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

fire commissionertofire safety tester

A fire commissioner already meets 29% of what the fire safety tester role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From fire commissioner
29%
Overlap1
To fire safety tester
9 Skills carried over
10 Required, not held
64.7 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

29%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

64.7/ 100

1 Share of the fire safety tester 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.

Why

Why this move works

A fire safety tester role treats 4 of its required skills as things a fire commissioner already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • fire prevention procedures
  • fire safety regulations
  • fire-fighting systems
  • organise fire drills

What stands in the way is 10 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 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A fire safety tester 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 fire protection engineering services
  • already held inspect fire equipment constructing
  • already held organise fire drills management skills
  • already held conduct fire safety inspections assisting and caring
  • already held educate public on fire safety communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held fire prevention procedures services

All 9 carried skills, including the 4 the fire safety tester role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 21 missing skills fall into 8 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 information skills 4 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held conduct fire tests required
  • required, not held develop material testing procedures required
  • required, not held record test data required
  • required, not held report test findings required
  • optional, not held determine fire risks optional
  • optional, not held test safety strategies optional
02 assisting and caring 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held operate fire extinguishers required
  • required, not held wear appropriate protective gear required
  • optional, not held maintain safety systems optional
  • optional, not held act as contact person during equipment incident optional
  • optional, not held manage health and safety standards optional
03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required
  • required, not held perform laboratory tests required
  • required, not held use testing equipment required
04 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held maintain test equipment required
05 services 1 required
  • required, not held health and safety regulations required
06 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held advise architects optional
  • optional, not held advise on safety improvements optional
  • optional, not held write inspection reports optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a fire safety tester 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 9 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 organise fire drills skill
  • already held conduct fire safety inspections skill
  • already held educate public on fire safety skill
  • already held fire protection engineering knowledge
  • already held inspect fire equipment skill
  • already held perform risk analysis skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 business, administration and law 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held pyrotechnic articles legislation optional
  • optional, not held quality assurance procedures optional
08 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held electricity optional
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held maintain safety systems optional
  • optional, not held act as contact person during equipment incident optional
  • optional, not held advise architects optional
  • optional, not held advise on safety improvements optional
  • optional, not held determine fire risks optional
  • optional, not held electricity optional
  • optional, not held manage health and safety standards optional
  • optional, not held pyrotechnic articles legislation optional
  • optional, not held quality assurance procedures optional
  • optional, not held test safety strategies optional
  • optional, not held write inspection reports optional
19 held skills the fire safety tester 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 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 ensure equipment availability skill
  • not needed by the target role environmental policy 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
4 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 electricity optional
  • optional, not held pyrotechnic articles legislation optional
  • optional, not held quality assurance procedures 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.