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

crossing guardtofire service vehicle operator

A crossing guard already meets 19% of what the fire service vehicle operator role asks for. The move turns on 18 required skills not yet in the profile.

From crossing guard
19%
Overlap1
To fire service vehicle operator
5 Skills carried over
18 Required, not held
78.4 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 78.4

This move: 78.4 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the fire service vehicle operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the crossing 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 5 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A fire service vehicle operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a crossing guard background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held react calmly in stressful situations assisting and caring
  • already held manage major incidents assisting and caring
  • already held tolerate stress management skills
  • already held ensure public safety and security assisting and caring
  • already held provide first aid assisting and caring

All 5 carried skills, including the 5 the fire service vehicle operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 27 missing skills fall into 10 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 4 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held perform search and rescue missions required
  • required, not held extinguish fires required
  • required, not held select hazard control required
  • required, not held use different types of fire extinguishers required
  • optional, not held contain fires optional
  • optional, not held maintain safety systems optional
  • optional, not held evacuate people from buildings optional
02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 4 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held apply advanced driving techniques required
  • required, not held drive firetruck under emergency conditions required
  • required, not held operate specialised equipment in emergency required
  • required, not held drive vehicles required
  • optional, not held perform minor repairs to equipment optional
03 services 4 required
  • required, not held fire prevention procedures required
  • required, not held fire safety regulations required
  • required, not held fire-fighting systems required
  • required, not held health and safety regulations required
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held work as a team in a hazardous environment required
  • optional, not held relay messages through radio and telephone systems optional
  • optional, not held educate public on fire safety optional
  • optional, not held use different communication channels optional
05 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held manage emergency care situations required
  • optional, not held organise fire drills optional
06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required
  • required, not held hydraulics required

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a fire service vehicle operator 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 5 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held ensure public safety and security skill
  • already held manage major incidents skill
  • already held provide first aid skill
  • already held react calmly in stressful situations skill
  • already held tolerate stress skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 handling and moving 1 required
  • required, not held operate emergency equipment required
08 health and welfare 1 required
  • required, not held first aid required
09 information skills 1 required
  • required, not held perform risk analysis required
10 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use geographic information systems optional
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held contain fires optional
  • optional, not held maintain safety systems optional
  • optional, not held organise fire drills optional
  • optional, not held relay messages through radio and telephone systems optional
  • optional, not held use geographic information systems optional
  • optional, not held educate public on fire safety optional
  • optional, not held evacuate people from buildings optional
  • optional, not held perform minor repairs to equipment optional
  • optional, not held use different communication channels optional
20 held skills the fire service vehicle operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role act as contact person during equipment incident skill
  • not needed by the target role assist emergency services skill
  • not needed by the target role deal with aggressive behaviour skill
  • not needed by the target role educate public on road safety skill
  • not needed by the target role escort pedestrians across streets skill
  • not needed by the target role inform drivers of detour routes skill
  • not needed by the target role instruct public skill
  • not needed by the target role interpret traffic signals skill
  • not needed by the target role local geography knowledge
  • not needed by the target role monitor traffic flow skill
  • not needed by the target role record license plates of violators skill
  • not needed by the target role regulate traffic skill
  • not needed by the target role report children unsafe behaviour skill
  • not needed by the target role road traffic laws knowledge
  • not needed by the target role stay alert skill
  • not needed by the target role stop speeding vehicles skill
  • not needed by the target role traffic signs knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use signalling equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role work in shifts skill
  • not needed by the target role write signalling reports skill
6 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 fire prevention procedures required
  • required, not held fire safety regulations required
  • required, not held fire-fighting systems required
  • required, not held first aid required
  • required, not held health and safety regulations required
  • required, not held hydraulics required
Index

Other moves recorded from crossing guard

Full index of moves from crossing 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.