Chimney sweep to chimney sweep supervisor
A chimney sweep already meets 63% of what the chimney sweep supervisor role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.
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1 How much of what a chimney sweep supervisor is expected to do is already part of a chimney sweep’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the chimney sweep supervisor role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A chimney sweep supervisor role treats 11 of its required skills as things a chimney sweep already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- check chimney's conditions
- domestic heating systems
- enforce safety procedures when working at heights
- examine ventilation system
- fire safety regulations
- maintain customer service
What stands in the way is 7 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 supervisor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a chimney sweep background worth leading with.
- already held examine ventilation system information skills
- already held protect surrounding area during chimney sweeping process assisting and caring
- already held clean chimney handling and moving
- already held clean ventilation system handling and moving
- already held create chimney inspection reports information skills
- already held check chimney's conditions constructing
All 20 carried skills, including the 11 the chimney sweep supervisor role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 11 missing skills fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn train chimney sweeps required
- still to learn handle customer complaints required
- still to learn coordinate the activities of chimney sweeps required
- still to learn enforce chimney sweeping quality standards required
- still to learn leadership principles required
- still to learn perform resource planning required
- still to learn fire prevention procedures required
- optional, not held conduct fire safety inspections optional
- optional, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation optional
- optional, not held ensure compliance with waste legislative regulations optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a chimney sweep supervisor role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 coordinate the activities of chimney sweeps practise this
- 02 enforce chimney sweeping quality standards practise this
- 03 train chimney sweeps practise this
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 check chimney's conditions 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 maintain relationship with customers 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 hazards of heating systems skill
- already held advise on heating systems energy efficiency skill
- already held clean chimney skill
- already held clean ventilation system skill
- already held create chimney inspection reports skill
- already held drive vehicles skill
- already held energy knowledge
- already held manage a small-to-medium business skill
- already held tend asbestos blower skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held construction product regulation optional
4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held construction product regulation optional
- optional, not held conduct fire safety inspections optional
- optional, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation optional
- optional, not held ensure compliance with waste legislative regulations optional
12 held skills the chimney sweep supervisor role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role carry out chimney pressure testing skill
- not needed by the target role comply with schedule skill
- not needed by the target role dispose soot from the sweeping process skill
- not needed by the target role follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
- not needed by the target role keep personal administration skill
- not needed by the target role provide customer follow-up services skill
- not needed by the target role roofing techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role use chimney sweeping equipment skill
- not needed by the target role use personal protection equipment skill
- not needed by the target role work ergonomically skill
- not needed by the target role work in inclement conditions skill
- not needed by the target role work in outdoor conditions skill
3 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn fire prevention procedures required
- still to learn leadership principles required
- optional, not held construction product regulation optional
Other moves recorded from chimney sweep
Common questions about this move
Can a chimney sweep become a chimney sweep supervisor?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A chimney sweep already covers 63% of what a chimney sweep supervisor is expected to do: 20 skills carry over, 11 of which the chimney sweep supervisor role treats as required.
What skills does a chimney sweep need to become a chimney sweep supervisor?
7 required skills are missing, plus 4 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is coordinate the activities of chimney sweeps.
How hard is the move from chimney sweep to chimney sweep supervisor?
Its learning distance is 42 out of 100, which is the moderate band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.