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

firefighter instructortopump operator

A firefighter instructor already meets 57% of what the pump operator role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From firefighter instructor
57%
Overlap1
To pump operator
17 Skills carried over
8 Required, not held
45.5 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

57%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

45.5/ 100

1 Share of the pump operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the firefighter instructor 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 pump operator role treats 11 of its required skills as things a firefighter instructor already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • ensure public safety and security
  • extinguish fires
  • fire prevention procedures
  • fire safety regulations
  • fire-fighting systems
  • hydraulics

What stands in the way is 8 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 17 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A pump operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a firefighter instructor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held perform preventive maintenance on fire fighting vehicles constructing
  • already held manage emergency care situations management skills
  • already held maintain safety systems assisting and caring
  • already held relay messages through radio and telephone systems communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held work as a team in a hazardous environment communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held educate public on fire safety communication, collaboration and creativity

All 17 carried skills, including the 11 the pump operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 13 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 working with machinery and specialised equipment 4 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held operate pumps for fire extinguishing required
  • required, not held operate hydraulic machinery controls required
  • required, not held operate hydraulic pumps required
  • required, not held maintain hydraulic systems required
  • optional, not held operate emergency vehicle optional
  • optional, not held perform minor repairs to equipment optional
02 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held operate fire extinguishers required
03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required
  • required, not held hydraulic fluid required
04 health and welfare 1 required
  • required, not held first aid required
05 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held coordinate fire fighting required
06 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held environmental legislation optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a pump operator 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 17 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held ensure public safety and security skill
  • already held extinguish fires skill
  • already held fire prevention procedures knowledge
  • already held fire safety regulations knowledge
  • already held fire-fighting systems knowledge
  • already held hydraulics knowledge
  • already held manage emergency care situations skill
  • already held manage major incidents skill
  • already held perform preventive maintenance on fire fighting vehicles skill
  • already held use different types of fire extinguishers skill
  • already held work as a team in a hazardous environment skill
  • already held educate public on fire safety skill
  • already held environmental policy knowledge
  • already held maintain safety systems skill
  • already held perform risk analysis skill
  • already held pollution legislation knowledge
  • already held relay messages through radio and telephone systems skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use different communication channels optional
08 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held operate emergency equipment optional
5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held operate emergency vehicle optional
  • optional, not held environmental legislation optional
  • optional, not held operate emergency equipment optional
  • optional, not held perform minor repairs to equipment optional
  • optional, not held use different communication channels optional
23 held skills the pump operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adult education knowledge
  • not needed by the target role apply intercultural teaching strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role assess students skill
  • not needed by the target role assist students in their learning skill
  • not needed by the target role climb trees skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate with other emergency services skill
  • not needed by the target role educate on emergency management skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure student welfare skill
  • not needed by the target role evacuate people from buildings skill
  • not needed by the target role guarantee students' safety skill
  • not needed by the target role implement fire safety management plans skill
  • not needed by the target role manage resources for educational purposes skill
  • not needed by the target role perform classroom management skill
  • not needed by the target role perform search and rescue missions skill
  • not needed by the target role plan health and safety procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role provide advice on breaches of regulation skill
  • not needed by the target role provide first aid skill
  • not needed by the target role provide lesson materials skill
  • not needed by the target role pyrotechnic articles legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role safely instruct about fitness skill
  • not needed by the target role teach fire fighting principles skill
  • not needed by the target role test safety strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role use geographic information systems skill
3 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 first aid required
  • required, not held hydraulic fluid required
  • optional, not held environmental legislation optional
Index

Other moves recorded from firefighter instructor

Full index of moves from firefighter instructor

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.