Store detective to security guard supervisor
A store detective already meets 34% of what the security guard supervisor role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.
67.4/ 100
1 How much of what a security guard supervisor is expected to do is already part of a store detective’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 7 of its required skills as things a store detective already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- criminal law
- detain offenders
- ensure public safety and security
- liaise with security authorities
- monitor surveillance equipment
- practice vigilance
What stands in the way is 12 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 13 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 store detective background worth leading with.
- already held document security incidents in the store information skills
- already held monitor surveillance equipment constructing
- already held check methods social sciences, journalism and information
- already held perform security checks assisting and caring
- already held legal requirements related to ammunition business, administration and law
- already held detain offenders assisting and caring
All 13 carried skills, including the 7 the security guard supervisor role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 28 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 coordinate security required
- still to learn execute inspection walkway required
- still to learn maintain facility security systems required
- still to learn ensure law application required
- optional, not held check official documents optional
- optional, not held deal with aggressive behaviour optional
- optional, not held handle surveillance equipment optional
- optional, not held manage major incidents optional
- optional, not held patrol areas optional
- optional, not held provide door security optional
- optional, not held provide first aid optional
- optional, not held restrain individuals optional
- still to learn supervise security at manned access gates required
- still to learn write security reports required
- still to learn manage security equipment required
- still to learn undertake inspections required
- optional, not held ensure hotel security optional
- optional, not held monitor parking areas to maintain security optional
- still to learn coordinate patrols required
- still to learn manage the security team required
- still to learn supervise staff required
- still to learn security threats required
- optional, not held security in commercial buildings optional
- optional, not held security in industrial buildings optional
- optional, not held illegal substances optional
- optional, not held legal use-of-force optional
- optional, not held train security officers optional
1 further area 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 coordinate security practise this
- 02 execute inspection walkway practise this
- 03 maintain facility security systems 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 13 skills that carry over
- already held criminal law knowledge
- 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 practice vigilance skill
- already held surveillance methods knowledge
- already held check methods knowledge
- already held document security incidents in the store skill
- already held fire safety regulations knowledge
- already held legal requirements related to ammunition knowledge
- already held operate radio equipment skill
- already held perform security checks skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held develop computer vision system optional
16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held ensure hotel security optional
- optional, not held monitor parking areas to maintain security optional
- optional, not held security in commercial buildings optional
- optional, not held security in industrial buildings optional
- optional, not held train security officers optional
- optional, not held check official documents optional
- optional, not held deal with aggressive behaviour optional
- optional, not held develop computer vision system optional
- optional, not held handle surveillance equipment 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 patrol areas optional
- optional, not held provide door security optional
- optional, not held provide first aid optional
- optional, not held restrain individuals optional
16 held skills the security guard supervisor role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role apply conflict management skill
- not needed by the target role carry out covert security observations skill
- 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 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 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 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.
- still to learn security threats required
- optional, not held security in commercial buildings optional
- optional, not held security in industrial buildings optional
- optional, not held illegal substances optional
- optional, not held legal use-of-force optional
Common questions about this move
Can a store detective become a security guard supervisor?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A store detective already covers 34% of what a security guard supervisor is expected to do: 13 skills carry over, 7 of which the security guard supervisor role treats as required.
What skills does a store detective need to become a security guard supervisor?
12 required skills are missing, plus 16 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by assisting and caring. The single most important is coordinate security.
How hard is the move from store detective to security guard supervisor?
Its learning distance is 67.4 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.