Table 1Transition record

store detectivetosecurity alarm investigator

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

From store detective

33%

Overlap1

To security alarm investigator

9 Skills carried over

9 Required, not held

63.1 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

33%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

63.1/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 Share of the security alarm investigator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the store detective 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 security alarm investigator role treats 4 of its required skills as things a store detective already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

liaise with security authorities
monitor surveillance equipment
operate radio 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 security alarm investigator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a store detective 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 4 the security alarm investigator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 17 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 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held apply safety management required
required, not held respond to burglar alarm systems required

optional, not held deal with aggressive behaviour optional
optional, not held ensure compliance with types of weapons optional

02 services 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held security in commercial buildings required
required, not held security in industrial buildings required

optional, not held security threats optional

03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required

required, not held building's electronic access equipment required
required, not held locking mechanisms required

04 information skills 2 required

required, not held keep task records required
required, not held read technical datasheet required

05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held manage alarm system required

optional, not held repair alarm system optional
optional, not held drive vehicles optional

06 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 supplementary

optional, not held advise on strengthening security optional
optional, not held assist police investigations optional
optional, not held train employees optional

Table 4

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.

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

8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held repair alarm system optional
optional, not held advise on strengthening security optional
optional, not held assist police investigations optional
optional, not held deal with aggressive behaviour optional
optional, not held drive vehicles optional
optional, not held ensure compliance with types of weapons optional
optional, not held security threats optional
optional, not held train employees optional

20 held skills the security alarm investigator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role carry out covert security observations skill
not needed by the target role check methods knowledge
not needed by the target role civil law knowledge
not needed by the target role comply with legal regulations skill
not needed by the target role confront offenders skill
not needed by the target role create a prevention security plan for the store skill
not needed by the target role document security incidents in the store skill
not needed by the target role identify security threats skill
not needed by the target role identify suspicious behaviour skill
not needed by the target role identify terrorism threats skill
not needed by the target role interrogate individuals skill
not needed by the target role legal requirements related to ammunition knowledge
not needed by the target role monitor cashiers skill
not needed by the target role monitor sales area for security reasons skill
not needed by the target role operate fire extinguishers skill
not needed by the target role perform risk analysis skill
not needed by the target role perform security checks skill
not needed by the target role practice vigilance skill
not needed by the target role prevent shoplifting skill
not needed by the target role screen clients skill

5 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

required, not held building's electronic access equipment required
required, not held locking mechanisms required
required, not held security in commercial buildings required
required, not held security in industrial buildings required
optional, not held security threats optional

Index

Other moves recorded from store detective

Full index of moves from store detective

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.