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

electriciantofireplace installer

A electrician already meets 31% of what the fireplace installer role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From electrician
31%
Overlap1
To fireplace installer
9 Skills carried over
12 Required, not held
68.8 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

31%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

68.8/ 100

1 Share of the fireplace installer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the electrician 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 fireplace installer role treats 6 of its required skills as things a electrician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • follow health and safety procedures in construction
  • inspect construction supplies
  • read standard blueprints
  • resolve equipment malfunctions
  • use measurement instruments
  • use safety equipment in construction

What stands in the way is 12 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 fireplace installer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a electrician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held energy performance of buildings engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held write records for repairs information skills
  • already held answer requests for quotation communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held inspect construction supplies information skills
  • already held use measurement instruments working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held use safety equipment in construction assisting and caring

All 9 carried skills, including the 6 the fireplace installer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 23 missing skills fall into 8 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 constructing 4 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held install firestops required
  • required, not held install construction profiles required
  • required, not held operate welding equipment required
  • required, not held perform maintenance on installed equipment required
  • optional, not held carry out chimney pressure testing optional
  • optional, not held check chimney's conditions optional
  • optional, not held install gas heaters optional
  • optional, not held install heating furnace optional
  • optional, not held install insulation material optional
  • optional, not held install wood heater optional
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held sustainable installation materials required
  • required, not held carpentry required
  • required, not held construction equipment related to building materials required
  • optional, not held domestic heating systems optional
03 handling and moving 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held unload equipment required
  • required, not held load cargo required
  • required, not held unload cargo required
  • optional, not held maintain work area cleanliness optional
04 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held construction product regulation required
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required
  • required, not held apply technical communication skills required
06 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held follow safety procedures when working at heights optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a fireplace installer 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 follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
  • already held inspect construction supplies skill
  • already held read standard blueprints skill
  • already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
  • already held use measurement instruments skill
  • already held use safety equipment in construction skill
  • already held answer requests for quotation skill
  • already held energy performance of buildings knowledge
  • already held write records for repairs skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 information skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held report chimney defects optional
08 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held issue sales invoices optional
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held carry out chimney pressure testing optional
  • optional, not held check chimney's conditions optional
  • optional, not held issue sales invoices optional
  • optional, not held report chimney defects optional
  • optional, not held domestic heating systems optional
  • optional, not held follow safety procedures when working at heights optional
  • optional, not held install gas heaters optional
  • optional, not held install heating furnace optional
  • optional, not held install insulation material optional
  • optional, not held install wood heater optional
  • optional, not held maintain work area cleanliness optional
46 held skills the fireplace installer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role artificial lighting systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role assemble electrical components skill
  • not needed by the target role assemble electronic units skill
  • not needed by the target role automation technology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role bind wire skill
  • not needed by the target role building systems monitoring technology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role calculate needs for construction supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role control systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role cut wall chases skill
  • not needed by the target role electrical testing methods knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electrical wire accessories knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electrical wiring diagrams knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electrical wiring plans knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electricity knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electromechanics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electronics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role inspect electrical supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role install circuit breakers skill
  • not needed by the target role install electric switches skill
  • not needed by the target role install electrical and electronic equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role install electricity sockets skill
  • not needed by the target role install lightning protection system skill
  • not needed by the target role install smart devices skill
  • not needed by the target role keep records of work progress skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain electrical equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain electronic equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role measure electrical characteristics skill
  • not needed by the target role order construction supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role process incoming construction supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role program firmware skill
  • not needed by the target role provide power connection from bus bars skill
  • not needed by the target role react to events in time-critical environments skill
  • not needed by the target role repair wiring skill
  • not needed by the target role replace defect components skill
  • not needed by the target role solar panel mounting systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role solder electronics skill
  • not needed by the target role splice cable skill
  • not needed by the target role strip wire skill
  • not needed by the target role test electrical equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role troubleshoot skill

6 further entries not listed here

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 construction product regulation required
  • required, not held sustainable installation materials required
  • required, not held carpentry required
  • required, not held construction equipment related to building materials required
  • optional, not held domestic heating systems optional
Index

Other moves recorded from electrician

Full index of moves from electrician

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.