Security alarm investigator to security consultant
A security alarm investigator already meets 25% of what the security consultant role asks for. The move turns on 16 required skills not yet in the profile.
75.6/ 100
1 How much of what a security consultant is expected to do is already part of a security alarm investigator’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the security consultant role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A security consultant role treats 5 of its required skills as things a security alarm investigator already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- advise on strengthening security
- ensure public safety and security
- liaise with security authorities
- security threats
- surveillance methods
What stands in the way is 16 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A security consultant role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a security alarm investigator background worth leading with.
- already held security in industrial buildings services
- already held advise on strengthening security communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held security in commercial buildings services
- already held security threats services
- already held liaise with security authorities communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held criminal law business, administration and law
All 10 carried skills, including the 5 the security consultant role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 29 missing skills fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn maintain relationship with customers required
- still to learn create solutions to problems required
- still to learn maintain customer service required
- still to learn use consulting techniques required
- optional, not held advise on security staff selection optional
- optional, not held provide emergency advice optional
- optional, not held train security officers optional
- optional, not held build business relationships optional
- optional, not held provide emergency training optional
- still to learn advice on security risk management required
- still to learn write security reports required
- still to learn assess risks of clients' assets required
- still to learn identify terrorism threats required
- optional, not held undertake inspections optional
- still to learn ensure compliance with legal requirements required
- still to learn ensure law application required
- still to learn identify security threats required
- optional, not held coordinate security optional
- optional, not held maintain facility security systems optional
- optional, not held check official documents optional
- optional, not held handle surveillance equipment optional
- still to learn consultation methods required
- still to learn security of assets legislation required
- optional, not held cryptocurrency optional
- optional, not held legal requirements related to ammunition optional
- still to learn assessment of risks and threats required
- optional, not held security panels optional
- still to learn security engineering required
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a security consultant role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 international security studies study this
- 02 advice on security risk management practise this
- 03 consultation methods study this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 10 skills that carry over
- already held advise on strengthening security skill
- already held ensure public safety and security skill
- already held liaise with security authorities skill
- already held security threats knowledge
- already held surveillance methods knowledge
- already held apply conflict management skill
- already held criminal law knowledge
- already held fire safety regulations knowledge
- already held security in commercial buildings knowledge
- already held security in industrial buildings knowledge
The 1 learning area not shown above
- still to learn international security studies required
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held advise on security staff selection optional
- optional, not held coordinate security optional
- optional, not held cryptocurrency optional
- optional, not held legal requirements related to ammunition optional
- optional, not held maintain facility security systems optional
- optional, not held provide emergency advice optional
- optional, not held train security officers optional
- optional, not held build business relationships optional
- optional, not held check official documents optional
- optional, not held handle surveillance equipment optional
- optional, not held provide emergency training optional
- optional, not held security panels optional
- optional, not held undertake inspections optional
16 held skills the security consultant role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role apply safety management skill
- not needed by the target role assist police investigations skill
- not needed by the target role building's electronic access equipment knowledge
- not needed by the target role deal with aggressive behaviour skill
- not needed by the target role detain offenders skill
- not needed by the target role drive vehicles skill
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with types of weapons skill
- not needed by the target role keep task records skill
- not needed by the target role locking mechanisms knowledge
- not needed by the target role manage alarm system skill
- not needed by the target role monitor surveillance equipment skill
- not needed by the target role operate radio equipment skill
- not needed by the target role read technical datasheet skill
- not needed by the target role repair alarm system skill
- not needed by the target role respond to burglar alarm systems skill
- not needed by the target role train employees skill
8 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn international security studies required
- still to learn consultation methods required
- still to learn assessment of risks and threats required
- still to learn security engineering required
- still to learn security of assets legislation required
- optional, not held cryptocurrency optional
- optional, not held legal requirements related to ammunition optional
- optional, not held security panels optional
Common questions about this move
Can a security alarm investigator become a security consultant?
Yes, and it is a career change move. A security alarm investigator already covers 25% of what a security consultant is expected to do: 10 skills carry over, 5 of which the security consultant role treats as required.
What skills does a security alarm investigator need to become a security consultant?
16 required skills are missing, plus 13 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is international security studies.
How hard is the move from security alarm investigator to security consultant?
Its learning distance is 75.6 out of 100, which is the career change band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.