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

chimney sweeptochimney 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.

From chimney sweep
63%
Overlap1
To chimney sweep supervisor
20 Skills carried over
7 Required, not held
42 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

63%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

42/ 100

1 Share of the chimney sweep supervisor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the chimney sweep 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 chimney sweep supervisor role treats 11 of its required skills as things a chimney sweep already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • 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

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.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • 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

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 11 missing skills fall into 7 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required
  • required, not held train chimney sweeps required
  • required, not held handle customer complaints required
02 management skills 2 required
  • required, not held coordinate the activities of chimney sweeps required
  • required, not held enforce chimney sweeping quality standards required
03 generic programmes and qualifications 1 required
  • required, not held leadership principles required
04 information skills 1 required
  • required, not held perform resource planning required
05 services 1 required
  • required, not held fire prevention procedures required
06 assisting and caring 3 supplementary
  • 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

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.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 20 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • 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
Skill to acquire Tier
07 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held construction product regulation optional
4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • 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
Skill Type
  • 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held fire prevention procedures required
  • required, not held leadership principles required
  • optional, not held construction product regulation optional
Index
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.