Table 1Transition record

police trainertoprison instructor

A police trainer already meets 41% of what the prison instructor role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From police trainer

41%

Overlap1

To prison instructor

14 Skills carried over

10 Required, not held

58.4 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 58.4

This move: 58.4 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the prison instructor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the police trainer 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 14 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A prison instructor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a police trainer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held comply with the principles of self-defence assisting and caring
already held legal use-of-force business, administration and law
already held write situation reports communication, collaboration and creativity
already held adult education education
already held law enforcement services
already held identify security threats assisting and caring

All 14 carried skills, including the 8 the prison instructor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 23 missing skills fall into 7 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held apply knowledge of human behaviour required
required, not held apply teaching strategies required
required, not held reinforce positive behaviour required

optional, not held interview people optional
optional, not held develop documentation in accordance with legal requirements optional
optional, not held maintain operational communications optional
optional, not held mentor individuals optional

02 management skills 3 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held encourage students to acknowledge their achievements required
required, not held identify training needs required
required, not held oversee rehabilitation process required

optional, not held contribute to the formulation of correctional procedures optional
optional, not held propose leisure activities optional

03 assisting and caring 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held practice vigilance required

optional, not held conduct frisk optional
optional, not held escort defendants optional
optional, not held identify available services optional
optional, not held restrain individuals optional

04 education 1 required

required, not held training subject expertise required

05 information skills 1 required

required, not held assess offenders' risk behaviour required

06 services 1 required

required, not held correctional procedures required

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a prison instructor 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 14 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held adult education knowledge
already held apply intercultural teaching strategies skill
already held assess students skill
already held assist students in their learning skill
already held comply with the principles of self-defence skill
already held guarantee students' safety skill
already held perform classroom management skill
already held provide lesson materials skill
already held identify security threats skill
already held law enforcement knowledge
already held legal use-of-force knowledge
already held manage resources for educational purposes skill
already held use different communication channels skill
already held write situation reports skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 social sciences, journalism and information 3 supplementary

optional, not held behavioural disorders optional
optional, not held criminology optional
optional, not held psychological counselling methods optional

13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held interview people optional
optional, not held behavioural disorders optional
optional, not held conduct frisk optional
optional, not held contribute to the formulation of correctional procedures optional
optional, not held criminology optional
optional, not held develop documentation in accordance with legal requirements optional
optional, not held escort defendants optional
optional, not held identify available services optional
optional, not held maintain operational communications optional
optional, not held mentor individuals optional
optional, not held propose leisure activities optional
optional, not held psychological counselling methods optional
optional, not held restrain individuals optional

22 held skills the prison instructor role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role analyse legal evidence skill
not needed by the target role apply first response skill
not needed by the target role check official documents skill
not needed by the target role conduct drug abuse tests skill
not needed by the target role control crowd skill
not needed by the target role diving operation requirements knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with types of weapons skill
not needed by the target role ensure law application skill
not needed by the target role ensure public safety and security skill
not needed by the target role ensure student welfare skill
not needed by the target role examine crime scenes skill
not needed by the target role handle case evidence skill
not needed by the target role illegal substances knowledge
not needed by the target role instruct public skill
not needed by the target role international security studies knowledge
not needed by the target role investigation research methods knowledge
not needed by the target role manage major incidents skill
not needed by the target role perform underwater investigations skill
not needed by the target role road traffic laws knowledge
not needed by the target role teach law enforcement principles skill
not needed by the target role train animals for professional purposes skill
not needed by the target role use personal protection equipment 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 correctional procedures required
required, not held training subject expertise required
optional, not held behavioural disorders optional
optional, not held criminology optional
optional, not held psychological counselling methods optional

Index

Other moves recorded from police trainer

Full index of moves from police trainer

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.