Table 1Transition record

correctional services managertopolice inspector

A correctional services manager already meets 44% of what the police inspector role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From correctional services manager

44%

Overlap1

To police inspector

15 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

53.5 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 53.5

This move: 53.5 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the police inspector 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 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A police inspector 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 coordinate patrols management skills
already held criminology social sciences, journalism and information
already held ensure information security assisting and caring
already held legal use-of-force business, administration and law
already held ensure law application assisting and caring
already held criminal law business, administration and law

All 15 carried skills, including the 5 the police inspector role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 18 missing skills fall into 4 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 information skills 3 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held analyse legal evidence required
required, not held develop investigation strategy required
required, not held examine crime scenes required

optional, not held investigate forgery cases optional
optional, not held lead police investigations optional
optional, not held perform drug investigations optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held handle case evidence required
required, not held hear witness accounts required

optional, not held conduct research interview optional
optional, not held present evidence optional
optional, not held write situation reports optional

03 assisting and caring 1 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held form operational strategies for law enforcement required

optional, not held detain offenders optional
optional, not held ensure compliance with types of weapons optional
optional, not held practice vigilance optional
optional, not held restrain individuals optional
optional, not held use personal protection equipment optional

04 services 1 required

required, not held investigation research methods required

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a police inspector 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 criminology knowledge
already held ensure law application skill
already held law enforcement knowledge
already held legal use-of-force knowledge
already held manage staff skill
already held apply knowledge of human behaviour skill
already held comply with legal regulations skill
already held conduct public presentations skill
already held coordinate patrols skill
already held criminal law knowledge
already held ensure information security skill
already held identify security threats skill
already held maintain operational communications skill
already held train employees skill
already held undertake inspections skill

11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held investigate forgery cases optional
optional, not held lead police investigations optional
optional, not held perform drug investigations optional
optional, not held conduct research interview optional
optional, not held detain offenders optional
optional, not held ensure compliance with types of weapons optional
optional, not held practice vigilance optional
optional, not held present evidence optional
optional, not held restrain individuals optional
optional, not held use personal protection equipment optional
optional, not held write situation reports optional

14 held skills the police inspector role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on risk management skill
not needed by the target role contribute to the formulation of correctional procedures skill
not needed by the target role correctional procedures knowledge
not needed by the target role evaluate employees skill
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 budgets skill
not needed by the target role manage emergency procedures skill
not needed by the target role manage security clearance 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 set organisational policies skill
not needed by the target role supervise correctional procedures skill
not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill

1 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 investigation research methods required

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.