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

smart home installertosecurity alarm technician

A smart home installer already meets 30% of what the security alarm technician role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From smart home installer
30%
Overlap1
To security alarm technician
8 Skills carried over
11 Required, not held
70.6 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

30%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

70.6/ 100

1 Share of the security alarm technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the smart home 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 security alarm technician role treats 8 of its required skills as things a smart home installer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

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

What stands in the way is 11 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 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A security alarm technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a smart home installer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held program home alarm systems working with computers
  • already held types of alarm systems services
  • already held inspect electrical supplies constructing
  • already held install electrical and electronic equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held electrical wiring plans engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held follow health and safety procedures in construction assisting and caring

All 8 carried skills, including the 8 the security alarm technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 33 missing skills fall into 10 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 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held wire security sensors required
  • required, not held replace defect components required
  • required, not held use measurement instruments required
  • optional, not held install circuit breakers optional
02 constructing 3 required
  • required, not held perform test run required
  • required, not held test electronic units required
  • required, not held test sensors required
03 information skills 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held check compatibility of materials required
  • required, not held inspect construction supplies required
  • optional, not held keep personal administration optional
  • optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held resolve equipment malfunctions required
  • optional, not held demonstrate products' features optional
  • optional, not held advise customers on new equipment optional
05 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held work ergonomically required
  • optional, not held use safety equipment in construction optional
06 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required
  • required, not held security panels required

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a security alarm technician 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 8 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held electrical wiring plans knowledge
  • already held electricity knowledge
  • already held electronics 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 program home alarm systems skill
  • already held types of alarm systems knowledge
The 4 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with computers 8 supplementary
  • optional, not held implement ICT security policies optional
  • optional, not held implement a firewall optional
  • optional, not held implement anti-virus software optional
  • optional, not held perform software unit testing optional
  • optional, not held manage closed-circuit television system optional
  • optional, not held perform ICT troubleshooting optional
  • optional, not held program firmware optional
  • optional, not held remove computer virus or malware from a computer optional
08 engineering, manufacturing and construction 6 supplementary
  • optional, not held glass breakage sensors optional
  • optional, not held infrared sensors optional
  • optional, not held reed sensors optional
  • optional, not held smoke sensors optional
  • optional, not held automation technology optional
  • optional, not held electromechanics optional
09 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held cut wall chases optional
10 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held plan maintenance activities optional
22 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held glass breakage sensors optional
  • optional, not held infrared sensors optional
  • optional, not held reed sensors optional
  • optional, not held demonstrate products' features optional
  • optional, not held implement ICT security policies optional
  • optional, not held implement a firewall optional
  • optional, not held implement anti-virus software optional
  • optional, not held perform software unit testing optional
  • optional, not held smoke sensors optional
  • optional, not held advise customers on new equipment optional
  • optional, not held automation technology optional
  • optional, not held cut wall chases optional
  • optional, not held electromechanics optional
  • optional, not held install circuit breakers optional
  • optional, not held keep personal administration optional
  • optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
  • optional, not held manage closed-circuit television system optional
  • optional, not held perform ICT troubleshooting optional
  • optional, not held plan maintenance activities optional
  • optional, not held program firmware optional
  • optional, not held remove computer virus or malware from a computer optional
  • optional, not held use safety equipment in construction optional
23 held skills the security alarm technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role Internet of Things knowledge
  • not needed by the target role advise customers on smart homes technology skill
  • not needed by the target role alarm systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role artificial lighting systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role assess integrated domotics systems skill
  • not needed by the target role building automation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role building systems monitoring technology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role cameras knowledge
  • not needed by the target role domotic systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electrical household appliances products knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electronic locks knowledge
  • not needed by the target role install electric switches skill
  • not needed by the target role install electrical household appliances skill
  • not needed by the target role install lighting skill
  • not needed by the target role install plumbing systems skill
  • not needed by the target role install smart devices skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain customer service skill
  • not needed by the target role mechanical systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role provide door security skill
  • not needed by the target role read standard blueprints skill
  • not needed by the target role sensors knowledge
  • not needed by the target role smart grids systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role solar products knowledge
7 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 security panels required
  • optional, not held glass breakage sensors optional
  • optional, not held infrared sensors optional
  • optional, not held reed sensors optional
  • optional, not held smoke sensors optional
  • optional, not held automation technology optional
  • optional, not held electromechanics optional
Index

Other moves recorded from smart home installer

Full index of moves from smart home 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.