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

firefightertofire safety tester

A firefighter already meets 33% of what the fire safety tester role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From firefighter
33%
Overlap1
To fire safety tester
9 Skills carried over
9 Required, not held
61.9 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

33%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

61.9/ 100

1 Share of the fire safety tester role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the firefighter 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 safety tester role treats 5 of its required skills as things a firefighter already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • fire prevention procedures
  • fire safety regulations
  • fire-fighting systems
  • health and safety regulations
  • organise fire drills

What stands in the way is 9 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 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A fire safety tester role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a firefighter background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • 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 educate public on fire safety communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held fire prevention procedures services
  • already held fire-fighting systems services

All 9 carried skills, including the 5 the fire safety tester role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 21 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 information skills 4 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held conduct fire tests required
  • required, not held develop material testing procedures required
  • required, not held record test data required
  • required, not held report test findings required
  • optional, not held determine fire risks optional
  • optional, not held test safety strategies optional
02 assisting and caring 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held operate fire extinguishers required
  • required, not held wear appropriate protective gear required
  • optional, not held act as contact person during equipment incident optional
  • optional, not held conduct fire safety inspections optional
  • optional, not held manage health and safety standards optional
03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required
  • required, not held perform laboratory tests required
  • required, not held use testing equipment required
04 constructing 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held maintain test equipment required
  • optional, not held inspect fire equipment optional
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held advise architects optional
  • optional, not held advise on safety improvements optional
  • optional, not held write inspection reports optional
06 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held quality assurance procedures optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a fire safety tester 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 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 organise fire drills skill
  • already held educate public on fire safety skill
  • already held maintain safety systems skill
  • already held perform risk analysis skill
  • already held pyrotechnic articles legislation knowledge
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held electricity optional
08 services 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held fire protection engineering optional
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held act as contact person during equipment incident optional
  • optional, not held advise architects optional
  • optional, not held advise on safety improvements optional
  • optional, not held conduct fire safety inspections optional
  • optional, not held determine fire risks optional
  • optional, not held electricity optional
  • optional, not held fire protection engineering optional
  • optional, not held inspect fire equipment optional
  • optional, not held manage health and safety standards optional
  • optional, not held quality assurance procedures optional
  • optional, not held test safety strategies optional
  • optional, not held write inspection reports optional
59 held skills the fire safety tester role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role apply first response skill
  • not needed by the target role assess contamination skill
  • not needed by the target role assess impact of industrial activities skill
  • not needed by the target role assess risk factors skill
  • not needed by the target role assist community skill
  • not needed by the target role assist people in contaminated areas skill
  • not needed by the target role avoid contamination skill
  • not needed by the target role climb trees skill
  • not needed by the target role contain fires skill
  • not needed by the target role dispose of hazardous waste skill
  • not needed by the target role dock operations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role drive firetruck under emergency conditions skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure public safety and security skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure vessel security skill
  • not needed by the target role environmental policy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role evacuate people from buildings skill
  • not needed by the target role evacuate people from heights skill
  • not needed by the target role extinguish fires skill
  • not needed by the target role first aid knowledge
  • not needed by the target role handle flammable substances skill
  • not needed by the target role hydraulics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role implement fire safety management plans skill
  • not needed by the target role industrial engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role industrial tools knowledge
  • not needed by the target role inspect industrial equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role install vessel's safety equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role investigate maritime accidents skill
  • not needed by the target role liaise with industrial professionals skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain logbooks skill
  • not needed by the target role manage emergency care situations skill
  • not needed by the target role manage factory operations skill
  • not needed by the target role manage major incidents skill
  • not needed by the target role manage personal professional development skill
  • not needed by the target role mechanics of vessels knowledge
  • not needed by the target role monitor chemical process condition skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor disposal of radioactive substances skill
  • not needed by the target role navy operations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operate emergency equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operate emergency vehicle skill
  • not needed by the target role operate marine communication systems skill

19 further entries not listed here

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
  • optional, not held electricity optional
  • optional, not held fire protection engineering optional
  • optional, not held quality assurance procedures optional
Index

Other moves recorded from firefighter

Full index of moves from firefighter

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.