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

police officertohand luggage inspector

A police officer already meets 36% of what the hand luggage inspector role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From police officer
36%
Overlap1
To hand luggage inspector
9 Skills carried over
8 Required, not held
61.9 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

36%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

61.9/ 100

1 Share of the hand luggage inspector role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the police 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.

Why

Why this move works

A hand luggage inspector role treats 7 of its required skills as things a police officer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • comply with legal regulations
  • detain offenders
  • ensure public safety and security
  • identify security threats
  • illegal substances
  • practice vigilance

What stands in the way is 8 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 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A hand luggage inspector role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a police officer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held illegal substances services
  • already held comply with the principles of self-defence assisting and caring
  • already held detain offenders assisting and caring
  • already held restrain individuals assisting and caring
  • already held practice vigilance assisting and caring
  • already held identify security threats assisting and caring

All 9 carried skills, including the 7 the hand luggage inspector role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 24 missing skills fall into 9 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held liaise with local authorities required
  • required, not held liaise with security authorities required
  • required, not held stay alert required
  • optional, not held assist police investigations optional
02 assisting and caring 2 required, 9 supplementary
  • required, not held apply company policies required
  • required, not held perform security checks required
  • optional, not held ensure passage metal detection optional
  • optional, not held perform tests for illegal substances optional
  • optional, not held set safety and security standards optional
  • optional, not held check tickets at venue entry optional
  • optional, not held deal with aggressive behaviour optional
  • optional, not held guide people to holding areas optional
  • optional, not held handle surveillance equipment optional
  • optional, not held perform body searches optional
  • optional, not held react calmly in stressful situations optional
03 information skills 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held identify terrorism threats required
  • optional, not held perform inspection analysis optional
  • optional, not held identify airport safety hazards optional
04 services 1 required
  • required, not held security threats required
05 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required
  • required, not held check methods required
06 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held common aviation safety regulations optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a hand luggage inspector 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 comply with legal regulations 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 practice vigilance skill
  • already held use different communication channels skill
  • already held comply with the principles of self-defence skill
  • already held restrain individuals skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held surveillance methods optional
08 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held store goods optional
09 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held operate radio equipment optional
16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held ensure passage metal detection optional
  • optional, not held perform tests for illegal substances optional
  • optional, not held set safety and security standards optional
  • optional, not held check tickets at venue entry optional
  • optional, not held common aviation safety regulations optional
  • optional, not held perform inspection analysis optional
  • optional, not held store goods optional
  • optional, not held assist police investigations optional
  • optional, not held deal with aggressive behaviour optional
  • optional, not held guide people to holding areas optional
  • optional, not held handle surveillance equipment optional
  • optional, not held identify airport safety hazards optional
  • optional, not held operate radio equipment optional
  • optional, not held perform body searches optional
  • optional, not held react calmly in stressful situations optional
  • optional, not held surveillance methods optional
46 held skills the hand luggage inspector role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role analyse legal evidence skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse road traffic patterns skill
  • not needed by the target role anticipate foreseeable problems on the road skill
  • not needed by the target role apply first response skill
  • not needed by the target role apply knowledge of human behaviour skill
  • not needed by the target role assess railway operations skill
  • not needed by the target role check diving equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role check official documents skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct drug abuse tests skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct frisk skill
  • not needed by the target role control crowd skill
  • not needed by the target role diving operation requirements knowledge
  • not needed by the target role educate public on road safety skill
  • 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 examine crime scenes skill
  • not needed by the target role execute working instructions skill
  • not needed by the target role first response knowledge
  • 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 instruct public skill
  • not needed by the target role investigate forgery cases skill
  • not needed by the target role investigate road accidents skill
  • not needed by the target role investigation research methods knowledge
  • not needed by the target role issue fines skill
  • not needed by the target role law enforcement knowledge
  • not needed by the target role legal use-of-force knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain diving equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain order at scenes of accidents skill
  • not needed by the target role manage major incidents skill
  • not needed by the target role manage theft prevention skill
  • not needed by the target role patrol areas skill
  • not needed by the target role perform drug investigations skill
  • not needed by the target role perform underwater investigations skill
  • not needed by the target role physical characteristics of railways knowledge
  • not needed by the target role present evidence skill
  • not needed by the target role provide care for horses skill
  • not needed by the target role railway law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role regulate traffic skill
  • not needed by the target role respond to enquiries skill

6 further entries not listed here

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 check methods required
  • required, not held security threats required
  • optional, not held common aviation safety regulations optional
  • optional, not held surveillance methods optional
Index

Other moves recorded from police officer

Full index of moves from police 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.