Table 1Transition record

fire safety testertomaterial testing technician

A fire safety tester already meets 34% of what the material testing technician role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From fire safety tester

34%

Overlap1

To material testing technician

7 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

62 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

34%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

62/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the material testing 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 material testing technician role treats 6 of its required skills as things a fire safety tester already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

maintain test equipment
perform laboratory tests
record test data
report test findings
use testing equipment
wear appropriate protective gear

What stands in the way is 7 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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A material testing 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 develop material testing procedures information skills
already held maintain test equipment constructing
already held report test findings information skills
already held perform laboratory tests working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held use testing equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held record test data information skills

All 7 carried skills, including the 6 the material testing technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 22 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 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held advanced materials required

optional, not held biology optional
optional, not held chemistry optional
optional, not held physics optional

02 handling and moving 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held collect samples required

optional, not held label samples optional
optional, not held collect samples for analysis optional

03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held materials engineering required

optional, not held rubber technology optional

04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held operate scientific measuring equipment required

optional, not held use non-destructive testing equipment optional

05 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held apply safety procedures in laboratory required

06 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held quality standards required

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a material testing 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 7 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held maintain test equipment skill
already held perform laboratory tests skill
already held record test data skill
already held report test findings skill
already held use testing equipment skill
already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
already held develop material testing procedures skill

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 services 1 required

required, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation required

08 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 supplementary

optional, not held assist scientific research optional
optional, not held build business relationships optional
optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
optional, not held provide technical expertise optional

09 information skills 4 supplementary

optional, not held conduct soil sample tests optional
optional, not held analyse stress resistance of materials optional
optional, not held analyse test data optional
optional, not held conduct field work optional

15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held conduct soil sample tests optional
optional, not held label samples optional
optional, not held rubber technology optional
optional, not held use non-destructive testing equipment optional
optional, not held analyse stress resistance of materials optional
optional, not held analyse test data optional
optional, not held assist scientific research optional
optional, not held biology optional
optional, not held build business relationships optional
optional, not held chemistry optional
optional, not held collect samples for analysis optional
optional, not held conduct field work optional
optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
optional, not held physics optional
optional, not held provide technical expertise optional

23 held skills the material testing 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 advise on safety improvements 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 educate public on fire safety skill
not needed by the target role electricity knowledge
not needed by the target role fire prevention procedures knowledge
not needed by the target role fire protection engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role fire safety regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role fire-fighting systems 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 safety systems 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 organise fire drills skill
not needed by the target role perform risk analysis 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 test safety strategies skill
not needed by the target role write inspection reports skill

8 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 advanced materials required
required, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation required
required, not held materials engineering required
required, not held quality standards required
optional, not held rubber technology optional
optional, not held biology optional
optional, not held chemistry optional
optional, not held physics 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.