Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

coronertocriminal investigator

A coroner already meets 35% of what the criminal investigator role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From coroner
35%
Overlap1
To criminal investigator
7 Skills carried over
4 Required, not held
59.8 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

35%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

59.8/ 100

1 Share of the criminal investigator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the coroner 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 criminal investigator role treats 4 of its required skills as things a coroner already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • crime scene preservation
  • document evidence
  • examine crime scenes
  • write work-related reports

What stands in the way is 4 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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A criminal investigator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a coroner background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held crime scene preservation services
  • already held perform forensic examinations information skills
  • already held examine crime scenes information skills
  • already held document evidence information skills
  • already held maintain operational communications communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held comply with legal regulations assisting and caring

All 7 carried skills, including the 4 the criminal investigator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 19 missing skills fall into 8 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held handle case evidence required
  • optional, not held present evidence optional
  • optional, not held promote human rights optional
  • optional, not held use different communication channels optional
02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held photograph crime scenes required
  • optional, not held perform laboratory tests optional
03 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held restrict access to crime scene required
04 services 1 required
  • required, not held forensic intelligence required
05 information skills 8 supplementary
  • optional, not held analyse blood patterns optional
  • optional, not held detect finger prints optional
  • optional, not held evaluate forensic data optional
  • optional, not held investigate forgery cases optional
  • optional, not held perform drug investigations optional
  • optional, not held assess contamination optional
  • optional, not held perform risk analysis optional
  • optional, not held undertake inspections optional
06 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held criminal law optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a criminal investigator 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 crime scene preservation knowledge
  • already held document evidence skill
  • already held examine crime scenes skill
  • already held write work-related reports skill
  • already held comply with legal regulations skill
  • already held maintain operational communications skill
  • already held perform forensic examinations skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held clean crime scenes optional
08 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held criminology optional
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held analyse blood patterns optional
  • optional, not held clean crime scenes optional
  • optional, not held detect finger prints optional
  • optional, not held evaluate forensic data optional
  • optional, not held investigate forgery cases optional
  • optional, not held perform drug investigations optional
  • optional, not held assess contamination optional
  • optional, not held criminal law optional
  • optional, not held criminology optional
  • optional, not held perform laboratory tests optional
  • optional, not held perform risk analysis optional
  • optional, not held present evidence optional
  • optional, not held promote human rights optional
  • optional, not held undertake inspections optional
  • optional, not held use different communication channels optional
19 held skills the criminal investigator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise on legal decisions skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse legal evidence skill
  • not needed by the target role apply scientific methods skill
  • not needed by the target role assist police investigations skill
  • not needed by the target role carry out an autopsy skill
  • not needed by the target role compile legal documents skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct health related research skill
  • not needed by the target role court procedures knowledge
  • not needed by the target role determine cause of death skill
  • not needed by the target role diagnostic methods in medical laboratory knowledge
  • not needed by the target role evidence-based approach in general practice knowledge
  • not needed by the target role follow clinical guidelines skill
  • not needed by the target role human anatomy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role investigation research methods knowledge
  • not needed by the target role keep up to date with diagnostic innovations skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain work area cleanliness skill
  • not needed by the target role pathology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform toxicological studies skill
  • not needed by the target role provide testimony in court hearings 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 forensic intelligence required
  • optional, not held criminal law optional
  • optional, not held criminology optional
Index

Other moves recorded from coroner

Full index of moves from coroner

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.