Table 1Transition record

police trainertopolice detective

A police trainer already meets 44% of what the police detective role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From police trainer

44%

Overlap1

To police detective

13 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

54.8 Difficulty2

Career overlap Partial match

44%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

54.8/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the police detective role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the police trainer 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 police detective role treats 7 of its required skills as things a police trainer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

analyse legal evidence
ensure law application
examine crime scenes
handle case evidence
investigation research methods
law enforcement

What stands in the way is 7 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 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A police detective role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a police trainer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held examine crime scenes information skills
already held control crowd assisting and caring
already held apply first response assisting and caring
already held handle case evidence communication, collaboration and creativity
already held investigation research methods services
already held analyse legal evidence information skills

All 13 carried skills, including the 7 the police detective role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 20 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held conduct research interview required
required, not held hear witness accounts required
required, not held maintain operational communications required

optional, not held apply knowledge of human behaviour optional
optional, not held conduct public presentations optional
optional, not held present evidence optional

02 information skills 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held lead police investigations required
required, not held develop investigation strategy required

optional, not held investigate forgery cases optional
optional, not held perform drug investigations optional

03 assisting and caring 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held form operational strategies for law enforcement required

optional, not held detain offenders optional
optional, not held ensure information security optional
optional, not held practice vigilance optional
optional, not held restrain individuals optional

04 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required

required, not held criminology required

05 business, administration and law 3 supplementary

optional, not held legal requirements related to ammunition optional
optional, not held criminal law optional
optional, not held legal research optional

06 health and welfare 1 supplementary

optional, not held first response optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a police detective 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 13 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held analyse legal evidence skill
already held ensure law application skill
already held examine crime scenes skill
already held handle case evidence skill
already held investigation research methods knowledge
already held law enforcement knowledge
already held legal use-of-force knowledge
already held apply first response skill
already held control crowd skill
already held ensure compliance with types of weapons skill
already held identify security threats skill
already held use personal protection equipment skill
already held write situation reports skill

13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held first response optional
optional, not held investigate forgery cases optional
optional, not held legal requirements related to ammunition optional
optional, not held perform drug investigations optional
optional, not held apply knowledge of human behaviour optional
optional, not held conduct public presentations optional
optional, not held criminal law optional
optional, not held detain offenders optional
optional, not held ensure information security optional
optional, not held legal research optional
optional, not held practice vigilance optional
optional, not held present evidence optional
optional, not held restrain individuals optional

23 held skills the police detective role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adult education knowledge
not needed by the target role apply intercultural teaching strategies skill
not needed by the target role assess students skill
not needed by the target role assist students in their learning skill
not needed by the target role check official documents skill
not needed by the target role comply with the principles of self-defence skill
not needed by the target role conduct drug abuse tests skill
not needed by the target role diving operation requirements knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure public safety and security skill
not needed by the target role ensure student welfare skill
not needed by the target role guarantee students' safety skill
not needed by the target role illegal substances knowledge
not needed by the target role instruct public skill
not needed by the target role international security studies knowledge
not needed by the target role manage major incidents skill
not needed by the target role manage resources for educational purposes skill
not needed by the target role perform classroom management skill
not needed by the target role perform underwater investigations skill
not needed by the target role provide lesson materials skill
not needed by the target role road traffic laws knowledge
not needed by the target role teach law enforcement principles skill
not needed by the target role train animals for professional purposes skill
not needed by the target role use different communication channels 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 criminology required
optional, not held first response optional
optional, not held legal requirements related to ammunition optional
optional, not held criminal law optional
optional, not held legal research optional

Index

Other moves recorded from police trainer

Full index of moves from police trainer

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.