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

armoured car drivertobodyguard

A armoured car driver already meets 35% of what the bodyguard role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.

From armoured car driver
35%
Overlap1
To bodyguard
15 Skills carried over
15 Required, not held
68.9 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

35%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

68.9/ 100

1 Share of the bodyguard role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the armoured car driver 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 bodyguard role treats 9 of its required skills as things a armoured car driver already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • comply with the principles of self-defence
  • identify security threats
  • liaise with security authorities
  • manage major incidents
  • practice vigilance
  • provide first aid

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 bodyguard role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a armoured car driver background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held apply advanced driving techniques working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held provide secured transportation assisting and caring
  • already held comply with the principles of self-defence assisting and caring
  • already held deal with aggressive behaviour assisting and caring
  • already held security threats services
  • already held react calmly in stressful situations assisting and caring

All 15 carried skills, including the 9 the bodyguard role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 31 missing skills fall into 10 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 8 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held execute inspection walkway required
  • required, not held control crowd required
  • required, not held detain offenders required
  • required, not held identify suspicious behaviour required
  • required, not held perform body searches required
  • required, not held perform security checks required
  • required, not held protect important clients required
  • required, not held restrain individuals required
  • optional, not held identify surveillance devices optional
  • optional, not held provide protective escort optional
  • optional, not held check official documents optional
  • optional, not held patrol areas optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held adapt to changing situations required
  • required, not held communicate with customers required
  • required, not held work in shifts required
  • optional, not held assist emergency services optional
  • optional, not held assist police investigations optional
  • optional, not held interrogate individuals optional
03 information skills 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held secure premises required
  • required, not held check subjects required
  • optional, not held search for explosive devices optional
  • optional, not held identify terrorism threats optional
04 arts and humanities 1 required
  • required, not held body language required
05 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required
  • required, not held check methods required
06 business, administration and law 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held European firearms-control legislation optional
  • optional, not held legal requirements related to ammunition optional
  • optional, not held legal use-of-force optional

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a bodyguard 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 comply with the principles of self-defence skill
  • already held identify security threats skill
  • already held liaise with security authorities skill
  • already held manage major incidents skill
  • already held practice vigilance skill
  • already held provide first aid skill
  • already held react calmly in stressful situations skill
  • already held security threats knowledge
  • already held stay alert skill
  • already held apply advanced driving techniques skill
  • already held deal with aggressive behaviour skill
  • already held drive vehicles skill
  • already held ensure compliance with types of weapons skill
  • already held operate radio equipment skill
  • already held provide secured transportation skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 constructing 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held monitor surveillance equipment optional
08 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held surveillance methods optional
09 health and welfare 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held first response optional
10 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held coordinate patrols optional
16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held identify surveillance devices optional
  • optional, not held provide protective escort optional
  • optional, not held search for explosive devices optional
  • optional, not held European firearms-control legislation optional
  • optional, not held assist emergency services optional
  • optional, not held first response optional
  • optional, not held legal requirements related to ammunition optional
  • optional, not held assist police investigations optional
  • optional, not held check official documents optional
  • optional, not held coordinate patrols optional
  • optional, not held identify terrorism threats optional
  • optional, not held interrogate individuals optional
  • optional, not held legal use-of-force optional
  • optional, not held monitor surveillance equipment optional
  • optional, not held patrol areas optional
  • optional, not held surveillance methods optional
22 held skills the bodyguard role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adhere to transportation work schedule skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse road traffic patterns skill
  • not needed by the target role control the performance of the vehicle skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate transportation skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure regulatory compliance concerning distribution activities skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure vehicle operability skill
  • not needed by the target role handle delivered packages skill
  • not needed by the target role handle surveillance equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role interpret traffic signals skill
  • not needed by the target role keep time accurately skill
  • not needed by the target role lift heavy weights skill
  • not needed by the target role load cargo skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain vehicle delivery documentation skill
  • not needed by the target role manage cash transportation skill
  • not needed by the target role manage theft prevention skill
  • not needed by the target role operate GPS systems skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare transportation routes skill
  • not needed by the target role read maps skill
  • not needed by the target role road traffic laws knowledge
  • not needed by the target role transport topography knowledge
  • not needed by the target role unload cargo skill
  • not needed by the target role use modern electronic navigational aids skill
7 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 body language required
  • required, not held check methods required
  • optional, not held European firearms-control legislation optional
  • optional, not held first response optional
  • optional, not held legal requirements related to ammunition optional
  • optional, not held legal use-of-force optional
  • optional, not held surveillance methods optional
Index

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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.