Table 1Transition record

correctional services managertoprison officer

A correctional services manager already meets 42% of what the prison officer role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From correctional services manager

42%

Overlap1

To prison officer

12 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

54.8 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 54.8

This move: 54.8 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the prison officer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the correctional services manager 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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A prison officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a correctional services manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held contribute to the formulation of correctional procedures management skills
already held manage security clearance management skills
already held correctional procedures services
already held maintain logbooks information skills
already held criminology social sciences, journalism and information
already held legal use-of-force business, administration and law

All 12 carried skills, including the 5 the prison officer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 17 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 6 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held see to the detainees' well-being required
required, not held comply with the principles of self-defence required
required, not held ensure compliance with types of weapons required
required, not held escort defendants required
required, not held patrol areas required
required, not held restrain individuals required

optional, not held conduct security screenings optional
optional, not held conduct frisk optional
optional, not held handle surveillance equipment optional
optional, not held practice vigilance optional
optional, not held respond to enquiries optional

02 services 1 required

required, not held illegal substances required

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 supplementary

optional, not held use different communication channels optional
optional, not held write situation reports optional

04 management skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held oversee rehabilitation process optional
optional, not held propose leisure activities optional

05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary

optional, not held surveillance methods optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a prison 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 12 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held correctional procedures knowledge
already held identify security threats skill
already held law enforcement knowledge
already held legal use-of-force knowledge
already held undertake inspections skill
already held apply knowledge of human behaviour skill
already held contribute to the formulation of correctional procedures skill
already held criminology knowledge
already held ensure law application skill
already held maintain logbooks skill
already held maintain operational communications skill
already held manage security clearance skill

10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held conduct security screenings optional
optional, not held conduct frisk optional
optional, not held handle surveillance equipment optional
optional, not held oversee rehabilitation process optional
optional, not held practice vigilance optional
optional, not held propose leisure activities optional
optional, not held respond to enquiries optional
optional, not held surveillance methods optional
optional, not held use different communication channels optional
optional, not held write situation reports optional

17 held skills the prison officer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on risk management skill
not needed by the target role comply with legal regulations skill
not needed by the target role conduct public presentations skill
not needed by the target role coordinate patrols skill
not needed by the target role criminal law knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure information security skill
not needed by the target role evaluate employees skill
not needed by the target role maintain professional records skill
not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
not needed by the target role manage emergency procedures skill
not needed by the target role manage staff skill
not needed by the target role recruit employees skill
not needed by the target role represent the organisation skill
not needed by the target role set organisational policies skill
not needed by the target role supervise correctional procedures skill
not needed by the target role train employees skill
not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill

2 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 illegal substances required
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.