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

security guardtocrowd controller

A security guard already meets 62% of what the crowd controller role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From security guard
62%
Overlap1
To crowd controller
23 Skills carried over
5 Required, not held
44.5 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

62%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

44.5/ 100

1 Share of the crowd controller role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the security guard 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 crowd controller role treats 14 of its required skills as things a security guard already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • comply with the principles of self-defence
  • control crowd
  • deal with aggressive behaviour
  • ensure public safety and security
  • fire safety regulations
  • identify security threats

What stands in the way is 5 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 23 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A crowd controller role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a security guard background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held monitor parking areas to maintain security information skills
  • already held perform security checks assisting and caring
  • already held manage lost and found articles assisting and caring
  • already held control crowd assisting and caring
  • already held check tickets at venue entry assisting and caring
  • already held comply with the principles of self-defence assisting and caring

All 23 carried skills, including the 14 the crowd controller role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 21 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 3 required, 7 supplementary
  • required, not held ensure health and safety of visitors required
  • required, not held manage theft prevention required
  • required, not held monitor guest access required
  • optional, not held ensure safe spectator movement optional
  • optional, not held verify visitor identification optional
  • optional, not held welcome spectators optional
  • optional, not held ensure escape routes optional
  • optional, not held ban cameras optional
  • optional, not held operate fire extinguishers optional
  • optional, not held react calmly in stressful situations optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held manage emergency evacuation plans required
  • required, not held use communication techniques required
  • optional, not held handle spectator complaints optional
  • optional, not held assist emergency services optional
03 information skills 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held inspect sport stadium optional
  • optional, not held monitor amusement park safety optional
  • optional, not held monitor building security optional
  • optional, not held monitor security measures optional
04 management skills 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held develop contingency plans for emergencies optional
  • optional, not held tolerate stress optional
  • optional, not held handle cash flow optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a crowd controller 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 23 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held comply with the principles of self-defence skill
  • already held control crowd skill
  • already held deal with aggressive behaviour skill
  • already held ensure public safety and security skill
  • already held fire safety regulations knowledge
  • already held identify security threats skill
  • already held identify terrorism threats skill
  • already held liaise with security authorities skill
  • already held patrol areas skill
  • already held perform security checks skill
  • already held practice vigilance skill
  • already held restrain individuals skill
  • already held security threats knowledge
  • already held surveillance methods knowledge
  • already held check tickets at venue entry skill
  • already held criminal law knowledge
  • already held ensure law application skill
  • already held handle surveillance equipment skill
  • already held manage lost and found articles skill
  • already held manage major incidents skill
  • already held monitor parking areas to maintain security skill
  • already held operate radio equipment skill
  • already held provide first aid skill
16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held ensure safe spectator movement optional
  • optional, not held handle spectator complaints optional
  • optional, not held inspect sport stadium optional
  • optional, not held verify visitor identification optional
  • optional, not held welcome spectators optional
  • optional, not held assist emergency services optional
  • optional, not held develop contingency plans for emergencies optional
  • optional, not held ensure escape routes optional
  • optional, not held monitor amusement park safety optional
  • optional, not held monitor building security optional
  • optional, not held tolerate stress optional
  • optional, not held ban cameras optional
  • optional, not held handle cash flow optional
  • optional, not held monitor security measures optional
  • optional, not held operate fire extinguishers optional
  • optional, not held react calmly in stressful situations optional
28 held skills the crowd controller role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role alarm systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role carry out security activities with a dog skill
  • not needed by the target role check methods knowledge
  • not needed by the target role check official documents skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct airport security screening skill
  • not needed by the target role detain offenders skill
  • not needed by the target role document security incidents in the store skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with types of weapons skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure hotel security skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure security on ships skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure store security skill
  • not needed by the target role execute inspection walkway skill
  • not needed by the target role exercise security in hospitals skill
  • not needed by the target role explosives knowledge
  • not needed by the target role illegal substances knowledge
  • not needed by the target role inspect cargo skill
  • not needed by the target role interrogate individuals skill
  • not needed by the target role legal requirements related to ammunition knowledge
  • not needed by the target role legal use-of-force knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain facility security systems skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor surveillance equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role perform body searches skill
  • not needed by the target role provide door security skill
  • not needed by the target role provide security in detention centres skill
  • not needed by the target role regulate traffic skill
  • not needed by the target role security in commercial buildings knowledge
  • not needed by the target role security in industrial buildings knowledge
  • not needed by the target role stay alert skill
Index

Other moves recorded from security guard

Full index of moves from security guard

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.