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A chimney sweep supervisor already meets 67% of what the chimney sweep role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.
67%
38/ 100
1 Share of the chimney sweep role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the chimney sweep supervisor 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 this move works
A chimney sweep role treats 13 of its required skills as things a chimney sweep supervisor already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- advise on hazards of heating systems
- check chimney's conditions
- clean chimney
- clean ventilation system
- domestic heating systems
- enforce safety procedures when working at heights
What stands in the way is 5 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 20 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A chimney sweep role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a chimney sweep supervisor background worth leading with.
- already held clean chimney handling and moving
- already held clean ventilation system handling and moving
- already held examine ventilation system information skills
- already held protect surrounding area during chimney sweeping process assisting and caring
- already held create chimney inspection reports information skills
- already held check chimney's conditions constructing
All 20 carried skills, including the 13 the chimney sweep role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 12 missing skills fall into 6 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.
- required, not held use personal protection equipment required
- required, not held work in inclement conditions required
- optional, not held follow safety procedures when working at heights optional
- optional, not held provide customer follow-up services optional
- optional, not held work ergonomically optional
- optional, not held work in outdoor conditions optional
- required, not held dispose soot from the sweeping process required
- required, not held use chimney sweeping equipment required
- required, not held carry out chimney pressure testing required
- optional, not held roofing techniques optional
- optional, not held keep personal administration optional
- optional, not held comply with schedule optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a chimney sweep role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 carry out chimney pressure testing skill · occupation specific
- 02 dispose soot from the sweeping process skill · occupation specific
- 03 use chimney sweeping equipment skill · occupation specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 20 skills that carry over
- already held advise on hazards of heating systems skill
- already held check chimney's conditions skill
- already held clean chimney skill
- already held clean ventilation system skill
- already held domestic heating systems knowledge
- already held enforce safety procedures when working at heights skill
- already held examine ventilation system skill
- already held fire safety regulations knowledge
- already held maintain customer service skill
- already held personal protective equipment knowledge
- already held protect surrounding area during chimney sweeping process skill
- already held report chimney defects skill
- already held ventilation systems knowledge
- already held advise on heating systems energy efficiency skill
- already held create chimney inspection reports skill
- already held drive vehicles skill
- already held energy knowledge
- already held maintain relationship with customers skill
- already held manage a small-to-medium business skill
- already held tend asbestos blower skill
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held roofing techniques optional
- optional, not held comply with schedule optional
- optional, not held follow safety procedures when working at heights optional
- optional, not held keep personal administration optional
- optional, not held provide customer follow-up services optional
- optional, not held work ergonomically optional
- optional, not held work in outdoor conditions optional
11 held skills the chimney sweep role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role conduct fire safety inspections skill
- not needed by the target role construction product regulation knowledge
- not needed by the target role coordinate the activities of chimney sweeps skill
- not needed by the target role enforce chimney sweeping quality standards skill
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with waste legislative regulations skill
- not needed by the target role fire prevention procedures knowledge
- not needed by the target role handle customer complaints skill
- not needed by the target role leadership principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role perform resource planning skill
- not needed by the target role train chimney sweeps skill
1 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- optional, not held roofing techniques optional
Other moves recorded from chimney sweep supervisor
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.