Table 1Transition record

intelligence officertopolice detective

A intelligence officer already meets 47% of what the police detective role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From intelligence officer

47%

Overlap1

To police detective

13 Skills carried over

6 Required, not held

52.2 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 52.2

This move: 52.2 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the police detective role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the intelligence 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A police detective role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a intelligence officer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held develop investigation strategy information skills
already held examine crime scenes information skills
already held hear witness accounts communication, collaboration and creativity
already held handle case evidence communication, collaboration and creativity
already held investigation research methods services
already held present evidence communication, collaboration and creativity

All 13 carried skills, including the 8 the police detective role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 20 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 assisting and caring 2 required, 7 supplementary

required, not held form operational strategies for law enforcement required
required, not held ensure law application required

optional, not held apply first response optional
optional, not held control crowd 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 restrain individuals optional
optional, not held use personal protection equipment optional

02 information skills 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held lead police investigations required
required, not held analyse legal evidence required

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

03 business, administration and law 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held legal use-of-force required

optional, not held legal requirements related to ammunition optional
optional, not held criminal law optional
optional, not held legal research optional

04 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required

required, not held criminology required

05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary

optional, not held conduct public presentations optional

06 health and welfare 1 supplementary

optional, not held first response optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a police detective 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 13 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held conduct research interview skill
already held develop investigation strategy skill
already held examine crime scenes skill
already held handle case evidence skill
already held hear witness accounts skill
already held investigation research methods knowledge
already held law enforcement knowledge
already held maintain operational communications skill
already held apply knowledge of human behaviour skill
already held ensure information security skill
already held identify security threats skill
already held present evidence skill
already held write situation reports skill

14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held first response optional
optional, not held investigate forgery cases optional
optional, not held legal requirements related to ammunition optional
optional, not held perform drug investigations optional
optional, not held apply first response optional
optional, not held conduct public presentations optional
optional, not held control crowd optional
optional, not held criminal law optional
optional, not held detain offenders optional
optional, not held ensure compliance with types of weapons optional
optional, not held legal research optional
optional, not held practice vigilance optional
optional, not held restrain individuals optional
optional, not held use personal protection equipment optional

16 held skills the police detective role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role apply information security policies skill
not needed by the target role check official documents skill
not needed by the target role conduct threat intelligence skill
not needed by the target role constitutional law knowledge
not needed by the target role document evidence skill
not needed by the target role ensure adherence to the constitution skill
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with policies skill
not needed by the target role handle surveillance equipment skill
not needed by the target role international security studies knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain professional records skill
not needed by the target role operational research knowledge
not needed by the target role perform covert investigations skill
not needed by the target role promote human rights skill
not needed by the target role surveillance methods knowledge
not needed by the target role undertake inspections skill
not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill

6 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 criminology required
required, not held legal use-of-force required
optional, not held first response optional
optional, not held legal requirements related to ammunition optional
optional, not held criminal law optional
optional, not held legal research optional

Index

Other moves recorded from intelligence officer

Full index of moves from intelligence officer

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.