Security consultant to security alarm investigator
A security consultant already meets 35% of what the security alarm investigator role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.
60.5/ 100
1 How much of what a security alarm investigator is expected to do is already part of a security consultant’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 alarm investigator role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A security alarm investigator role treats 4 of its required skills as things a security consultant already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- liaise with security authorities
- security in commercial buildings
- security in industrial buildings
- 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 · What you already bring
Of the 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A security alarm investigator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a security consultant background worth leading with.
- already held security in industrial buildings services
- already held security in commercial buildings services
- already held advise on strengthening security communication, collaboration and creativity
- 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 4 the security alarm investigator role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 16 missing skills fall into 6 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 apply safety management required
- still to learn respond to burglar alarm systems required
- optional, not held deal with aggressive behaviour optional
- optional, not held detain offenders optional
- optional, not held ensure compliance with types of weapons optional
- still to learn manage alarm system required
- still to learn operate radio equipment required
- optional, not held repair alarm system optional
- optional, not held drive vehicles optional
- still to learn building's electronic access equipment required
- still to learn locking mechanisms required
- still to learn keep task records required
- still to learn read technical datasheet required
- still to learn monitor surveillance equipment required
- optional, not held assist police investigations optional
- optional, not held train employees optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a security alarm investigator role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 building's electronic access equipment study this
- 02 locking mechanisms study this
- 03 manage alarm system practise 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 liaise with security authorities skill
- already held security in commercial buildings knowledge
- already held security in industrial buildings knowledge
- already held surveillance methods knowledge
- already held advise on strengthening security skill
- already held apply conflict management skill
- already held criminal law knowledge
- already held ensure public safety and security skill
- already held fire safety regulations knowledge
- already held security threats knowledge
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held repair alarm system optional
- optional, not held assist police investigations optional
- optional, not held deal with aggressive behaviour optional
- optional, not held detain offenders optional
- optional, not held drive vehicles optional
- optional, not held ensure compliance with types of weapons optional
- optional, not held train employees optional
29 held skills the security alarm investigator role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advice on security risk management skill
- not needed by the target role advise on security staff selection skill
- not needed by the target role assess risks of clients' assets skill
- not needed by the target role assessment of risks and threats knowledge
- not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
- not needed by the target role check official documents skill
- not needed by the target role consultation methods knowledge
- not needed by the target role coordinate security skill
- not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
- not needed by the target role cryptocurrency knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with legal requirements skill
- not needed by the target role ensure law application skill
- not needed by the target role handle surveillance equipment skill
- not needed by the target role identify security threats skill
- not needed by the target role identify terrorism threats skill
- not needed by the target role international security studies knowledge
- not needed by the target role legal requirements related to ammunition knowledge
- not needed by the target role maintain customer service skill
- not needed by the target role maintain facility security systems skill
- not needed by the target role maintain relationship with customers skill
- not needed by the target role provide emergency advice skill
- not needed by the target role provide emergency training skill
- not needed by the target role security engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role security of assets legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role security panels knowledge
- not needed by the target role train security officers skill
- not needed by the target role undertake inspections skill
- not needed by the target role use consulting techniques skill
- not needed by the target role write security reports skill
2 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 building's electronic access equipment required
- still to learn locking mechanisms required
Common questions about this move
Can a security consultant become a security alarm investigator?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A security consultant already covers 35% of what a security alarm investigator is expected to do: 10 skills carry over, 4 of which the security alarm investigator role treats as required.
What skills does a security consultant need to become a security alarm investigator?
9 required skills are missing, plus 7 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by assisting and caring. The single most important is building's electronic access equipment.
How hard is the move from security consultant to security alarm investigator?
Its learning distance is 60.5 out of 100, which is the substantial 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.