Table 1Transition record

correctional services managertoarmy general

A correctional services manager already meets 37% of what the army general role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From correctional services manager

37%

Overlap1

To army general

9 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

58.5 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 58.5

This move: 58.5 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the army general role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the correctional services manager 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 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A army general role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a correctional services manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held manage security clearance management skills
already held ensure information security assisting and caring
already held set organisational policies management skills
already held conduct public presentations communication, collaboration and creativity
already held maintain operational communications communication, collaboration and creativity
already held undertake inspections information skills

All 9 carried skills, including the 4 the army general role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 15 missing skills fall into 6 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 management skills 3 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held develop defence policies required
required, not held manage administrative systems required
required, not held manage military logistics required

optional, not held manage troop deployment optional
optional, not held devise military tactics optional

02 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held ensure public safety and security required

optional, not held apply health and safety standards optional

03 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held analyse potential threats against national security required

optional, not held monitor military equipment use optional

04 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held military logistics required

05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required

required, not held defend human rights required

06 services 4 supplementary

optional, not held military code optional
optional, not held military combat techniques optional
optional, not held military drill optional
optional, not held military weaponry optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a army general 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 9 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held maintain operational communications skill
already held manage budgets skill
already held manage staff skill
already held set organisational policies skill
already held conduct public presentations skill
already held ensure information security skill
already held identify security threats skill
already held manage security clearance skill
already held undertake inspections skill

8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held manage troop deployment optional
optional, not held apply health and safety standards optional
optional, not held devise military tactics optional
optional, not held military code optional
optional, not held military combat techniques optional
optional, not held military drill optional
optional, not held military weaponry optional
optional, not held monitor military equipment use optional

20 held skills the army general role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on risk management skill
not needed by the target role apply knowledge of human behaviour skill
not needed by the target role comply with legal regulations skill
not needed by the target role contribute to the formulation of correctional procedures skill
not needed by the target role coordinate patrols skill
not needed by the target role correctional procedures knowledge
not needed by the target role criminal law knowledge
not needed by the target role criminology knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure law application skill
not needed by the target role evaluate employees skill
not needed by the target role law enforcement knowledge
not needed by the target role legal use-of-force knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain logbooks skill
not needed by the target role maintain professional records skill
not needed by the target role manage emergency procedures skill
not needed by the target role recruit employees skill
not needed by the target role represent the organisation skill
not needed by the target role supervise correctional procedures skill
not needed by the target role train employees 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.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held military logistics required
optional, not held military code optional
optional, not held military combat techniques optional
optional, not held military drill optional
optional, not held military weaponry 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.