Table 1Transition record

acoustical engineertofire prevention and protection engineer

A acoustical engineer already meets 27% of what the fire prevention and protection engineer role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From acoustical engineer

27%

Overlap1

To fire prevention and protection engineer

9 Skills carried over

10 Required, not held

71.3 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

27%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

71.3/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the fire prevention and protection engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the acoustical engineer 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 prevention and protection engineer role treats 5 of its required skills as things a acoustical engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

adjust engineering designs
approve engineering design
engineering principles
engineering processes
perform scientific research

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 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A fire prevention and protection engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a acoustical engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held advise architects communication, collaboration and creativity
already held draft design specifications communication, collaboration and creativity
already held design principles arts and humanities
already held approve engineering design communication, collaboration and creativity
already held physics natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held adjust engineering designs communication, collaboration and creativity

All 9 carried skills, including the 5 the fire prevention and protection engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 32 missing skills fall into 11 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

required, not held fire prevention procedures required
required, not held fire protection engineering required
required, not held fire safety regulations required
required, not held fire-fighting systems required

02 assisting and caring 2 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held prevent fire in a performance environment required
required, not held operate fire extinguishers required

optional, not held contain fires optional
optional, not held act as contact person during equipment incident optional
optional, not held conduct fire safety inspections optional
optional, not held perform first fire intervention optional
optional, not held use different types of fire extinguishers optional

03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held safety engineering required
required, not held technical drawings required

optional, not held properties of textile materials optional
optional, not held civil engineering optional

04 information skills 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held conduct fire tests required

optional, not held determine fire risks optional
optional, not held develop material testing procedures optional
optional, not held record test data optional
optional, not held test safety strategies optional

05 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held environmental legislation required

06 communication, collaboration and creativity 5 supplementary

optional, not held teach fire fighting principles optional
optional, not held prevent fires on board optional
optional, not held advise on construction materials optional
optional, not held advise on safety improvements optional
optional, not held educate public on fire safety optional

5 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a fire prevention and protection engineer 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 9 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held adjust engineering designs skill
already held approve engineering design skill
already held engineering principles knowledge
already held engineering processes knowledge
already held perform scientific research skill
already held advise architects skill
already held design principles knowledge
already held draft design specifications skill
already held physics knowledge

The 5 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 supplementary

optional, not held chemistry optional
optional, not held thermodynamics optional

08 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held install firestops optional

09 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary

optional, not held computer simulation optional

10 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held organise fire station optional

11 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary

optional, not held perform laboratory tests optional

22 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held install firestops optional
optional, not held organise fire station optional
optional, not held teach fire fighting principles optional
optional, not held contain fires optional
optional, not held prevent fires on board optional
optional, not held properties of textile materials optional
optional, not held act as contact person during equipment incident optional
optional, not held advise on construction materials optional
optional, not held advise on safety improvements optional
optional, not held chemistry optional
optional, not held civil engineering optional
optional, not held computer simulation optional
optional, not held conduct fire safety inspections optional
optional, not held determine fire risks optional
optional, not held develop material testing procedures optional
optional, not held educate public on fire safety optional
optional, not held perform first fire intervention optional
optional, not held perform laboratory tests optional
optional, not held record test data optional
optional, not held test safety strategies optional
optional, not held thermodynamics optional
optional, not held use different types of fire extinguishers optional

24 held skills the fire prevention and protection engineer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role acoustical engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role acoustics knowledge
not needed by the target role advise on building matters skill
not needed by the target role architecture regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role assess sound quality skill
not needed by the target role audio editing software knowledge
not needed by the target role audio technology knowledge
not needed by the target role building codes knowledge
not needed by the target role computer science knowledge
not needed by the target role create software design skill
not needed by the target role design transportation systems skill
not needed by the target role develop audio system designs skill
not needed by the target role develop product design skill
not needed by the target role electrical engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with noise standards skill
not needed by the target role examine engineering principles skill
not needed by the target role operate audio equipment skill
not needed by the target role operate audio-signal processors skill
not needed by the target role operate the sound in the rehearsal studio skill
not needed by the target role perform soundchecks skill
not needed by the target role prevent undesired changes to sound design skill
not needed by the target role set up sound equipment skill
not needed by the target role technically design a sound system skill
not needed by the target role use sound measuring instruments skill

12 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 environmental legislation required
required, not held fire prevention procedures required
required, not held fire protection engineering required
required, not held fire safety regulations required
required, not held fire-fighting systems required
required, not held safety engineering required
required, not held technical drawings required
optional, not held properties of textile materials optional
optional, not held chemistry optional
optional, not held civil engineering optional
optional, not held computer simulation optional
optional, not held thermodynamics optional

Index

Other moves recorded from acoustical engineer

Full index of moves from acoustical engineer

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.