Table 1Transition record

security alarm investigatortostore detective

A security alarm investigator already meets 33% of what the store detective role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From security alarm investigator

33%

Overlap1

To store detective

9 Skills carried over

9 Required, not held

65.1 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

33%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

65.1/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the store detective role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the security alarm investigator 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.

Why

Why this move works

A store detective role treats 5 of its required skills as things a security alarm investigator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

detain offenders
ensure public safety and security
liaise with security authorities
monitor surveillance equipment
surveillance methods

What stands in the way is 9 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A store detective 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.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held monitor surveillance equipment constructing
already held detain offenders assisting and caring
already held liaise with security authorities communication, collaboration and creativity
already held criminal law business, administration and law
already held surveillance methods engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held fire safety regulations services

All 9 carried skills, including the 5 the store detective role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 20 missing skills fall into 6 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 assisting and caring 5 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held prevent shoplifting required
required, not held comply with legal regulations required
required, not held identify security threats required
required, not held identify suspicious behaviour required
required, not held practice vigilance required

optional, not held operate fire extinguishers optional
optional, not held perform security checks optional
optional, not held screen clients optional

02 information skills 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held monitor sales area for security reasons required
required, not held document security incidents in the store required

optional, not held carry out covert security observations optional
optional, not held identify terrorism threats optional
optional, not held perform risk analysis optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required

required, not held confront offenders required
required, not held interrogate individuals required

04 business, administration and law 2 supplementary

optional, not held legal requirements related to ammunition optional
optional, not held civil law optional

05 management skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held create a prevention security plan for the store optional
optional, not held monitor cashiers optional

06 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary

optional, not held check methods optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a store 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 9 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held detain offenders skill
already held ensure public safety and security skill
already held liaise with security authorities skill
already held monitor surveillance equipment skill
already held surveillance methods knowledge
already held apply conflict management skill
already held criminal law knowledge
already held fire safety regulations knowledge
already held operate radio equipment skill

11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held carry out covert security observations optional
optional, not held create a prevention security plan for the store optional
optional, not held monitor cashiers optional
optional, not held legal requirements related to ammunition optional
optional, not held check methods optional
optional, not held civil law optional
optional, not held identify terrorism threats optional
optional, not held operate fire extinguishers optional
optional, not held perform risk analysis optional
optional, not held perform security checks optional
optional, not held screen clients optional

17 held skills the store detective role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on strengthening security skill
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 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 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 security in commercial buildings knowledge
not needed by the target role security in industrial buildings knowledge
not needed by the target role security threats knowledge
not needed by the target role train employees 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

optional, not held legal requirements related to ammunition optional
optional, not held check methods optional
optional, not held civil law optional

Index

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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.