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

fireplace installertoinsulation worker

A fireplace installer already meets 28% of what the insulation worker role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.

From fireplace installer
28%
Overlap1
To insulation worker
10 Skills carried over
14 Required, not held
74.7 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

28%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

74.7/ 100

1 Share of the insulation worker role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the fireplace installer 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 insulation worker role treats 7 of its required skills as things a fireplace installer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • follow health and safety procedures in construction
  • follow safety procedures when working at heights
  • inspect construction supplies
  • install construction profiles
  • install insulation material
  • use measurement instruments

What stands in the way is 14 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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A insulation worker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a fireplace installer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held install construction profiles constructing
  • already held install insulation material constructing
  • already held energy performance of buildings engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held maintain work area cleanliness handling and moving
  • already held answer requests for quotation communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held inspect construction supplies information skills

All 10 carried skills, including the 7 the insulation worker role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 34 missing skills fall into 7 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 constructing 5 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held apply adhesive wall coating required
  • required, not held apply house wrap required
  • required, not held install insulation blocks required
  • required, not held apply insulation strips required
  • required, not held apply proofing membranes required
  • optional, not held install drop ceiling optional
  • optional, not held protect surfaces during construction work optional
  • optional, not held pump insulation beads into cavities optional
  • optional, not held set up temporary construction site infrastructure optional
  • optional, not held apply spray foam insulation optional
  • optional, not held build scaffolding optional
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 4 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held airtight construction required
  • required, not held environmental indoor quality required
  • required, not held energy conservation required
  • required, not held types of insulation material required
  • optional, not held energy efficiency optional
  • optional, not held envelope systems for buildings optional
03 information skills 2 required, 7 supplementary
  • required, not held interpret 2D plans required
  • required, not held interpret 3D plans required
  • optional, not held monitor stock level optional
  • optional, not held process incoming construction supplies optional
  • optional, not held use squaring pole optional
  • optional, not held calculate needs for construction supplies optional
  • optional, not held inspect insulation optional
  • optional, not held keep personal administration optional
  • optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
04 handling and moving 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held cut insulation material to size required
  • required, not held transport construction supplies required
  • optional, not held use sander optional
05 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held work ergonomically required
06 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held work in a construction team optional
  • optional, not held advise on construction materials optional
  • optional, not held order construction supplies optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a insulation worker 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 10 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
  • already held follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
  • already held inspect construction supplies skill
  • already held install construction profiles skill
  • already held install insulation material skill
  • already held use measurement instruments skill
  • already held use safety equipment in construction skill
  • already held answer requests for quotation skill
  • already held energy performance of buildings knowledge
  • already held maintain work area cleanliness skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held create infrared imagery optional
20 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held create infrared imagery optional
  • optional, not held energy efficiency optional
  • optional, not held envelope systems for buildings optional
  • optional, not held install drop ceiling optional
  • optional, not held monitor stock level optional
  • optional, not held process incoming construction supplies optional
  • optional, not held protect surfaces during construction work optional
  • optional, not held pump insulation beads into cavities optional
  • optional, not held set up temporary construction site infrastructure optional
  • optional, not held use sander optional
  • optional, not held use squaring pole optional
  • optional, not held work in a construction team optional
  • optional, not held advise on construction materials optional
  • optional, not held apply spray foam insulation optional
  • optional, not held build scaffolding optional
  • optional, not held calculate needs for construction supplies optional
  • optional, not held inspect insulation optional
  • optional, not held keep personal administration optional
  • optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
  • optional, not held order construction supplies optional
22 held skills the insulation worker role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role apply technical communication skills skill
  • not needed by the target role carpentry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role carry out chimney pressure testing skill
  • not needed by the target role check chimney's conditions skill
  • not needed by the target role construction equipment related to building materials knowledge
  • not needed by the target role construction product regulation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role domestic heating systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role install firestops skill
  • not needed by the target role install gas heaters skill
  • not needed by the target role install heating furnace skill
  • not needed by the target role install wood heater skill
  • not needed by the target role issue sales invoices skill
  • not needed by the target role load cargo skill
  • not needed by the target role operate welding equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role perform maintenance on installed equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role read standard blueprints skill
  • not needed by the target role report chimney defects skill
  • not needed by the target role resolve equipment malfunctions skill
  • not needed by the target role sustainable installation materials knowledge
  • not needed by the target role unload cargo skill
  • not needed by the target role unload equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role write records for repairs 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 airtight construction required
  • required, not held environmental indoor quality required
  • required, not held energy conservation required
  • required, not held types of insulation material required
  • optional, not held energy efficiency optional
  • optional, not held envelope systems for buildings optional
Index

Other moves recorded from fireplace installer

Full index of moves from fireplace installer

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.