Table 1Transition record

fire commissionertofire protection technician

A fire commissioner already meets 31% of what the fire protection technician role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From fire commissioner

31%

Overlap1

To fire protection technician

7 Skills carried over

8 Required, not held

64.4 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 64.4

This move: 64.4 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the fire protection technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the fire commissioner 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A fire protection technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a fire commissioner background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held inspect fire equipment constructing
already held organise fire drills management skills
already held fire prevention procedures services
already held fire-fighting systems services
already held environmental policy natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held fire safety regulations services

All 7 carried skills, including the 5 the fire protection technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 21 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 assisting and caring 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held maintain safety systems required
required, not held operate fire extinguishers required

optional, not held use different types of fire extinguishers optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held order equipment required

optional, not held advise on safety improvements optional
optional, not held use different communication channels optional
optional, not held write work-related reports optional

03 information skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held estimate damage required

optional, not held test safety strategies optional
optional, not held undertake inspections optional

04 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held arrange equipment repairs required

optional, not held organise fire station optional

05 constructing 1 required

required, not held perform preventive maintenance on fire fighting vehicles required

06 services 1 required

required, not held health and safety regulations required

5 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a fire protection technician 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 7 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held fire prevention procedures knowledge
already held fire safety regulations knowledge
already held fire-fighting systems knowledge
already held inspect fire equipment skill
already held organise fire drills skill
already held environmental policy knowledge
already held perform risk analysis skill

The 5 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required

required, not held perform minor repairs to equipment required

08 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 supplementary

optional, not held handling of dangerous goods optional
optional, not held hydraulics optional
optional, not held pollution prevention optional

09 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held pyrotechnic articles legislation optional

10 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held execute vehicle maintenance optional

11 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held habitat restoration optional

13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held organise fire station optional
optional, not held habitat restoration optional
optional, not held advise on safety improvements optional
optional, not held execute vehicle maintenance optional
optional, not held handling of dangerous goods optional
optional, not held hydraulics optional
optional, not held pollution prevention optional
optional, not held pyrotechnic articles legislation optional
optional, not held test safety strategies optional
optional, not held undertake inspections optional
optional, not held use different communication channels optional
optional, not held use different types of fire extinguishers optional
optional, not held write work-related reports optional

21 held skills the fire protection technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on government policy compliance skill
not needed by the target role building codes knowledge
not needed by the target role building materials industry knowledge
not needed by the target role business knowledge knowledge
not needed by the target role communicate health and safety measures skill
not needed by the target role conduct fire safety inspections skill
not needed by the target role conduct public presentations skill
not needed by the target role construction methods knowledge
not needed by the target role coordinate fire fighting skill
not needed by the target role educate public on fire safety skill
not needed by the target role ensure equipment availability skill
not needed by the target role fire protection engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role government policy knowledge
not needed by the target role implement fire safety management plans skill
not needed by the target role legal research knowledge
not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
not needed by the target role manage major incidents skill
not needed by the target role mechanical systems knowledge
not needed by the target role perform maintenance on fire alarm systems skill
not needed by the target role personnel management knowledge
not needed by the target role train employees 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 health and safety regulations required
optional, not held habitat restoration optional
optional, not held handling of dangerous goods optional
optional, not held hydraulics optional
optional, not held pollution prevention optional
optional, not held pyrotechnic articles legislation optional

Index

Other moves recorded from fire commissioner

Full index of moves from fire commissioner

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.