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

tour organisertomountain guide

A tour organiser already meets 36% of what the mountain guide role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.

From tour organiser
36%
Overlap1
To mountain guide
15 Skills carried over
15 Required, not held
70.1 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

36%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

70.1/ 100

1 Share of the mountain guide role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the tour organiser 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 mountain guide role treats 11 of its required skills as things a tour organiser already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • educate on sustainable tourism
  • engage local communities in the management of natural protected areas
  • geographical areas relevant to tourism
  • handle personal identifiable information
  • maintain customer service
  • manage conservation of natural and cultural heritage

What stands in the way is 15 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 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A mountain guide role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a tour organiser background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held welcome tour groups assisting and caring
  • already held apply foreign languages in tourism communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held manage visitor flows in natural protected areas information skills
  • already held handle personal identifiable information assisting and caring
  • already held local area tourism industry services
  • already held geographical areas relevant to tourism services

All 15 carried skills, including the 11 the mountain guide role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 35 missing skills fall into 8 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 assisting and caring 6 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held escort visitors to places of interest required
  • required, not held follow ethical code of conduct in tourism required
  • required, not held provide tourism related information required
  • required, not held ensure health and safety of visitors required
  • required, not held manage tourist groups required
  • required, not held provide first aid required
  • optional, not held apply first response optional
02 management skills 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held collect visitor fees required
  • required, not held inform visitors at tour sites required
  • required, not held select visitor routes required
  • optional, not held manage emergency care situations optional
  • optional, not held perform clerical duties optional
03 information skills 2 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held administer tour contract details required
  • required, not held register visitors required
  • optional, not held implement risk management for outdoors optional
  • optional, not held manage outdoor resources optional
  • optional, not held monitor use of outdoor equipment optional
  • optional, not held analyse weather forecast optional
  • optional, not held maintain incident reporting records optional
  • optional, not held measure customer feedback optional
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 7 supplementary
  • required, not held animate in the outdoors required
  • optional, not held advise on nature conservation optional
  • optional, not held conduct educational activities optional
  • optional, not held distribute local information materials optional
  • optional, not held instruct in sport optional
  • optional, not held work with different target groups optional
  • optional, not held adapt to different weather conditions optional
  • optional, not held handle customer complaints optional
05 services 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held sightseeing information required
  • optional, not held camping gear optional
  • optional, not held tourism market optional
06 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held local geography required
  • optional, not held animal species optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a mountain guide 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 15 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held educate on sustainable tourism skill
  • already held engage local communities in the management of natural protected areas skill
  • already held geographical areas relevant to tourism knowledge
  • 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 read maps skill
  • already held support local tourism skill
  • already held use different communication channels skill
  • already held welcome tour groups skill
  • already held apply foreign languages in tourism skill
  • already held assist clients with special needs skill
  • already held local area tourism industry knowledge
  • already held use e-tourism platforms skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 handling and moving 1 required
  • required, not held assemble visitor supplies required
08 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held adjust sporting equipment optional
20 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held adjust sporting equipment optional
  • optional, not held advise on nature conservation optional
  • optional, not held camping gear optional
  • optional, not held conduct educational activities optional
  • optional, not held distribute local information materials optional
  • optional, not held implement risk management for outdoors optional
  • optional, not held instruct in sport optional
  • optional, not held manage outdoor resources optional
  • optional, not held monitor use of outdoor equipment optional
  • optional, not held tourism market optional
  • optional, not held work with different target groups optional
  • optional, not held adapt to different weather conditions optional
  • optional, not held analyse weather forecast optional
  • optional, not held animal species optional
  • optional, not held apply first response optional
  • optional, not held handle customer complaints optional
  • optional, not held maintain incident reporting records optional
  • optional, not held manage emergency care situations optional
  • optional, not held measure customer feedback optional
  • optional, not held perform clerical duties optional
24 held skills the mountain guide role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role augmented reality knowledge
  • not needed by the target role build a network of suppliers in tourism skill
  • not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
  • not needed by the target role check travel documentation skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate performance tours skill
  • not needed by the target role ecotourism knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure infrastructure accessibility skill
  • not needed by the target role handle veterinary emergencies skill
  • not needed by the target role improve customer traveling experiences with augmented reality skill
  • not needed by the target role inform tourist groups on logistical times skill
  • not needed by the target role liaise with guest facilities providers skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain relationship with suppliers skill
  • not needed by the target role manage health and safety standards skill
  • not needed by the target role organise entry to attractions skill
  • not needed by the target role organise transportation of tour groups skill
  • not needed by the target role oversee all travel arrangements skill
  • not needed by the target role participate in tourism events skill
  • not needed by the target role perform services in a flexible manner skill
  • not needed by the target role plan medium to long term objectives skill
  • not needed by the target role promote virtual reality travelling experiences skill
  • not needed by the target role self-service technologies in tourism knowledge
  • not needed by the target role support community-based tourism skill
  • not needed by the target role tourist resources of a destination for further development knowledge
  • not needed by the target role virtual reality knowledge
5 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 sightseeing information required
  • required, not held local geography required
  • optional, not held camping gear optional
  • optional, not held tourism market optional
  • optional, not held animal species optional
Index

Other moves recorded from tour organiser

Full index of moves from tour organiser

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.