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

criminal investigatortocoroner

A criminal investigator already meets 29% of what the coroner role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From criminal investigator
29%
Overlap1
To coroner
7 Skills carried over
6 Required, not held
62.8 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

29%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

62.8/ 100

1 Share of the coroner role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the criminal investigator 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 coroner role treats 3 of its required skills as things a criminal investigator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • comply with legal regulations
  • document evidence
  • perform forensic examinations

What stands in the way is 6 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 coroner role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a criminal investigator 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 3 the coroner role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 19 missing skills fall into 7 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 information skills 3 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held determine cause of death required
  • required, not held carry out an autopsy required
  • required, not held compile legal documents required
  • optional, not held analyse legal evidence optional
  • optional, not held apply scientific methods optional
  • optional, not held conduct health related research optional
  • optional, not held keep up to date with diagnostic innovations optional
  • optional, not held perform toxicological studies optional
02 health and welfare 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held human anatomy required
  • optional, not held diagnostic methods in medical laboratory optional
  • optional, not held evidence-based approach in general practice optional
  • optional, not held pathology optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held provide testimony in court hearings required
  • optional, not held advise on legal decisions optional
  • optional, not held assist police investigations optional
04 handling and moving 1 required
  • required, not held maintain work area cleanliness required
05 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held follow clinical guidelines optional
06 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held court procedures optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a coroner 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 comply with legal regulations skill
  • already held document evidence skill
  • already held perform forensic examinations skill
  • already held crime scene preservation knowledge
  • already held examine crime scenes skill
  • already held maintain operational communications skill
  • already held write work-related reports skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 services 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held investigation research methods optional
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held diagnostic methods in medical laboratory optional
  • optional, not held evidence-based approach in general practice optional
  • optional, not held advise on legal decisions optional
  • optional, not held analyse legal evidence optional
  • optional, not held apply scientific methods optional
  • optional, not held assist police investigations optional
  • optional, not held conduct health related research optional
  • optional, not held court procedures optional
  • optional, not held follow clinical guidelines optional
  • optional, not held investigation research methods optional
  • optional, not held keep up to date with diagnostic innovations optional
  • optional, not held pathology optional
  • optional, not held perform toxicological studies optional
19 held skills the coroner role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role analyse blood patterns skill
  • not needed by the target role assess contamination skill
  • not needed by the target role clean crime scenes skill
  • not needed by the target role criminal law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role criminology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role detect finger prints skill
  • not needed by the target role evaluate forensic data skill
  • not needed by the target role forensic intelligence knowledge
  • not needed by the target role handle case evidence skill
  • not needed by the target role investigate forgery cases skill
  • not needed by the target role perform drug investigations skill
  • not needed by the target role perform laboratory tests skill
  • not needed by the target role perform risk analysis skill
  • not needed by the target role photograph crime scenes skill
  • not needed by the target role present evidence skill
  • not needed by the target role promote human rights skill
  • not needed by the target role restrict access to crime scene skill
  • not needed by the target role undertake inspections skill
  • not needed by the target role use different communication channels 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
  • required, not held human anatomy required
  • optional, not held diagnostic methods in medical laboratory optional
  • optional, not held evidence-based approach in general practice optional
  • optional, not held court procedures optional
  • optional, not held investigation research methods optional
  • optional, not held pathology optional
Index

Other moves recorded from criminal investigator

Full index of moves from criminal investigator

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.