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

locksmithtosecurity alarm investigator

A locksmith already meets 32% of what the security alarm investigator role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From locksmith
32%
Overlap1
To security alarm investigator
7 Skills carried over
8 Required, not held
61.5 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 61.5

This move: 61.5 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the security alarm investigator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the locksmith 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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A security alarm investigator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a locksmith background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held building's electronic access equipment engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held locking mechanisms engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held manage alarm system working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held read technical datasheet information skills
  • already held security in commercial buildings services
  • already held advise on strengthening security communication, collaboration and creativity

All 7 carried skills, including the 5 the security alarm investigator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 19 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 2 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held apply safety management required
  • required, not held respond to burglar alarm systems required
  • optional, not held ensure public safety and security optional
  • optional, not held deal with aggressive behaviour optional
  • optional, not held detain offenders optional
  • optional, not held ensure compliance with types of weapons optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held liaise with security authorities required
  • optional, not held apply conflict management optional
  • optional, not held assist police investigations optional
03 services 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held security in industrial buildings required
  • optional, not held fire safety regulations optional
  • optional, not held security threats optional
04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held operate radio equipment required
  • optional, not held repair alarm system optional
  • optional, not held drive vehicles optional
05 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held monitor surveillance equipment required
06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required
  • required, not held surveillance methods required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a security alarm investigator 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 building's electronic access equipment knowledge
  • already held locking mechanisms knowledge
  • already held manage alarm system skill
  • already held read technical datasheet skill
  • already held security in commercial buildings knowledge
  • already held advise on strengthening security skill
  • already held train employees skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 information skills 1 required
  • required, not held keep task records required
08 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held criminal law optional
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held repair alarm system optional
  • optional, not held ensure public safety and security optional
  • optional, not held apply conflict management optional
  • optional, not held assist police investigations optional
  • optional, not held criminal law optional
  • optional, not held deal with aggressive behaviour optional
  • optional, not held detain offenders optional
  • optional, not held drive vehicles optional
  • optional, not held ensure compliance with types of weapons optional
  • optional, not held fire safety regulations optional
  • optional, not held security threats optional
22 held skills the security alarm investigator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role allocate keys skill
  • not needed by the target role calculate quotations for security devices services skill
  • not needed by the target role carry out inventory planning skill
  • not needed by the target role cut keys skill
  • not needed by the target role define technical requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role electricity knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electronic locks knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with purchasing and contracting regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role install lockable devices skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain customer service skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain facility security systems skill
  • not needed by the target role manufacturing of door furniture from metal knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mechanics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role metal bending techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role metal joining technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operate control systems skill
  • not needed by the target role repair lockable devices skill
  • not needed by the target role respond to emergency calls for repairs skill
  • not needed by the target role types of metal knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use locksmith equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role use power tools skill
  • not needed by the target role write records for repairs skill
5 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 in industrial buildings required
  • required, not held surveillance methods required
  • optional, not held criminal law optional
  • optional, not held fire safety regulations optional
  • optional, not held security threats optional
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.