Table 1Transition record

zoo educatortopolitical party agent

A zoo educator already meets 17% of what the political party agent role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From zoo educator

17%

Overlap1

To political party agent

6 Skills carried over

9 Required, not held

72.1 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 72.1

This move: 72.1 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the political party agent role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the zoo educator 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 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A political party agent role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a zoo educator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held brief volunteers management skills
already held manage volunteers management skills
already held coordinate events management skills
already held ensure cross-department cooperation communication, collaboration and creativity
already held fix meetings management skills
already held manage budgets management skills

All 6 carried skills, including the 1 the political party agent role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 21 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 3 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held advise on public relations required
required, not held liaise with politicians required
required, not held perform public relations required

optional, not held advise politicians on electoral procedures optional
optional, not held communicate with media optional
optional, not held maintain operational communications optional
optional, not held maintain relationships with government agencies optional
optional, not held present reports optional

02 information skills 3 required

required, not held analyse election procedures required
required, not held maintain financial records required
required, not held maintain professional records required

03 business, administration and law 2 required

required, not held budgetary principles required
required, not held election law required

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

required, not held political science required

optional, not held political campaigning optional

05 management skills 4 supplementary

optional, not held help coordinate promotional activities optional
optional, not held create campaign schedule optional
optional, not held develop media strategy optional
optional, not held manage fundraising activities optional

06 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held respond to enquiries optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a political party agent 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 6 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held manage budgets skill
already held brief volunteers skill
already held coordinate events skill
already held ensure cross-department cooperation skill
already held fix meetings skill
already held manage volunteers skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 education 1 supplementary

optional, not held scientific research methodology optional

12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held advise politicians on electoral procedures optional
optional, not held communicate with media optional
optional, not held help coordinate promotional activities optional
optional, not held create campaign schedule optional
optional, not held develop media strategy optional
optional, not held maintain operational communications optional
optional, not held maintain relationships with government agencies optional
optional, not held manage fundraising activities optional
optional, not held political campaigning optional
optional, not held present reports optional
optional, not held respond to enquiries optional
optional, not held scientific research methodology optional

26 held skills the political party agent role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role animal evolution knowledge
not needed by the target role animal training knowledge
not needed by the target role applied zoology knowledge
not needed by the target role apply teaching strategies skill
not needed by the target role build community relations skill
not needed by the target role communicate with target community skill
not needed by the target role conduct educational activities skill
not needed by the target role control animal movement skill
not needed by the target role coordinate educational programmes skill
not needed by the target role develop craft activities skill
not needed by the target role develop educational resources skill
not needed by the target role ecology knowledge
not needed by the target role educate people about nature skill
not needed by the target role establish educational network skill
not needed by the target role integrate community outreach skill
not needed by the target role integrate content into output media skill
not needed by the target role lead a team skill
not needed by the target role manage a team skill
not needed by the target role monitor the welfare of animals skill
not needed by the target role provide nutrition to animals skill
not needed by the target role speak different languages skill
not needed by the target role study topics skill
not needed by the target role supervise craft activities skill
not needed by the target role train livestock and captive animals skill
not needed by the target role use learning strategies skill
not needed by the target role zoo community 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 budgetary principles required
required, not held election law required
required, not held political science required
optional, not held political campaigning optional
optional, not held scientific research methodology optional

Index

Other moves recorded from zoo educator

Full index of moves from zoo educator

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.