Table 1Transition record

police commissionertopolice detective

A police commissioner already meets 62% of what the police detective role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From police commissioner

62%

Overlap1

To police detective

18 Skills carried over

4 Required, not held

37.7 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 37.7

This move: 37.7 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the police detective role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the police commissioner 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 18 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 police commissioner background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held form operational strategies for law enforcement assisting and caring
already held lead police investigations information skills
already held investigate forgery cases information skills
already held perform drug investigations information skills
already held develop investigation strategy information skills
already held first response health and welfare

All 18 carried skills, including the 10 the police detective role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 15 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 2 required

required, not held analyse legal evidence required
required, not held examine crime scenes required

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held hear witness accounts required

optional, not held apply knowledge of human behaviour optional
optional, not held present evidence optional
optional, not held write situation reports optional

03 business, administration and law 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held legal use-of-force required

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

04 assisting and caring 6 supplementary

optional, not held control crowd optional
optional, not held detain offenders optional
optional, not held identify security threats optional
optional, not held practice vigilance optional
optional, not held restrain individuals optional
optional, not held use personal protection equipment 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 18 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held conduct research interview skill
already held criminology knowledge
already held develop investigation strategy skill
already held ensure law application skill
already held form operational strategies for law enforcement skill
already held handle case evidence skill
already held investigation research methods knowledge
already held law enforcement knowledge
already held lead police investigations skill
already held maintain operational communications skill
already held apply first response skill
already held conduct public presentations skill
already held criminal law knowledge
already held ensure compliance with types of weapons skill
already held ensure information security skill
already held first response knowledge
already held investigate forgery cases skill
already held perform drug investigations skill

11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held legal requirements related to ammunition optional
optional, not held apply knowledge of human behaviour optional
optional, not held control crowd optional
optional, not held detain offenders optional
optional, not held identify security threats optional
optional, not held legal research 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 detective 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 health and safety standards skill
not needed by the target role coordinate patrols skill
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with policies skill
not needed by the target role evaluate employees skill
not needed by the target role instruct public skill
not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
not needed by the target role manage security clearance skill
not needed by the target role manage staff skill
not needed by the target role recruit employees skill
not needed by the target role set organisational policies skill
not needed by the target role train employees skill
not needed by the target role undertake inspections skill
not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill

3 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 legal use-of-force required
optional, not held legal requirements related to ammunition optional
optional, not held legal research optional

Index

Other moves recorded from police commissioner

Full index of moves from police commissioner

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.