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

chief fire officertofire inspector

A chief fire officer already meets 60% of what the fire inspector role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From chief fire officer
60%
Overlap1
To fire inspector
15 Skills carried over
4 Required, not held
39.7 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 39.7

This move: 39.7 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the fire inspector role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the chief fire 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A fire inspector role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a chief fire officer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held manage security equipment information skills
  • already held implement fire safety management plans management skills
  • already held pyrotechnic articles legislation business, administration and law
  • already held first response health and welfare
  • already held educate public on fire safety communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held fire prevention procedures services

All 15 carried skills, including the 9 the fire inspector role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 14 missing skills fall into 5 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, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held communicate health and safety measures required
  • required, not held manage emergency evacuation plans required
  • required, not held provide advice on breaches of regulation required
  • optional, not held advise on safety improvements optional
  • optional, not held give instructions to staff optional
  • optional, not held use different communication channels optional
  • optional, not held write work-related reports optional
02 assisting and caring 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held conduct fire safety inspections required
  • optional, not held maintain safety systems optional
  • optional, not held manage health and safety standards optional
03 information skills 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held estimate damage optional
  • optional, not held maintain logbooks optional
04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held handling of dangerous goods optional
05 services 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a fire 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 15 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held educate public on fire safety skill
  • already held fire prevention procedures knowledge
  • already held fire safety regulations knowledge
  • already held fire-fighting systems knowledge
  • already held manage security equipment skill
  • already held perform risk analysis skill
  • already held plan health and safety procedures skill
  • already held pollution legislation knowledge
  • already held pyrotechnic articles legislation knowledge
  • already held conduct public presentations skill
  • already held environmental policy knowledge
  • already held first response knowledge
  • already held hydraulics knowledge
  • already held implement fire safety management plans skill
  • already held test safety strategies skill
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held estimate damage optional
  • optional, not held maintain logbooks optional
  • optional, not held maintain safety systems optional
  • optional, not held advise on safety improvements optional
  • optional, not held give instructions to staff optional
  • optional, not held handling of dangerous goods optional
  • optional, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation optional
  • optional, not held manage health and safety standards optional
  • optional, not held use different communication channels optional
  • optional, not held write work-related reports optional
21 held skills the fire inspector role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role apply first response skill
  • not needed by the target role assess employees' capability levels skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate rescue missions skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate with other emergency services skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure public safety and security skill
  • not needed by the target role extinguish fires skill
  • not needed by the target role lead a team skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain operational communications skill
  • not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
  • not needed by the target role manage emergency care situations skill
  • not needed by the target role manage major incidents skill
  • not needed by the target role manage staff skill
  • not needed by the target role operate fire extinguishers skill
  • not needed by the target role organise fire drills skill
  • not needed by the target role recruit employees skill
  • not needed by the target role select hazard control skill
  • not needed by the target role supervise worker safety skill
  • not needed by the target role train employees skill
  • not needed by the target role use different types of fire extinguishers skill
  • not needed by the target role use geographic information systems skill
  • not needed by the target role work as a team in a hazardous environment skill
2 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
  • optional, not held handling of dangerous goods optional
  • optional, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation optional
Index

Other moves recorded from chief fire officer

Full index of moves from chief fire 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.