Security consultant to security guard supervisor
A security consultant already meets 47% of what the security guard supervisor role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.
55.9/ 100
1 How much of what a security guard supervisor 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 guard supervisor role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A security guard supervisor role treats 10 of its required skills as things a security consultant already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- coordinate security
- criminal law
- ensure law application
- ensure public safety and security
- liaise with security authorities
- maintain facility security systems
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 17 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A security guard supervisor 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 coordinate security assisting and caring
- already held write security reports information skills
- already held train security officers communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held security in industrial buildings services
- already held security in commercial buildings services
- already held maintain facility security systems assisting and caring
All 17 carried skills, including the 10 the security guard supervisor role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 24 missing skills fall into 9 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 execute inspection walkway required
- still to learn detain offenders required
- still to learn practice vigilance required
- optional, not held deal with aggressive behaviour optional
- optional, not held manage major incidents optional
- optional, not held patrol areas optional
- optional, not held perform security checks optional
- optional, not held provide door security optional
- optional, not held provide first aid optional
- optional, not held restrain individuals optional
- still to learn coordinate patrols required
- still to learn manage the security team required
- still to learn supervise staff required
- still to learn supervise security at manned access gates required
- still to learn manage security equipment required
- optional, not held document security incidents in the store optional
- optional, not held ensure hotel security optional
- optional, not held monitor parking areas to maintain security optional
- still to learn monitor surveillance equipment required
- optional, not held legal use-of-force optional
- optional, not held illegal substances optional
3 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a security guard supervisor role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 execute inspection walkway practise this
- 02 supervise security at manned access gates practise this
- 03 coordinate patrols 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 17 skills that carry over
- already held coordinate security skill
- already held criminal law knowledge
- already held ensure law application skill
- already held ensure public safety and security skill
- already held liaise with security authorities skill
- already held maintain facility security systems skill
- already held security threats knowledge
- already held surveillance methods knowledge
- already held undertake inspections skill
- already held write security reports skill
- already held check official documents skill
- already held fire safety regulations knowledge
- already held handle surveillance equipment skill
- already held legal requirements related to ammunition knowledge
- already held security in commercial buildings knowledge
- already held security in industrial buildings knowledge
- already held train security officers skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held check methods optional
- optional, not held develop computer vision system optional
- optional, not held operate radio equipment optional
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held document security incidents in the store optional
- optional, not held ensure hotel security optional
- optional, not held monitor parking areas to maintain security optional
- optional, not held check methods optional
- optional, not held deal with aggressive behaviour optional
- optional, not held develop computer vision system optional
- optional, not held illegal substances optional
- optional, not held legal use-of-force optional
- optional, not held manage major incidents optional
- optional, not held operate radio equipment optional
- optional, not held patrol areas optional
- optional, not held perform security checks optional
- optional, not held provide door security optional
- optional, not held provide first aid optional
- optional, not held restrain individuals optional
22 held skills the security guard supervisor 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 advise on strengthening security skill
- not needed by the target role apply conflict management 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 consultation methods knowledge
- 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 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 maintain customer service 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 use consulting techniques 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.
- optional, not held check methods optional
- optional, not held illegal substances optional
- optional, not held legal use-of-force optional
Common questions about this move
Can a security consultant become a security guard supervisor?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A security consultant already covers 47% of what a security guard supervisor is expected to do: 17 skills carry over, 10 of which the security guard supervisor role treats as required.
What skills does a security consultant need to become a security guard supervisor?
9 required skills are missing, plus 15 optional ones. They fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by assisting and caring. The single most important is execute inspection walkway.
How hard is the move from security consultant to security guard supervisor?
Its learning distance is 55.9 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.