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Where a firefighter instructor can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a firefighter instructor already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Firefighter instructors train probationary, new academy recruits, or cadets, on the theory and practice necessary to become a firefighter. They conduct theoretical lectures on academic subjects such as law, basic chemistry, safety regulations, risk management, fire prevention, reading blueprints etc. Fire academy instructors also provide more hands-on, practical instruction regarding the usage of assistive equipment and rescue tools such as a fire hose, fire axe, smoke mask etc., but also heavy physical training, breathing techniques, first aid, self defense tactics and vehicle operations. They also prepare and develop lesson plans and new training programmes as new public service-related regulations and issues arise. The instructors monitor the students' progress, evaluate them individually and prepare performance evaluation reports.

Also known as firefighter trainer, instructor of firefighters, instructor in fire academy, fire academy trainer, fire instructor, educator of firefighters, trainer of firefighters, trainer in fire academy, firefighter teaching practitioner, fire academy instructor.

Professionals 40 skills on file 5 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: chief fire officer, 64%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
chief fire officer 64% covered fire inspector 58% covered pump operator 57% covered marine firefighter 57% covered fire service vehicle operator 56% covered firefighter instructor You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from firefighter instructor, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a firefighter instructor already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A firefighter instructor needs 19 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • teach fire fighting principles communication, collaboration and creativity
  • ensure student welfare communication, collaboration and creativity
  • educate on emergency management communication, collaboration and creativity
  • evacuate people from buildings assisting and caring
  • implement fire safety management plans management skills
  • work as a team in a hazardous environment communication, collaboration and creativity
  • provide advice on breaches of regulation communication, collaboration and creativity
  • extinguish fires assisting and caring
  • fire prevention procedures services
  • fire-fighting systems services
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a firefighter instructor does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Firefighter instructor is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a firefighter instructor’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.