skills, including the 9 the tour organiser role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 21 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 6 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held inform tourist groups on logistical times required
  • required, not held organise entry to attractions required
  • required, not held liaise with guest facilities providers required
  • required, not held apply foreign languages in tourism required
  • required, not held assist clients with special needs required
  • required, not held perform services in a flexible manner required
  • optional, not held maintain relationship with suppliers optional
  • optional, not held participate in tourism events optional
  • optional, not held ensure infrastructure accessibility optional
  • optional, not held use different communication channels optional
02 assisting and caring 3 required
  • required, not held welcome tour groups required
  • required, not held check travel documentation required
  • required, not held manage health and safety standards required
03 management skills 3 required
  • required, not held organise transportation of tour groups required
  • required, not held coordinate performance tours required
  • required, not held oversee all travel arrangements required
04 services 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held geographical areas relevant to tourism required
  • required, not held local area tourism industry required
  • optional, not held tourist resources of a destination for further development optional
05 handling and moving 1 required
  • required, not held handle veterinary emergencies required
06 information skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held read maps optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a tour organiser 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 18 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held build a network of suppliers in tourism skill
  • already held build business relationships skill
  • already held engage local communities in the management of natural protected areas skill
  • already held handle personal identifiable information skill
  • already held maintain customer service skill
  • already held manage conservation of natural and cultural heritage skill
  • already held manage visitor flows in natural protected areas skill
  • already held support community-based tourism skill
  • already held support local tourism skill
  • already held augmented reality knowledge
  • already held ecotourism knowledge
  • already held educate on sustainable tourism skill
  • already held improve customer traveling experiences with augmented reality skill
  • already held plan medium to long term objectives skill
  • already held promote virtual reality travelling experiences skill
  • already held self-service technologies in tourism knowledge
  • already held use e-tourism platforms skill
  • already held virtual reality knowledge
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held maintain relationship with suppliers optional
  • optional, not held participate in tourism events optional
  • optional, not held tourist resources of a destination for further development optional
  • optional, not held ensure infrastructure accessibility optional
  • optional, not held read maps optional
  • optional, not held use different communication channels optional
33 held skills the tour organiser role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role comply with food safety and hygiene skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate operational activities skill
  • not needed by the target role create annual marketing budget skill
  • not needed by the target role develop revenue generation strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role develop strategies for accessibility skill
  • not needed by the target role develop tourism destinations skill
  • not needed by the target role develop tourism products skill
  • not needed by the target role develop working procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role identify suppliers skill
  • not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
  • not needed by the target role manage contracts skill
  • not needed by the target role manage distribution channels skill
  • not needed by the target role manage distribution of destination promotional materials skill
  • not needed by the target role manage production of destination promotional materials skill
  • not needed by the target role manage staff skill
  • not needed by the target role maximise sales revenues skill
  • not needed by the target role measure customer feedback skill
  • not needed by the target role negotiate tourism experience purchases skill
  • not needed by the target role negotiate tourism rates skill
  • not needed by the target role oversee quality control skill
  • not needed by the target role oversee the design of touristic publications skill
  • not needed by the target role oversee the printing of touristic publications skill
  • not needed by the target role perform market research skill
  • not needed by the target role plan marketing strategy skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare travel packages skill
  • not needed by the target role property management software knowledge
  • not needed by the target role provide customised products skill
  • not needed by the target role recruit employees skill
  • not needed by the target role sales strategies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role select optimal distribution channel skill
  • not needed by the target role set up pricing strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role tourism market knowledge
  • not needed by the target role translate strategy into operation skill
3 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 geographical areas relevant to tourism required
  • required, not held local area tourism industry required
  • optional, not held tourist resources of a destination for further development optional
Index

Other moves recorded from tour operator manager

Full index of moves from tour operator manager

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.