Table 1Transition record

fire safety testertofire commissioner

A fire safety tester already meets 37% of what the fire commissioner role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From fire safety tester

37%

Overlap1

To fire commissioner

9 Skills carried over

10 Required, not held

60.8 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 60.8

This move: 60.8 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the fire commissioner role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the fire safety tester 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 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A fire commissioner role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a fire safety tester background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held inspect fire equipment constructing
already held fire protection engineering services
already held conduct fire safety inspections assisting and caring
already held organise fire drills management skills
already held educate public on fire safety communication, collaboration and creativity
already held fire prevention procedures services

All 9 carried skills, including the 7 the fire commissioner role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 19 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 management skills 3 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held implement fire safety management plans required
required, not held ensure equipment availability required
required, not held manage budgets required

optional, not held coordinate fire fighting optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held communicate health and safety measures required
required, not held conduct public presentations required

optional, not held advise on government policy compliance optional
optional, not held train employees optional

03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held building codes required

optional, not held building materials industry optional
optional, not held construction methods optional
optional, not held mechanical systems optional

04 business, administration and law 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held personnel management required

optional, not held business knowledge optional
optional, not held legal research optional

05 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held manage major incidents required

06 constructing 1 required

required, not held perform maintenance on fire alarm systems required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a fire commissioner 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 conduct fire safety inspections skill
already held educate public on fire safety skill
already held fire prevention procedures knowledge
already held fire safety regulations knowledge
already held inspect fire equipment skill
already held organise fire drills skill
already held perform risk analysis skill
already held fire protection engineering knowledge
already held fire-fighting systems knowledge

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required

required, not held government policy required

08 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held environmental policy optional

9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held business knowledge optional
optional, not held advise on government policy compliance optional
optional, not held building materials industry optional
optional, not held construction methods optional
optional, not held coordinate fire fighting optional
optional, not held environmental policy optional
optional, not held legal research optional
optional, not held mechanical systems optional
optional, not held train employees optional

21 held skills the fire commissioner 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 advise architects skill
not needed by the target role advise on safety improvements skill
not needed by the target role conduct fire tests skill
not needed by the target role determine fire risks skill
not needed by the target role develop material testing procedures skill
not needed by the target role electricity knowledge
not needed by the target role health and safety regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain safety systems skill
not needed by the target role maintain test equipment skill
not needed by the target role manage health and safety standards skill
not needed by the target role operate fire extinguishers skill
not needed by the target role perform laboratory tests skill
not needed by the target role pyrotechnic articles legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role quality assurance procedures knowledge
not needed by the target role record test data skill
not needed by the target role report test findings skill
not needed by the target role test safety strategies skill
not needed by the target role use testing equipment skill
not needed by the target role wear appropriate protective gear skill
not needed by the target role write inspection reports skill

9 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 building codes required
required, not held government policy required
required, not held personnel management required
optional, not held business knowledge optional
optional, not held building materials industry optional
optional, not held construction methods optional
optional, not held environmental policy optional
optional, not held legal research optional
optional, not held mechanical systems optional

Index

Other moves recorded from fire safety tester

Full index of moves from fire safety tester

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.