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

gate guardtodoor supervisor

A gate guard already meets 58% of what the door supervisor role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From gate guard
58%
Overlap1
To door supervisor
18 Skills carried over
5 Required, not held
42.6 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

58%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

42.6/ 100

1 Share of the door supervisor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the gate guard 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 door supervisor role treats 11 of its required skills as things a gate guard 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 5 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 18 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A door supervisor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a gate guard 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 monitor guest access assisting and caring
  • already held perform security checks assisting and caring
  • already held check tickets at venue entry assisting and caring
  • already held illegal substances services

All 18 carried skills, including the 11 the door supervisor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 18 missing skills fall into 6 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 3 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held control crowd required
  • required, not held restrain individuals required
  • required, not held screen clients required
  • optional, not held ensure escape routes optional
  • optional, not held manage lost and found articles optional
  • optional, not held ban cameras optional
  • optional, not held operate fire extinguishers optional
  • optional, not held patrol areas optional
02 services 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held fire safety regulations required
  • optional, not held law enforcement optional
03 handling and moving 1 required
  • required, not held handle veterinary emergencies required
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held assist emergency services optional
  • optional, not held assist police investigations optional
  • optional, not held communicate with customers optional
  • optional, not held manage emergency evacuation plans optional
05 management skills 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held assess character optional
  • optional, not held handle cash flow optional
06 health and welfare 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held first aid optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a door supervisor 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 18 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 illegal substances knowledge
  • already held monitor guest access skill
  • already held perform security checks skill
  • already held practice vigilance skill
  • already held react calmly in stressful situations skill
  • already held identify terrorism threats skill
  • already held liaise with security authorities skill
  • already held manage major incidents skill
  • already held monitor parking areas to maintain security skill
  • already held operate radio equipment skill
  • already held perform body searches skill
  • already held provide first aid skill
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held assist emergency services optional
  • optional, not held ensure escape routes optional
  • optional, not held manage lost and found articles optional
  • optional, not held assess character optional
  • optional, not held assist police investigations optional
  • optional, not held ban cameras optional
  • optional, not held communicate with customers optional
  • optional, not held first aid optional
  • optional, not held handle cash flow optional
  • optional, not held law enforcement optional
  • optional, not held manage emergency evacuation plans optional
  • optional, not held operate fire extinguishers optional
  • optional, not held patrol areas optional
14 held skills the door supervisor role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role check methods knowledge
  • not needed by the target role check official documents skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate by telephone skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct security screenings skill
  • not needed by the target role handle surveillance equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain facility security systems skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain incident reporting records skill
  • not needed by the target role manage theft prevention skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor surveillance equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operate control panels skill
  • not needed by the target role provide directions to guests skill
  • not needed by the target role register information on arrivals and departures skill
  • not needed by the target role security threats knowledge
  • not needed by the target role work in shifts 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 fire safety regulations required
  • optional, not held first aid optional
  • optional, not held law enforcement optional
Index

Other moves recorded from gate guard

Full index of moves from gate guard

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.