Fire prevention and protection engineer to surface engineer
A fire prevention and protection engineer already meets 39% of what the surface engineer role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.
59.7/ 100
1 How much of what a surface engineer is expected to do is already part of a fire prevention and protection engineer’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 surface engineer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A surface engineer role treats 7 of its required skills as things a fire prevention and protection engineer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- adjust engineering designs
- approve engineering design
- engineering principles
- engineering processes
- perform scientific research
- safety engineering
What stands in the way is 8 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 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A surface engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a fire prevention and protection engineer background worth leading with.
- already held develop material testing procedures information skills
- already held computer simulation information and communication technologies (icts)
- already held safety engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held environmental legislation business, administration and law
- already held approve engineering design communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held physics natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
All 13 carried skills, including the 7 the surface engineer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 25 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 industrial engineering required
- still to learn manufacturing processes required
- still to learn production processes required
- still to learn surface engineering required
- optional, not held ferrous metal processing optional
- optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
- optional, not held electrical engineering optional
- optional, not held material mechanics optional
- optional, not held non-destructive testing optional
- optional, not held semiconductors optional
- optional, not held soldering techniques optional
- optional, not held types of metal optional
- optional, not held welding techniques optional
- still to learn corrosion types required
- still to learn mathematics required
- still to learn execute analytical mathematical calculations required
- optional, not held analyse stress resistance of materials optional
- optional, not held analyse test data optional
- optional, not held recognise signs of corrosion optional
- still to learn use technical drawing software required
- optional, not held apply phosphate coating to metal workpiece optional
- optional, not held parkerise metal workpiece optional
- optional, not held use non-destructive testing equipment optional
- optional, not held galvanise metal workpiece optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a surface engineer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 corrosion types study this
- 02 execute analytical mathematical calculations practise this
- 03 industrial engineering study this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 13 skills that carry over
- already held adjust engineering designs skill
- already held approve engineering design skill
- already held engineering principles knowledge
- already held engineering processes knowledge
- already held perform scientific research skill
- already held safety engineering knowledge
- already held technical drawings knowledge
- already held chemistry knowledge
- already held computer simulation knowledge
- already held develop material testing procedures skill
- already held environmental legislation knowledge
- already held physics knowledge
- already held record test data skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held hazardous waste types optional
17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held apply phosphate coating to metal workpiece optional
- optional, not held parkerise metal workpiece optional
- optional, not held ferrous metal processing optional
- optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
- optional, not held use non-destructive testing equipment optional
- optional, not held analyse stress resistance of materials optional
- optional, not held analyse test data optional
- optional, not held electrical engineering optional
- optional, not held galvanise metal workpiece optional
- optional, not held hazardous waste types optional
- optional, not held material mechanics optional
- optional, not held non-destructive testing optional
- optional, not held recognise signs of corrosion optional
- optional, not held semiconductors optional
- optional, not held soldering techniques optional
- optional, not held types of metal optional
- optional, not held welding techniques optional
28 held skills the surface engineer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role act as contact person during equipment incident skill
- not needed by the target role advise architects skill
- not needed by the target role advise on construction materials skill
- not needed by the target role advise on safety improvements skill
- not needed by the target role civil engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role conduct fire safety inspections skill
- not needed by the target role conduct fire tests skill
- not needed by the target role contain fires skill
- not needed by the target role design principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role determine fire risks skill
- not needed by the target role draft design specifications skill
- not needed by the target role educate public on fire safety skill
- not needed by the target role fire prevention procedures knowledge
- not needed by the target role fire protection engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role fire safety regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role fire-fighting systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role install firestops skill
- not needed by the target role operate fire extinguishers skill
- not needed by the target role organise fire station skill
- not needed by the target role perform first fire intervention skill
- not needed by the target role perform laboratory tests skill
- not needed by the target role prevent fire in a performance environment skill
- not needed by the target role prevent fires on board skill
- not needed by the target role properties of textile materials knowledge
- not needed by the target role teach fire fighting principles skill
- not needed by the target role test safety strategies skill
- not needed by the target role thermodynamics knowledge
- not needed by the target role use different types of fire extinguishers skill
16 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 corrosion types required
- still to learn industrial engineering required
- still to learn manufacturing processes required
- still to learn mathematics required
- still to learn production processes required
- still to learn surface engineering required
- optional, not held ferrous metal processing optional
- optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
- optional, not held electrical engineering optional
- optional, not held hazardous waste types optional
- optional, not held material mechanics optional
- optional, not held non-destructive testing optional
- optional, not held semiconductors optional
- optional, not held soldering techniques optional
- optional, not held types of metal optional
- optional, not held welding techniques optional
Other moves recorded from fire prevention and protection engineer
- fire safety tester 55% covered · moderate
- health and safety engineer 44% covered · substantial
- environmental mining engineer 34% covered · substantial
- steam engineer 34% covered · substantial
Full index of moves from fire prevention and protection engineer
Common questions about this move
Can a fire prevention and protection engineer become a surface engineer?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A fire prevention and protection engineer already covers 39% of what a surface engineer is expected to do: 13 skills carry over, 7 of which the surface engineer role treats as required.
What skills does a fire prevention and protection engineer need to become a surface engineer?
8 required skills are missing, plus 17 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is corrosion types.
How hard is the move from fire prevention and protection engineer to surface engineer?
Its learning distance is 59.7 out of 100, which is the substantial 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.