Table 1Transition record

crossing guardtofire service vehicle operator

A crossing guard already meets 19% of what the fire service vehicle operator role asks for. The move turns on 18 required skills not yet in the profile.

From crossing guard

19%

Overlap1

To fire service vehicle operator

5 Skills carried over

18 Required, not held

78.4 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

19%

Learning distance A rebuild

78.4/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the fire service vehicle operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the crossing guard 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 service vehicle operator role treats 5 of its required skills as things a crossing guard already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

ensure public safety and security
manage major incidents
provide first aid
react calmly in stressful situations
tolerate stress

What stands in the way is 18 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 5 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A fire service vehicle operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a crossing guard background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held react calmly in stressful situations assisting and caring
already held manage major incidents assisting and caring
already held tolerate stress management skills
already held ensure public safety and security assisting and caring
already held provide first aid assisting and caring

All 5 carried skills, including the 5 the fire service vehicle operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 27 missing skills fall into 10 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 assisting and caring 4 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held perform search and rescue missions required
required, not held extinguish fires required
required, not held select hazard control required
required, not held use different types of fire extinguishers required

optional, not held contain fires optional
optional, not held maintain safety systems optional
optional, not held evacuate people from buildings optional

02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 4 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held apply advanced driving techniques required
required, not held drive firetruck under emergency conditions required
required, not held operate specialised equipment in emergency required
required, not held drive vehicles required

optional, not held perform minor repairs to equipment optional

03 services 4 required

required, not held fire prevention procedures required
required, not held fire safety regulations required
required, not held fire-fighting systems required
required, not held health and safety regulations required

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held work as a team in a hazardous environment required

optional, not held relay messages through radio and telephone systems optional
optional, not held educate public on fire safety optional
optional, not held use different communication channels optional

05 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held manage emergency care situations required

optional, not held organise fire drills optional

06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required

required, not held hydraulics required

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a fire service vehicle operator 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 5 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held ensure public safety and security skill
already held manage major incidents skill
already held provide first aid skill
already held react calmly in stressful situations skill
already held tolerate stress skill

The 4 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 handling and moving 1 required

required, not held operate emergency equipment required

08 health and welfare 1 required

required, not held first aid required

09 information skills 1 required

required, not held perform risk analysis required

10 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held use geographic information systems optional

9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held contain fires optional
optional, not held maintain safety systems optional
optional, not held organise fire drills optional
optional, not held relay messages through radio and telephone systems optional
optional, not held use geographic information systems optional
optional, not held educate public on fire safety optional
optional, not held evacuate people from buildings optional
optional, not held perform minor repairs to equipment optional
optional, not held use different communication channels optional

20 held skills the fire service vehicle operator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role act as contact person during equipment incident skill
not needed by the target role assist emergency services skill
not needed by the target role deal with aggressive behaviour skill
not needed by the target role educate public on road safety skill
not needed by the target role escort pedestrians across streets skill
not needed by the target role inform drivers of detour routes skill
not needed by the target role instruct public skill
not needed by the target role interpret traffic signals skill
not needed by the target role local geography knowledge
not needed by the target role monitor traffic flow skill
not needed by the target role record license plates of violators skill
not needed by the target role regulate traffic skill
not needed by the target role report children unsafe behaviour skill
not needed by the target role road traffic laws knowledge
not needed by the target role stay alert skill
not needed by the target role stop speeding vehicles skill
not needed by the target role traffic signs knowledge
not needed by the target role use signalling equipment skill
not needed by the target role work in shifts skill
not needed by the target role write signalling reports skill

6 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 fire safety regulations required
required, not held fire-fighting systems required
required, not held first aid required
required, not held health and safety regulations required
required, not held hydraulics required

Index

Other moves recorded from crossing guard

Full index of moves from crossing guard

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.