Table 1Transition record

tourism policy directortoembassy counsellor

A tourism policy director already meets 31% of what the embassy counsellor role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From tourism policy director

31%

Overlap1

To embassy counsellor

10 Skills carried over

11 Required, not held

68 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 68

This move: 68 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the embassy counsellor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the tourism policy director 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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A embassy counsellor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a tourism policy director background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held foreign affairs policy development social sciences, journalism and information
already held develop international cooperation strategies management skills
already held analyse foreign affairs policies information skills
already held advise on foreign affairs policies communication, collaboration and creativity
already held foreign affairs business, administration and law
already held build international relations communication, collaboration and creativity

All 10 carried skills, including the 6 the embassy counsellor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 27 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 4 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held maintain relations with local representatives required
required, not held represent national interests required
required, not held build trust required
required, not held develop professional network required

optional, not held apply diplomatic principles optional
optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
optional, not held maintain operational communications optional
optional, not held maintain relationships with government agencies optional
optional, not held train employees optional

02 management skills 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held manage administrative systems required
required, not held ensure compliance with policies required

optional, not held develop defence policies optional
optional, not held manage staff optional

03 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held advise on risk management required
required, not held observe new developments in foreign countries required

optional, not held assess risk factors optional

04 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held diplomatic principles required

optional, not held European integration optional
optional, not held good governance optional
optional, not held political economy optional
optional, not held economics optional
optional, not held government representation optional

05 arts and humanities 1 required

required, not held foreign languages for international careers required

06 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held respond to enquiries required

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a embassy counsellor 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 10 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held advise on foreign affairs policies skill
already held analyse foreign affairs policies skill
already held foreign affairs knowledge
already held foreign affairs policy development knowledge
already held government policy implementation knowledge
already held show intercultural awareness skill
already held build international relations skill
already held develop international cooperation strategies skill
already held manage government policy implementation skill
already held speak different languages skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 business, administration and law 3 supplementary

optional, not held budgetary principles optional
optional, not held international business optional
optional, not held international law optional

16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held European integration optional
optional, not held budgetary principles optional
optional, not held develop defence policies optional
optional, not held good governance optional
optional, not held political economy optional
optional, not held apply diplomatic principles optional
optional, not held assess risk factors optional
optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
optional, not held economics optional
optional, not held government representation optional
optional, not held international business optional
optional, not held international law optional
optional, not held maintain operational communications optional
optional, not held maintain relationships with government agencies optional
optional, not held manage staff optional
optional, not held train employees optional

20 held skills the embassy counsellor role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role assess an area as a tourism destination skill
not needed by the target role build a strategic marketing plan for destination management skill
not needed by the target role coordinate public-private partnerships in tourism skill
not needed by the target role deliver presentations on tourism skill
not needed by the target role develop tourism policies skill
not needed by the target role environmental impact of tourism knowledge
not needed by the target role geographical areas relevant to tourism knowledge
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 marketing principles knowledge
not needed by the target role measure sustainability of tourism activities skill
not needed by the target role perform public relations skill
not needed by the target role plan event marketing for promotional campaigns skill
not needed by the target role plan measures to safeguard cultural heritage skill
not needed by the target role plan measures to safeguard natural protected areas skill
not needed by the target role present reports skill
not needed by the target role report analysis results skill
not needed by the target role scientific research methodology knowledge
not needed by the target role tourism market knowledge
not needed by the target role tourist resources of a destination for further development knowledge

10 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 diplomatic principles required
required, not held foreign languages for international careers required
optional, not held European integration optional
optional, not held budgetary principles optional
optional, not held good governance optional
optional, not held political economy optional
optional, not held economics optional
optional, not held government representation optional
optional, not held international business optional
optional, not held international law optional

Index

Other moves recorded from tourism policy director

Full index of moves from tourism policy director

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.