Table 1Transition record

bodyguardtosecurity guard

A bodyguard already meets 63% of what the security guard role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From bodyguard

63%

Overlap1

To security guard

26 Skills carried over

4 Required, not held

46.1 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 46.1

This move: 46.1 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the security guard role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the bodyguard 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 26 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 bodyguard background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held interrogate individuals communication, collaboration and creativity
already held execute inspection walkway assisting and caring
already held perform body searches assisting and caring
already held monitor surveillance equipment constructing
already held perform security checks assisting and caring
already held check methods social sciences, journalism and information

All 26 carried skills, including the 16 the security guard role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 25 missing skills fall into 5 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 4 required, 9 supplementary

required, not held check tickets at venue entry required
required, not held ensure public safety and security required
required, not held maintain facility security systems required
required, not held ensure law application 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 conduct airport security screening optional
optional, not held ensure store security optional
optional, not held manage lost and found articles optional
optional, not held handle surveillance equipment optional
optional, not held provide door security optional
optional, not held regulate traffic optional

02 information skills 5 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
optional, not held inspect cargo optional

03 services 5 supplementary

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
optional, not held illegal substances optional

04 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held criminal law optional

05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary

optional, not held explosives optional

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 26 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held check official documents skill
already held comply with the principles of self-defence skill
already held deal with aggressive behaviour skill
already held detain offenders skill
already held execute inspection walkway skill
already held identify security threats skill
already held identify terrorism threats skill
already held liaise with security authorities skill
already held monitor surveillance equipment skill
already held patrol areas skill
already held perform body searches skill
already held perform security checks skill
already held practice vigilance skill
already held restrain individuals skill
already held security threats knowledge
already held stay alert skill
already held check methods knowledge
already held control crowd skill
already held ensure compliance with types of weapons skill
already held interrogate individuals skill
already held legal requirements related to ammunition knowledge
already held legal use-of-force knowledge
already held manage major incidents skill
already held operate radio equipment skill
already held provide first aid skill
already held surveillance methods knowledge

21 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 conduct airport security screening 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 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 criminal law optional
optional, not held fire safety regulations optional
optional, not held handle surveillance equipment optional
optional, not held illegal substances optional
optional, not held inspect cargo optional
optional, not held provide door security optional
optional, not held regulate traffic optional

20 held skills the security guard role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role European firearms-control legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role adapt to changing situations skill
not needed by the target role apply advanced driving techniques skill
not needed by the target role assist emergency services skill
not needed by the target role assist police investigations skill
not needed by the target role body language knowledge
not needed by the target role check subjects skill
not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
not needed by the target role coordinate patrols skill
not needed by the target role drive vehicles skill
not needed by the target role first response knowledge
not needed by the target role identify surveillance devices skill
not needed by the target role identify suspicious behaviour skill
not needed by the target role protect important clients skill
not needed by the target role provide protective escort skill
not needed by the target role provide secured transportation skill
not needed by the target role react calmly in stressful situations skill
not needed by the target role search for explosive devices skill
not needed by the target role secure premises skill
not needed by the target role work in shifts skill

7 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

optional, not held alarm systems optional
optional, not held explosives optional
optional, not held security in commercial buildings optional
optional, not held security in industrial buildings optional
optional, not held criminal law optional
optional, not held fire safety regulations optional
optional, not held illegal substances optional

Index

Other moves recorded from bodyguard

Full index of moves from bodyguard

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.