Table 1Transition record

intelligence officertoimmigration officer

A intelligence officer already meets 44% of what the immigration officer role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From intelligence officer

44%

Overlap1

To immigration officer

11 Skills carried over

6 Required, not held

49.1 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 49.1

This move: 49.1 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the immigration officer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the intelligence officer 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 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A immigration officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a intelligence officer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held investigation research methods services
already held present evidence communication, collaboration and creativity
already held apply information security policies assisting and caring
already held check official documents assisting and caring
already held conduct research interview communication, collaboration and creativity
already held handle surveillance equipment assisting and caring

All 11 carried skills, including the 4 the immigration officer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 12 missing skills fall into 4 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, 3 supplementary

required, not held apply immigration law required
required, not held check travel documentation required
required, not held ensure law application required
required, not held respond to enquiries required

optional, not held conduct frisk optional
optional, not held detain offenders optional
optional, not held guide people to holding areas optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held provide immigration advice required

optional, not held instruct public optional
optional, not held write work-related reports optional

03 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held immigration law required

04 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held illegal substances optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a immigration 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 11 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held check official documents skill
already held conduct research interview skill
already held handle surveillance equipment skill
already held identify security threats skill
already held apply information security policies skill
already held apply knowledge of human behaviour skill
already held investigation research methods knowledge
already held maintain operational communications skill
already held present evidence skill
already held undertake inspections skill
already held use different communication channels skill

6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held conduct frisk optional
optional, not held detain offenders optional
optional, not held guide people to holding areas optional
optional, not held illegal substances optional
optional, not held instruct public optional
optional, not held write work-related reports optional

18 held skills the immigration officer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role conduct threat intelligence skill
not needed by the target role constitutional law knowledge
not needed by the target role develop investigation strategy skill
not needed by the target role document evidence skill
not needed by the target role ensure adherence to the constitution skill
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with policies skill
not needed by the target role ensure information security skill
not needed by the target role examine crime scenes skill
not needed by the target role handle case evidence skill
not needed by the target role hear witness accounts skill
not needed by the target role international security studies knowledge
not needed by the target role law enforcement knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain professional records skill
not needed by the target role operational research knowledge
not needed by the target role perform covert investigations skill
not needed by the target role promote human rights skill
not needed by the target role surveillance methods knowledge
not needed by the target role write situation 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 immigration law required
optional, not held illegal substances optional

Index

Other moves recorded from intelligence officer

Full index of moves from intelligence officer

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.