coastguard watch officertoprison officer
A coastguard watch officer already meets 28% of what the prison officer role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.
28%
65.8/ 100
1 Share of the prison officer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the coastguard watch officer 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 this move works
A prison officer role treats 4 of its required skills as things a coastguard watch officer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- identify security threats
- law enforcement
- patrol areas
- undertake inspections
What stands in the way is 8 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A prison officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a coastguard watch officer background worth leading with.
- already held patrol areas assisting and caring
- already held ensure law application assisting and caring
- already held law enforcement services
- already held maintain operational communications communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held undertake inspections information skills
- already held identify security threats assisting and caring
All 7 carried skills, including the 4 the prison officer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 22 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.
- required, not held see to the detainees' well-being required
- required, not held comply with the principles of self-defence required
- required, not held ensure compliance with types of weapons required
- required, not held escort defendants required
- required, not held restrain individuals required
- optional, not held conduct security screenings optional
- optional, not held conduct frisk optional
- optional, not held handle surveillance equipment optional
- optional, not held practice vigilance optional
- optional, not held respond to enquiries optional
- required, not held correctional procedures required
- required, not held illegal substances required
- required, not held legal use-of-force required
- optional, not held manage security clearance optional
- optional, not held contribute to the formulation of correctional procedures optional
- optional, not held oversee rehabilitation process optional
- optional, not held propose leisure activities optional
- optional, not held apply knowledge of human behaviour optional
- optional, not held write situation reports optional
- optional, not held surveillance methods optional
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a prison officer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 see to the detainees' well-being skill · occupation specific
- 02 comply with the principles of self-defence skill · cross sector
- 03 correctional procedures knowledge · cross sector
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 7 skills that carry over
- already held identify security threats skill
- already held law enforcement knowledge
- already held patrol areas skill
- already held undertake inspections skill
- already held ensure law application skill
- already held maintain operational communications skill
- already held use different communication channels skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held maintain logbooks optional
- optional, not held criminology optional
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held conduct security screenings optional
- optional, not held maintain logbooks optional
- optional, not held manage security clearance optional
- optional, not held apply knowledge of human behaviour optional
- optional, not held conduct frisk optional
- optional, not held contribute to the formulation of correctional procedures optional
- optional, not held criminology optional
- optional, not held handle surveillance equipment optional
- optional, not held oversee rehabilitation process optional
- optional, not held practice vigilance optional
- optional, not held propose leisure activities optional
- optional, not held respond to enquiries optional
- optional, not held surveillance methods optional
- optional, not held write situation reports optional
30 held skills the prison officer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise on safety improvements skill
- not needed by the target role analyse weather forecast skill
- not needed by the target role apply first response skill
- not needed by the target role assist in maritime rescue operations skill
- not needed by the target role assist in ship maintenance skill
- not needed by the target role check official documents skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate rescue missions skill
- not needed by the target role develop contingency plans for emergencies skill
- not needed by the target role develop flood remediation strategies skill
- not needed by the target role estimate damage skill
- not needed by the target role evacuate people from flooded areas skill
- not needed by the target role first response knowledge
- not needed by the target role flood remediation equipment knowledge
- not needed by the target role identify risk of flooding skill
- not needed by the target role influence of winds and currents in the steering of ships knowledge
- not needed by the target role integrate Committee on Safe Seas guidelines into inspections skill
- not needed by the target role maintain ship logs skill
- not needed by the target role operate an emergency communication system skill
- not needed by the target role operate radio equipment skill
- not needed by the target role perform risk analysis skill
- not needed by the target role perform search and rescue missions skill
- not needed by the target role pollution legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role pollution prevention knowledge
- not needed by the target role prevent sea pollution skill
- not needed by the target role provide advice on breaches of regulation skill
- not needed by the target role read maps skill
- not needed by the target role report pollution incidents skill
- not needed by the target role supervise crew skill
- not needed by the target role treat flood damage skill
- not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill
5 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 correctional procedures required
- required, not held illegal substances required
- required, not held legal use-of-force required
- optional, not held criminology optional
- optional, not held surveillance methods optional
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.