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

fire safety testertofire inspector

A fire safety tester already meets 45% of what the fire inspector role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From fire safety tester
45%
Overlap1
To fire inspector
11 Skills carried over
6 Required, not held
52.6 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

45%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

52.6/ 100

1 Share of the fire inspector 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.

Why

Why this move works

A fire inspector role treats 7 of its required skills as things a fire safety tester already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • conduct fire safety inspections
  • educate public on fire safety
  • fire prevention procedures
  • fire safety regulations
  • fire-fighting systems
  • perform risk analysis

What stands in the way is 6 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 11 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 fire safety tester background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held conduct fire safety inspections assisting and caring
  • already held pyrotechnic articles legislation business, administration and law
  • already held maintain safety systems assisting and caring
  • already held educate public on fire safety communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held fire prevention procedures services
  • already held fire-fighting systems services

All 11 carried skills, including the 7 the fire inspector role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 18 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 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 conduct public presentations 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 information skills 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held manage security equipment required
  • optional, not held estimate damage optional
  • optional, not held maintain logbooks optional
03 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held plan health and safety procedures required
  • optional, not held implement fire safety management plans optional
04 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held pollution legislation required
05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held handling of dangerous goods optional
  • optional, not held hydraulics optional
06 health and welfare 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held first response optional

2 further areas in the appendix

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 11 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 fire-fighting systems knowledge
  • already held perform risk analysis skill
  • already held pyrotechnic articles legislation knowledge
  • already held advise on safety improvements skill
  • already held maintain safety systems skill
  • already held manage health and safety standards skill
  • already held test safety strategies skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held environmental policy optional
08 services 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation optional
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held estimate damage optional
  • optional, not held first response optional
  • optional, not held implement fire safety management plans optional
  • optional, not held maintain logbooks optional
  • optional, not held conduct public presentations optional
  • optional, not held environmental policy 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 hydraulics optional
  • optional, not held use different communication channels optional
  • optional, not held write work-related reports optional
19 held skills the fire inspector 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 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 fire protection engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role health and safety regulations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role inspect fire equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain test equipment 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 perform laboratory tests skill
  • 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 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
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 pollution legislation required
  • optional, not held first response optional
  • optional, not held environmental policy optional
  • optional, not held handling of dangerous goods optional
  • optional, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation optional
  • optional, not held hydraulics 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.