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A bodyguard already meets 53% of what the gate guard role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.
This move: 49.3 of 100 · moderate
1 Share of the gate guard role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the bodyguard 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 · What you already bring
Of the 18 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A gate guard role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a bodyguard background worth leading with.
- already held perform body searches assisting and caring
- already held monitor surveillance equipment constructing
- already held check methods social sciences, journalism and information
- already held perform security checks assisting and caring
- already held comply with the principles of self-defence assisting and caring
- already held deal with aggressive behaviour assisting and caring
All 18 carried skills, including the 8 the gate guard role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 14 missing skills fall into 5 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.
- required, not held check tickets at venue entry required
- required, not held conduct security screenings required
- required, not held ensure public safety and security required
- required, not held manage theft prevention required
- required, not held monitor guest access required
- optional, not held maintain facility security systems optional
- optional, not held provide directions to guests optional
- optional, not held handle surveillance equipment optional
- required, not held maintain incident reporting records required
- optional, not held monitor parking areas to maintain security optional
- optional, not held register information on arrivals and departures optional
- required, not held illegal substances required
- required, not held operate control panels required
- optional, not held communicate by telephone optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a gate guard role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 operate control panels skill · occupation specific
- 02 check tickets at venue entry skill · sector specific
- 03 conduct security screenings skill · sector specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 18 skills that carry over
- already held check methods knowledge
- already held check official documents skill
- already held identify security threats skill
- already held manage major incidents skill
- already held perform security checks skill
- already held practice vigilance skill
- already held security threats knowledge
- already held work in shifts skill
- already held comply with the principles of self-defence skill
- already held deal with aggressive behaviour skill
- already held detain offenders skill
- already held identify terrorism threats skill
- already held liaise with security authorities skill
- already held monitor surveillance equipment skill
- already held operate radio equipment skill
- already held perform body searches skill
- already held provide first aid skill
- already held react calmly in stressful situations skill
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held maintain facility security systems optional
- optional, not held monitor parking areas to maintain security optional
- optional, not held provide directions to guests optional
- optional, not held register information on arrivals and departures optional
- optional, not held communicate by telephone optional
- optional, not held handle surveillance equipment optional
28 held skills the gate guard role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role European firearms-control legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role adapt to changing situations skill
- not needed by the target role apply advanced driving techniques skill
- not needed by the target role assist emergency services skill
- not needed by the target role assist police investigations skill
- not needed by the target role body language knowledge
- not needed by the target role check subjects skill
- not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
- not needed by the target role control crowd skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate patrols skill
- not needed by the target role drive vehicles skill
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with types of weapons skill
- not needed by the target role execute inspection walkway skill
- not needed by the target role first response knowledge
- not needed by the target role identify surveillance devices skill
- not needed by the target role identify suspicious behaviour skill
- not needed by the target role interrogate individuals skill
- not needed by the target role legal requirements related to ammunition knowledge
- not needed by the target role legal use-of-force knowledge
- not needed by the target role patrol areas skill
- not needed by the target role protect important clients skill
- not needed by the target role provide protective escort skill
- not needed by the target role provide secured transportation skill
- not needed by the target role restrain individuals skill
- not needed by the target role search for explosive devices skill
- not needed by the target role secure premises skill
- not needed by the target role stay alert skill
- not needed by the target role surveillance methods knowledge
1 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held illegal substances required
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.