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

fire safety testertofire protection technician

A fire safety tester already meets 52% of what the fire protection technician role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From fire safety tester
52%
Overlap1
To fire protection technician
12 Skills carried over
5 Required, not held
47.6 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

52%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

47.6/ 100

1 Share of the fire protection technician 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 protection technician role treats 8 of its required skills as things a fire safety tester already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • fire prevention procedures
  • fire safety regulations
  • fire-fighting systems
  • health and safety regulations
  • inspect fire equipment
  • maintain safety systems

What stands in the way is 5 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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A fire protection technician 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 organise fire drills management skills
  • already held maintain safety systems assisting and caring
  • already held pyrotechnic articles legislation business, administration and law
  • already held operate fire extinguishers assisting and caring
  • already held fire prevention procedures services

All 12 carried skills, including the 8 the fire protection technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 16 missing skills fall into 9 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 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held order equipment required
  • optional, not held use different communication channels optional
  • optional, not held write work-related reports optional
02 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held estimate damage required
  • optional, not held undertake inspections optional
03 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held arrange equipment repairs required
  • optional, not held organise fire station optional
04 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held perform preventive maintenance on fire fighting vehicles required
05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required
  • required, not held perform minor repairs to equipment required
06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held handling of dangerous goods optional
  • optional, not held hydraulics optional
  • optional, not held pollution prevention optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a fire protection technician 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 12 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held fire prevention procedures knowledge
  • already held fire safety regulations knowledge
  • already held fire-fighting systems knowledge
  • already held health and safety regulations knowledge
  • already held inspect fire equipment skill
  • already held maintain safety systems skill
  • already held operate fire extinguishers skill
  • already held organise fire drills skill
  • already held advise on safety improvements skill
  • already held perform risk analysis skill
  • already held pyrotechnic articles legislation knowledge
  • already held test safety strategies skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held habitat restoration optional
  • optional, not held environmental policy optional
08 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use different types of fire extinguishers optional
09 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held execute vehicle maintenance optional
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held organise fire station optional
  • optional, not held habitat restoration optional
  • optional, not held environmental policy optional
  • optional, not held execute vehicle maintenance optional
  • optional, not held handling of dangerous goods optional
  • optional, not held hydraulics optional
  • optional, not held pollution prevention optional
  • optional, not held undertake inspections optional
  • optional, not held use different communication channels optional
  • optional, not held use different types of fire extinguishers optional
  • optional, not held write work-related reports optional
18 held skills the fire protection technician 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 safety inspections 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 educate public on fire safety 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 maintain test equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role manage health and safety standards 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
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
  • optional, not held habitat restoration optional
  • optional, not held environmental policy optional
  • optional, not held handling of dangerous goods optional
  • optional, not held hydraulics optional
  • optional, not held pollution prevention 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.