Table 1Transition record

material testing techniciantofire safety tester

A material testing technician already meets 36% of what the fire safety tester role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From material testing technician

36%

Overlap1

To fire safety tester

7 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

60 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

36%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

60/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the fire safety tester role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the material testing technician 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 7 of its required skills as things a material testing technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

develop material testing procedures
maintain test equipment
perform laboratory tests
record test data
report test findings
use testing equipment

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 fire safety tester role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a material testing technician 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 7 the fire safety tester role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 23 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 services 4 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held fire prevention procedures required
required, not held fire safety regulations required
required, not held fire-fighting systems required
required, not held health and safety regulations required

optional, not held fire protection engineering optional

02 assisting and caring 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held operate fire extinguishers required

optional, not held maintain safety systems optional
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 information skills 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held conduct fire tests required

optional, not held determine fire risks optional
optional, not held perform risk analysis optional
optional, not held test safety strategies optional

04 management skills 1 required

required, not held organise fire drills required

05 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 supplementary

optional, not held advise architects optional
optional, not held advise on safety improvements optional
optional, not held educate public on fire safety optional
optional, not held write inspection reports optional

06 business, administration and law 2 supplementary

optional, not held pyrotechnic articles legislation optional
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 7 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held develop material testing procedures skill
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

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held inspect fire equipment optional

08 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary

optional, not held electricity optional

16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held maintain safety systems optional
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 educate public on fire safety 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 perform risk analysis optional
optional, not held pyrotechnic articles legislation optional
optional, not held quality assurance procedures optional
optional, not held test safety strategies optional
optional, not held write inspection reports optional

22 held skills the fire safety tester role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advanced materials knowledge
not needed by the target role analyse stress resistance of materials skill
not needed by the target role analyse test data skill
not needed by the target role apply safety procedures in laboratory skill
not needed by the target role assist scientific research skill
not needed by the target role biology knowledge
not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
not needed by the target role chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role collect samples skill
not needed by the target role collect samples for analysis skill
not needed by the target role conduct field work skill
not needed by the target role conduct soil sample tests skill
not needed by the target role health, safety and hygiene legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role label samples skill
not needed by the target role liaise with engineers skill
not needed by the target role materials engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role operate scientific measuring equipment skill
not needed by the target role physics knowledge
not needed by the target role provide technical expertise skill
not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
not needed by the target role rubber technology knowledge
not needed by the target role use non-destructive testing equipment 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 fire prevention procedures required
required, not held fire safety regulations required
required, not held fire-fighting systems required
required, not held health and safety regulations required
optional, not held electricity optional
optional, not held fire protection engineering optional
optional, not held pyrotechnic articles legislation optional
optional, not held quality assurance procedures optional

Index

Other moves recorded from material testing technician

Full index of moves from material testing technician

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.