Table 1Transition record

police commissionertointelligence officer

A police commissioner already meets 37% of what the intelligence officer role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From police commissioner

37%

Overlap1

To intelligence officer

9 Skills carried over

6 Required, not held

58.3 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 58.3

This move: 58.3 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the intelligence officer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the police commissioner 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 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A intelligence officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a police commissioner background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held develop investigation strategy information skills
already held handle case evidence communication, collaboration and creativity
already held investigation research methods services
already held ensure information security assisting and caring
already held ensure compliance with policies management skills
already held law enforcement services

All 9 carried skills, including the 5 the intelligence officer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 20 missing skills fall into 7 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 information skills 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held document evidence required
required, not held maintain professional records required

optional, not held perform covert investigations optional
optional, not held examine crime scenes optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held apply knowledge of human behaviour required

optional, not held hear witness accounts optional
optional, not held present evidence optional
optional, not held promote human rights optional
optional, not held use different communication channels optional
optional, not held write situation reports optional

03 business, administration and law 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held operational research required

optional, not held constitutional law optional

04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required

required, not held surveillance methods required

05 working with computers 1 required

required, not held conduct threat intelligence required

06 assisting and caring 5 supplementary

optional, not held ensure adherence to the constitution optional
optional, not held apply information security policies optional
optional, not held check official documents optional
optional, not held handle surveillance equipment optional
optional, not held identify security threats optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a intelligence 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 9 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held conduct research interview skill
already held develop investigation strategy skill
already held ensure information security skill
already held investigation research methods knowledge
already held undertake inspections skill
already held ensure compliance with policies skill
already held handle case evidence skill
already held law enforcement knowledge
already held maintain operational communications skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary

optional, not held international security studies optional

14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held ensure adherence to the constitution optional
optional, not held international security studies optional
optional, not held apply information security policies optional
optional, not held perform covert investigations optional
optional, not held check official documents optional
optional, not held constitutional law optional
optional, not held examine crime scenes optional
optional, not held handle surveillance equipment optional
optional, not held hear witness accounts optional
optional, not held identify security threats optional
optional, not held present evidence optional
optional, not held promote human rights optional
optional, not held use different communication channels optional
optional, not held write situation reports optional

23 held skills the intelligence officer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on risk management skill
not needed by the target role apply first response skill
not needed by the target role apply health and safety standards skill
not needed by the target role conduct public presentations skill
not needed by the target role coordinate patrols skill
not needed by the target role criminal law knowledge
not needed by the target role criminology knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with types of weapons skill
not needed by the target role ensure law application skill
not needed by the target role evaluate employees skill
not needed by the target role first response knowledge
not needed by the target role form operational strategies for law enforcement skill
not needed by the target role instruct public skill
not needed by the target role investigate forgery cases skill
not needed by the target role lead police investigations skill
not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
not needed by the target role manage security clearance skill
not needed by the target role manage staff skill
not needed by the target role perform drug investigations skill
not needed by the target role recruit employees skill
not needed by the target role set organisational policies skill
not needed by the target role train employees skill
not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill

4 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 operational research required
required, not held surveillance methods required
optional, not held international security studies optional
optional, not held constitutional law optional

Index

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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.