Table 1Transition record

coastguard watch officertoimmigration officer

A coastguard watch officer already meets 30% of what the immigration officer role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From coastguard watch officer

30%

Overlap1

To immigration officer

7 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

60.5 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 60.5

This move: 60.5 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the immigration officer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the coastguard watch 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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A immigration officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a coastguard watch officer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held ensure law application assisting and caring
already held check official documents assisting and caring
already held maintain operational communications communication, collaboration and creativity
already held undertake inspections information skills
already held identify security threats assisting and caring
already held write work-related reports communication, collaboration and creativity

All 7 carried skills, including the 3 the immigration officer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 16 missing skills fall into 4 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, 4 supplementary

required, not held apply immigration law required
required, not held check travel documentation required
required, not held handle surveillance equipment required
required, not held respond to enquiries required

optional, not held apply information security policies optional
optional, not held conduct frisk optional
optional, not held detain offenders optional
optional, not held guide people to holding areas optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held conduct research interview required
required, not held provide immigration advice required

optional, not held apply knowledge of human behaviour optional
optional, not held instruct public optional
optional, not held present evidence optional

03 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held immigration law required

04 services 2 supplementary

optional, not held illegal substances optional
optional, not held investigation research methods optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a immigration 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 7 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held check official documents skill
already held ensure law application skill
already held identify security threats skill
already held maintain operational communications skill
already held undertake inspections skill
already held use different communication channels skill
already held write work-related reports skill

9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held apply information security policies optional
optional, not held apply knowledge of human behaviour optional
optional, not held conduct frisk optional
optional, not held detain offenders optional
optional, not held guide people to holding areas optional
optional, not held illegal substances optional
optional, not held instruct public optional
optional, not held investigation research methods optional
optional, not held present evidence optional

30 held skills the immigration officer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on safety improvements skill
not needed by the target role analyse weather forecast skill
not needed by the target role apply first response skill
not needed by the target role assist in maritime rescue operations skill
not needed by the target role assist in ship maintenance skill
not needed by the target role coordinate rescue missions skill
not needed by the target role develop contingency plans for emergencies skill
not needed by the target role develop flood remediation strategies skill
not needed by the target role estimate damage skill
not needed by the target role evacuate people from flooded areas skill
not needed by the target role first response knowledge
not needed by the target role flood remediation equipment knowledge
not needed by the target role identify risk of flooding skill
not needed by the target role influence of winds and currents in the steering of ships knowledge
not needed by the target role integrate Committee on Safe Seas guidelines into inspections skill
not needed by the target role law enforcement knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain ship logs skill
not needed by the target role operate an emergency communication system skill
not needed by the target role operate radio equipment skill
not needed by the target role patrol areas skill
not needed by the target role perform risk analysis skill
not needed by the target role perform search and rescue missions skill
not needed by the target role pollution legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role pollution prevention knowledge
not needed by the target role prevent sea pollution skill
not needed by the target role provide advice on breaches of regulation skill
not needed by the target role read maps skill
not needed by the target role report pollution incidents skill
not needed by the target role supervise crew skill
not needed by the target role treat flood damage skill

3 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 immigration law required
optional, not held illegal substances optional
optional, not held investigation research methods optional

Index

Other moves recorded from coastguard watch officer

Full index of moves from coastguard watch 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.