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

door supervisortosecurity guard

A door supervisor already meets 51% of what the security guard role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From door supervisor
51%
Overlap1
To security guard
21 Skills carried over
7 Required, not held
56 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

51%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

56/ 100

1 Share of the security guard role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the door supervisor 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 door supervisor 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
  • detain offenders
  • 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 21 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 door supervisor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held monitor parking areas to maintain security information skills
  • already held perform body searches assisting and caring
  • 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

All 21 carried skills, including the 13 the security guard role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 30 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 4 required, 9 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 ensure law application 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 handle surveillance equipment optional
  • optional, not held provide door security optional
  • optional, not held regulate traffic optional
02 services 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held security threats required
  • optional, not held alarm systems optional
  • optional, not held security in commercial buildings optional
  • optional, not held security in industrial buildings optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held stay alert required
  • optional, not held interrogate individuals optional
04 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held monitor surveillance equipment required
05 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
06 business, administration and law 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held legal requirements related to ammunition optional
  • optional, not held criminal law 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 21 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 detain offenders 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 body searches skill
  • already held perform security checks skill
  • already held practice vigilance skill
  • already held restrain individuals skill
  • already held control crowd skill
  • already held fire safety regulations knowledge
  • already held illegal substances knowledge
  • 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
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held explosives optional
  • optional, not held surveillance methods optional
08 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held check methods optional
23 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 criminal law optional
  • optional, not held ensure compliance with types of weapons optional
  • optional, not held handle surveillance equipment 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
  • optional, not held surveillance methods optional
15 held skills the security guard role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role assess character skill
  • not needed by the target role assist emergency services skill
  • not needed by the target role assist police investigations skill
  • not needed by the target role ban cameras skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure escape routes skill
  • not needed by the target role first aid knowledge
  • not needed by the target role handle cash flow skill
  • not needed by the target role handle veterinary emergencies skill
  • not needed by the target role law enforcement knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manage emergency evacuation plans skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor guest access 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 screen clients skill
10 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 security threats required
  • 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 criminal law optional
  • optional, not held legal use-of-force optional
  • optional, not held surveillance methods optional
Index

Other moves recorded from door supervisor

Full index of moves from door supervisor

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.