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

crowd controllertosecurity guard

A crowd controller already meets 53% of what the security guard role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From crowd controller
53%
Overlap1
To security guard
23 Skills carried over
7 Required, not held
54 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

53%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

54/ 100

1 Share of the security guard role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the crowd controller 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 security guard role treats 13 of its required skills as things a crowd controller already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • check tickets at venue entry
  • comply with the principles of self-defence
  • deal with aggressive behaviour
  • ensure law application
  • ensure public safety and security
  • identify security threats

What stands in the way is 7 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 23 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A security guard role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a crowd controller background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held monitor parking areas to maintain security information skills
  • already held perform security checks assisting and caring
  • already held manage lost and found articles assisting and caring
  • already held control crowd assisting and caring
  • already held check tickets at venue entry assisting and caring
  • already held comply with the principles of self-defence assisting and caring

All 23 carried skills, including the 13 the security guard role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 28 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 assisting and caring 5 required, 8 supplementary
  • required, not held execute inspection walkway required
  • required, not held maintain facility security systems required
  • required, not held check official documents required
  • required, not held detain offenders required
  • required, not held perform body searches required
  • optional, not held carry out security activities with a dog optional
  • optional, not held exercise security in hospitals optional
  • optional, not held provide security in detention centres optional
  • optional, not held conduct airport security screening optional
  • optional, not held ensure store security optional
  • optional, not held ensure compliance with types of weapons optional
  • optional, not held provide door security optional
  • optional, not held regulate traffic optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held stay alert required
  • optional, not held interrogate individuals optional
03 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held monitor surveillance equipment required
04 information skills 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held ensure security on ships optional
  • optional, not held document security incidents in the store optional
  • optional, not held ensure hotel security optional
  • optional, not held inspect cargo optional
05 services 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held alarm systems optional
  • optional, not held security in commercial buildings optional
  • optional, not held security in industrial buildings optional
  • optional, not held illegal substances optional
06 business, administration and law 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held legal requirements related to ammunition optional
  • optional, not held legal use-of-force optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a security guard 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 23 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held check tickets at venue entry skill
  • already held comply with the principles of self-defence skill
  • already held deal with aggressive behaviour skill
  • already held ensure law application skill
  • already held ensure public safety and security skill
  • already held identify security threats skill
  • already held identify terrorism threats skill
  • already held liaise with security authorities skill
  • already held patrol areas skill
  • already held perform security checks skill
  • already held practice vigilance skill
  • already held restrain individuals skill
  • already held security threats knowledge
  • already held control crowd skill
  • already held criminal law knowledge
  • already held fire safety regulations knowledge
  • already held handle surveillance equipment skill
  • already held manage lost and found articles skill
  • already held manage major incidents skill
  • already held monitor parking areas to maintain security skill
  • already held operate radio equipment skill
  • already held provide first aid skill
  • already held surveillance methods knowledge
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held explosives optional
08 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held check methods optional
21 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held alarm systems optional
  • optional, not held carry out security activities with a dog optional
  • optional, not held ensure security on ships optional
  • optional, not held exercise security in hospitals optional
  • optional, not held provide security in detention centres optional
  • optional, not held conduct airport security screening optional
  • optional, not held document security incidents in the store optional
  • optional, not held ensure hotel security optional
  • optional, not held ensure store security optional
  • optional, not held explosives optional
  • optional, not held legal requirements related to ammunition optional
  • optional, not held security in commercial buildings optional
  • optional, not held security in industrial buildings optional
  • optional, not held check methods optional
  • optional, not held ensure compliance with types of weapons optional
  • optional, not held illegal substances optional
  • optional, not held inspect cargo optional
  • optional, not held interrogate individuals optional
  • optional, not held legal use-of-force optional
  • optional, not held provide door security optional
  • optional, not held regulate traffic optional
21 held skills the security guard role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role assist emergency services skill
  • not needed by the target role ban cameras skill
  • not needed by the target role develop contingency plans for emergencies skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure escape routes skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure health and safety of visitors skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure safe spectator movement skill
  • not needed by the target role handle cash flow skill
  • not needed by the target role handle spectator complaints skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect sport stadium skill
  • not needed by the target role manage emergency evacuation plans skill
  • not needed by the target role manage theft prevention skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor amusement park safety skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor building security skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor guest access skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor security measures skill
  • not needed by the target role operate fire extinguishers skill
  • not needed by the target role react calmly in stressful situations skill
  • not needed by the target role tolerate stress skill
  • not needed by the target role use communication techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role verify visitor identification skill
  • not needed by the target role welcome spectators skill
8 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 alarm systems optional
  • optional, not held explosives optional
  • optional, not held legal requirements related to ammunition optional
  • optional, not held security in commercial buildings optional
  • optional, not held security in industrial buildings optional
  • optional, not held check methods optional
  • optional, not held illegal substances optional
  • optional, not held legal use-of-force optional
Index

Other moves recorded from crowd controller

Full index of moves from crowd controller

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.