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

security alarm techniciantodomestic electrician

A security alarm technician already meets 41% of what the domestic electrician role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From security alarm technician
41%
Overlap1
To domestic electrician
15 Skills carried over
10 Required, not held
62 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

41%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

62/ 100

1 Share of the domestic electrician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the security alarm 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 domestic electrician role treats 9 of its required skills as things a security alarm technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • electrical wiring plans
  • electricity
  • follow health and safety procedures in construction
  • inspect electrical supplies
  • install electrical and electronic equipment
  • resolve equipment malfunctions

What stands in the way is 10 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 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A domestic electrician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a security alarm technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held install circuit breakers working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held cut wall chases handling and moving
  • already held inspect electrical supplies constructing
  • already held test electronic units constructing
  • already held install electrical and electronic equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held replace defect components working with machinery and specialised equipment

All 15 carried skills, including the 9 the domestic electrician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 27 missing skills fall into 5 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 5 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held install electricity sockets required
  • required, not held repair household appliances required
  • required, not held install electric switches required
  • required, not held install electrical household appliances required
  • required, not held splice cable required
  • optional, not held install lightning protection system optional
  • optional, not held provide power connection from bus bars optional
  • optional, not held maintain electrical equipment optional
  • optional, not held repair wiring optional
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held building systems monitoring technology required
  • required, not held electrical household appliances products required
  • optional, not held artificial lighting systems optional
  • optional, not held solar panel mounting systems optional
  • optional, not held energy performance of buildings optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held react to events in time-critical environments required
  • optional, not held advise on electrical household appliances' installation optional
  • optional, not held answer requests for quotation optional
  • optional, not held order supplies optional
  • optional, not held troubleshoot optional
  • optional, not held write inspection reports optional
04 handling and moving 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held use precision tools required
  • optional, not held use sander optional
  • optional, not held assemble electrical components optional
  • optional, not held assemble electronic units optional
05 constructing 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held test procedures in electricity transmission required
  • optional, not held install smart devices optional
  • optional, not held solder electronics optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a domestic electrician 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 15 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held electrical wiring plans knowledge
  • already held electricity knowledge
  • already held follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
  • already held inspect electrical supplies skill
  • already held install electrical and electronic equipment skill
  • already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
  • already held test electronic units skill
  • already held use measurement instruments skill
  • already held work ergonomically skill
  • already held cut wall chases skill
  • already held electromechanics knowledge
  • already held electronics knowledge
  • already held install circuit breakers skill
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held replace defect components skill
17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held advise on electrical household appliances' installation optional
  • optional, not held artificial lighting systems optional
  • optional, not held install lightning protection system optional
  • optional, not held install smart devices optional
  • optional, not held provide power connection from bus bars optional
  • optional, not held solar panel mounting systems optional
  • optional, not held use sander optional
  • optional, not held answer requests for quotation optional
  • optional, not held assemble electrical components optional
  • optional, not held assemble electronic units optional
  • optional, not held energy performance of buildings optional
  • optional, not held maintain electrical equipment optional
  • optional, not held order supplies optional
  • optional, not held repair wiring optional
  • optional, not held solder electronics optional
  • optional, not held troubleshoot optional
  • optional, not held write inspection reports optional
26 held skills the domestic electrician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise customers on new equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role automation technology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role check compatibility of materials skill
  • not needed by the target role demonstrate products' features skill
  • not needed by the target role glass breakage sensors knowledge
  • not needed by the target role implement ICT security policies skill
  • not needed by the target role implement a firewall skill
  • not needed by the target role implement anti-virus software skill
  • not needed by the target role infrared sensors knowledge
  • not needed by the target role inspect construction supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role keep personal administration skill
  • not needed by the target role manage closed-circuit television system skill
  • not needed by the target role perform ICT troubleshooting skill
  • not needed by the target role perform software unit testing skill
  • not needed by the target role perform test run skill
  • not needed by the target role plan maintenance activities skill
  • not needed by the target role program firmware skill
  • not needed by the target role program home alarm systems skill
  • not needed by the target role reed sensors knowledge
  • not needed by the target role remove computer virus or malware from a computer skill
  • not needed by the target role security panels knowledge
  • not needed by the target role smoke sensors knowledge
  • not needed by the target role test sensors skill
  • not needed by the target role types of alarm systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use safety equipment in construction skill
  • not needed by the target role wire security sensors skill
5 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 building systems monitoring technology required
  • required, not held electrical household appliances products required
  • optional, not held artificial lighting systems optional
  • optional, not held solar panel mounting systems optional
  • optional, not held energy performance of buildings optional
Index

Other moves recorded from security alarm technician

Full index of moves from security alarm 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.