Table 1Transition record

civil enforcement officertopolice officer

A civil enforcement officer already meets 53% of what the police officer role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.

From civil enforcement officer

53%

Overlap1

To police officer

22 Skills carried over

3 Required, not held

51.5 Difficulty2

Career overlap Partial match

53%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

51.5/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the police officer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the civil enforcement 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.

Why

Why this move works

A police officer role treats 12 of its required skills as things a civil enforcement officer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

apply first response
comply with legal regulations
ensure compliance with types of weapons
ensure law application
first response
identify security threats

What stands in the way is 3 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 22 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A police officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a civil enforcement officer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held issue fines assisting and caring
already held educate public on road safety communication, collaboration and creativity
already held instruct public communication, collaboration and creativity
already held regulate traffic assisting and caring
already held first response health and welfare
already held apply first response assisting and caring

All 22 carried skills, including the 12 the police officer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 33 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 2 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held comply with the principles of self-defence required
required, not held detain offenders required

optional, not held conduct frisk optional
optional, not held control crowd optional
optional, not held maintain order at scenes of accidents optional
optional, not held manage theft prevention optional
optional, not held restrain individuals optional
optional, not held use personal protection equipment optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held handle case evidence required

optional, not held hear witness accounts optional
optional, not held present evidence optional
optional, not held ride horses optional
optional, not held write situation reports optional

03 information skills 9 supplementary

optional, not held analyse road traffic patterns optional
optional, not held assess railway operations optional
optional, not held conduct drug abuse tests optional
optional, not held investigate forgery cases optional
optional, not held investigate road accidents optional
optional, not held perform drug investigations optional
optional, not held analyse legal evidence optional
optional, not held examine crime scenes optional
optional, not held perform underwater investigations optional

04 services 4 supplementary

optional, not held safe horseback riding principles optional
optional, not held diving operation requirements optional
optional, not held illegal substances optional
optional, not held investigation research methods optional

05 constructing 2 supplementary

optional, not held check diving equipment optional
optional, not held maintain diving equipment optional

06 handling and moving 2 supplementary

optional, not held provide care for horses optional
optional, not held train animals for professional purposes optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a police officer 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 22 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply first response skill
already held comply with legal regulations skill
already held ensure compliance with types of weapons skill
already held ensure law application skill
already held first response knowledge
already held identify security threats skill
already held instruct public skill
already held law enforcement knowledge
already held legal use-of-force knowledge
already held patrol areas skill
already held road traffic laws knowledge
already held use different communication channels skill
already held apply knowledge of human behaviour skill
already held check official documents skill
already held educate public on road safety skill
already held ensure public safety and security skill
already held execute working instructions skill
already held issue fines skill
already held manage major incidents skill
already held practice vigilance skill
already held regulate traffic skill
already held respond to enquiries skill

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held railway law optional

08 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held physical characteristics of railways optional

09 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary

optional, not held anticipate foreseeable problems on the road optional

30 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held analyse road traffic patterns optional
optional, not held anticipate foreseeable problems on the road optional
optional, not held assess railway operations optional
optional, not held check diving equipment optional
optional, not held conduct drug abuse tests optional
optional, not held investigate forgery cases optional
optional, not held investigate road accidents optional
optional, not held perform drug investigations optional
optional, not held physical characteristics of railways optional
optional, not held provide care for horses optional
optional, not held safe horseback riding principles optional
optional, not held train animals for professional purposes optional
optional, not held analyse legal evidence optional
optional, not held conduct frisk optional
optional, not held control crowd optional
optional, not held diving operation requirements optional
optional, not held examine crime scenes optional
optional, not held hear witness accounts optional
optional, not held illegal substances optional
optional, not held investigation research methods optional
optional, not held maintain diving equipment optional
optional, not held maintain order at scenes of accidents optional
optional, not held manage theft prevention optional
optional, not held perform underwater investigations optional
optional, not held present evidence optional
optional, not held railway law optional
optional, not held restrain individuals optional
optional, not held ride horses optional
optional, not held use personal protection equipment optional
optional, not held write situation reports optional

24 held skills the police officer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role assist emergency services skill
not needed by the target role deal with aggressive behaviour skill
not needed by the target role escort pedestrians across streets skill
not needed by the target role inform drivers of detour routes skill
not needed by the target role interpret traffic signals skill
not needed by the target role liaise with managers skill
not needed by the target role local geography knowledge
not needed by the target role monitor traffic flow skill
not needed by the target role parking regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role perform risk analysis skill
not needed by the target role provide first aid skill
not needed by the target role provide testimony in court hearings skill
not needed by the target role react calmly in stressful situations skill
not needed by the target role record license plates of violators skill
not needed by the target role report children unsafe behaviour skill
not needed by the target role stay alert skill
not needed by the target role stop speeding vehicles skill
not needed by the target role tolerate stress skill
not needed by the target role traffic signs knowledge
not needed by the target role undertake inspections skill
not needed by the target role use signalling equipment skill
not needed by the target role work in shifts skill
not needed by the target role write signalling reports skill
not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill

6 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 physical characteristics of railways optional
optional, not held safe horseback riding principles optional
optional, not held diving operation requirements optional
optional, not held illegal substances optional
optional, not held investigation research methods optional
optional, not held railway law optional

Index

Other moves recorded from civil enforcement officer

Full index of moves from civil enforcement officer

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.