Table 1Transition record

police detectivetopolice commissioner

A police detective already meets 50% of what the police commissioner role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From police detective

50%

Overlap1

To police commissioner

18 Skills carried over

10 Required, not held

49.8 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 49.8

This move: 49.8 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the police commissioner role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the police detective 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 commissioner role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a police detective 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 8 the police commissioner role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 14 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 management skills 6 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held manage security clearance required
required, not held ensure compliance with policies required
required, not held evaluate employees required
required, not held manage budgets required
required, not held manage staff required
required, not held set organisational policies required

optional, not held coordinate patrols optional
optional, not held recruit employees optional

02 information skills 2 required

required, not held advise on risk management required
required, not held undertake inspections required

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held write work-related reports required

optional, not held instruct public optional
optional, not held train employees optional

04 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held apply health and safety standards required

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a police commissioner 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 criminology knowledge
already held develop investigation strategy skill
already held ensure information security skill
already held ensure law application skill
already held form operational strategies for law enforcement skill
already held investigation research methods knowledge
already held law enforcement knowledge
already held maintain operational communications skill
already held apply first response skill
already held conduct public presentations skill
already held conduct research interview skill
already held criminal law knowledge
already held ensure compliance with types of weapons skill
already held first response knowledge
already held handle case evidence skill
already held investigate forgery cases skill
already held lead police investigations skill
already held perform drug investigations skill

4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held coordinate patrols optional
optional, not held instruct public optional
optional, not held recruit employees optional
optional, not held train employees optional

15 held skills the police commissioner role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role analyse legal evidence skill
not needed by the target role apply knowledge of human behaviour skill
not needed by the target role control crowd skill
not needed by the target role detain offenders skill
not needed by the target role examine crime scenes skill
not needed by the target role hear witness accounts skill
not needed by the target role identify security threats skill
not needed by the target role legal requirements related to ammunition knowledge
not needed by the target role legal research knowledge
not needed by the target role legal use-of-force knowledge
not needed by the target role practice vigilance skill
not needed by the target role present evidence skill
not needed by the target role restrain individuals skill
not needed by the target role use personal protection equipment skill
not needed by the target role write situation reports skill

Index

Other moves recorded from police detective

Full index of moves from police detective

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.