Table 1Transition record

prison instructortocorrectional services manager

A prison instructor already meets 36% of what the correctional services manager role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From prison instructor

36%

Overlap1

To correctional services manager

8 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

60.2 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 60.2

This move: 60.2 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the correctional services manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the prison instructor 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 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A correctional services manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a prison instructor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held contribute to the formulation of correctional procedures management skills
already held correctional procedures services
already held criminology social sciences, journalism and information
already held legal use-of-force business, administration and law
already held law enforcement services
already held maintain operational communications communication, collaboration and creativity

All 8 carried skills, including the 6 the correctional services manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 21 missing skills fall into 5 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 5 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held supervise correctional procedures required
required, not held manage security clearance required
required, not held evaluate employees required
required, not held manage budgets required
required, not held manage staff required

optional, not held coordinate patrols optional
optional, not held manage emergency procedures optional
optional, not held recruit employees optional
optional, not held set organisational policies optional

02 information skills 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held undertake inspections required

optional, not held maintain logbooks optional
optional, not held advise on risk management optional
optional, not held maintain professional records optional

03 assisting and caring 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held comply with legal regulations required

optional, not held ensure information security optional
optional, not held ensure law application optional

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 supplementary

optional, not held conduct public presentations optional
optional, not held represent the organisation optional
optional, not held train employees optional
optional, not held write work-related reports optional

05 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held criminal law optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a correctional services manager 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 8 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held contribute to the formulation of correctional procedures skill
already held correctional procedures knowledge
already held identify security threats skill
already held law enforcement knowledge
already held legal use-of-force knowledge
already held maintain operational communications skill
already held apply knowledge of human behaviour skill
already held criminology knowledge

14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held maintain logbooks optional
optional, not held advise on risk management optional
optional, not held conduct public presentations optional
optional, not held coordinate patrols optional
optional, not held criminal law optional
optional, not held ensure information security optional
optional, not held ensure law application optional
optional, not held maintain professional records optional
optional, not held manage emergency procedures optional
optional, not held recruit employees optional
optional, not held represent the organisation optional
optional, not held set organisational policies optional
optional, not held train employees optional
optional, not held write work-related reports optional

29 held skills the correctional services manager role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adult education knowledge
not needed by the target role apply intercultural teaching strategies skill
not needed by the target role apply teaching strategies skill
not needed by the target role assess offenders' risk behaviour skill
not needed by the target role assess students skill
not needed by the target role assist students in their learning skill
not needed by the target role behavioural disorders knowledge
not needed by the target role comply with the principles of self-defence skill
not needed by the target role conduct frisk skill
not needed by the target role develop documentation in accordance with legal requirements skill
not needed by the target role encourage students to acknowledge their achievements skill
not needed by the target role escort defendants skill
not needed by the target role guarantee students' safety skill
not needed by the target role identify available services skill
not needed by the target role identify training needs skill
not needed by the target role interview people skill
not needed by the target role manage resources for educational purposes skill
not needed by the target role mentor individuals skill
not needed by the target role oversee rehabilitation process skill
not needed by the target role perform classroom management skill
not needed by the target role practice vigilance skill
not needed by the target role propose leisure activities skill
not needed by the target role provide lesson materials skill
not needed by the target role psychological counselling methods knowledge
not needed by the target role reinforce positive behaviour skill
not needed by the target role restrain individuals skill
not needed by the target role training subject expertise knowledge
not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
not needed by the target role write situation 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

optional, not held criminal law optional

Index

Other moves recorded from prison instructor

Full index of moves from prison instructor

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.