Table 1Transition record

airport security officertosecurity guard

A airport security officer already meets 32% of what the security guard role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From airport security officer

32%

Overlap1

To security guard

13 Skills carried over

12 Required, not held

72 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 72

This move: 72 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the security guard role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the airport security officer 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.

Table 2

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 role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a airport security officer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held inspect cargo information skills
already held conduct airport security screening assisting and caring
already held perform body searches assisting and caring
already held perform security checks assisting and caring
already held illegal substances services
already held identify terrorism threats information skills

All 13 carried skills, including the 8 the security guard role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 38 missing skills fall into 9 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 8 required, 11 supplementary

required, not held check tickets at venue entry required
required, not held execute inspection walkway required
required, not held maintain facility security systems required
required, not held comply with the principles of self-defence required
required, not held deal with aggressive behaviour required
required, not held patrol areas required
required, not held practice vigilance required
required, not held restrain individuals required

optional, not held carry out security activities with a dog optional
optional, not held exercise security in hospitals optional
optional, not held provide security in detention centres optional
optional, not held ensure store security optional
optional, not held manage lost and found articles optional
optional, not held control crowd optional
optional, not held ensure compliance with types of weapons optional
optional, not held handle surveillance equipment optional
optional, not held manage major incidents optional
optional, not held provide door security optional
optional, not held regulate traffic optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held liaise with security authorities required
required, not held stay alert required

optional, not held interrogate individuals optional

03 services 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held security threats required

optional, not held alarm systems optional
optional, not held security in commercial buildings optional
optional, not held security in industrial buildings optional
optional, not held fire safety regulations optional

04 constructing 1 required

required, not held monitor surveillance equipment required

05 information skills 4 supplementary

optional, not held ensure security on ships optional
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

06 business, administration and law 2 supplementary

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

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a security guard 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 13 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held check official documents skill
already held detain offenders skill
already held ensure law application skill
already held ensure public safety and security skill
already held identify security threats skill
already held identify terrorism threats skill
already held perform body searches skill
already held perform security checks skill
already held conduct airport security screening skill
already held illegal substances knowledge
already held inspect cargo skill
already held legal use-of-force knowledge
already held provide first aid skill

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 supplementary

optional, not held explosives optional
optional, not held surveillance methods optional

08 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary

optional, not held check methods optional

09 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary

optional, not held operate radio equipment optional

26 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held alarm systems optional
optional, not held carry out security activities with a dog optional
optional, not held ensure security on ships optional
optional, not held exercise security in hospitals optional
optional, not held provide security in detention centres optional
optional, not held document security incidents in the store optional
optional, not held ensure hotel security optional
optional, not held ensure store security optional
optional, not held explosives optional
optional, not held legal requirements related to ammunition optional
optional, not held manage lost and found articles 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 check methods optional
optional, not held control crowd optional
optional, not held criminal law optional
optional, not held ensure compliance with types of weapons optional
optional, not held fire safety regulations optional
optional, not held handle surveillance equipment optional
optional, not held interrogate individuals optional
optional, not held manage major incidents optional
optional, not held operate radio equipment optional
optional, not held provide door security optional
optional, not held regulate traffic optional
optional, not held surveillance methods optional

26 held skills the security guard role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role airport safety regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role apply airport standards and regulations skill
not needed by the target role apply knowledge of human behaviour skill
not needed by the target role apply self-defence skill
not needed by the target role carry out evacuation of airport in an emergency skill
not needed by the target role check implementation security plan skill
not needed by the target role check travel documentation skill
not needed by the target role conduct airport safety inspections skill
not needed by the target role conduct frisk skill
not needed by the target role conduct research interview skill
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with airport security measures skill
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with policies skill
not needed by the target role execute working instructions skill
not needed by the target role identify airport safety hazards skill
not needed by the target role investigation research methods knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain operational communications skill
not needed by the target role manage technical security systems skill
not needed by the target role perform risk analysis skill
not needed by the target role plan shifts of employees skill
not needed by the target role report airport security incidents skill
not needed by the target role respond to enquiries skill
not needed by the target role train employees skill
not needed by the target role update procedure instructions skill
not needed by the target role use X-ray machines skill
not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
not needed by the target role write situation reports skill

10 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 security threats required
optional, not held alarm systems optional
optional, not held explosives optional
optional, not held legal requirements related to ammunition optional
optional, not held security in commercial buildings optional
optional, not held security in industrial buildings optional
optional, not held check methods optional
optional, not held criminal law optional
optional, not held fire safety regulations optional
optional, not held surveillance methods 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.