Table 1Transition record

fire protection techniciantoemergency response coordinator

A fire protection technician already meets 37% of what the emergency response coordinator role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From fire protection technician

37%

Overlap1

To emergency response coordinator

8 Skills carried over

5 Required, not held

54.8 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 54.8

This move: 54.8 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the emergency response coordinator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the fire protection technician 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 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A emergency response coordinator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a fire protection technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held estimate damage information skills
already held test safety strategies information skills
already held advise on safety improvements communication, collaboration and creativity
already held undertake inspections information skills
already held pollution prevention engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held perform risk analysis information skills

All 8 carried skills, including the 4 the emergency response coordinator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 17 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held educate on emergency management required
required, not held manage emergency evacuation plans required

optional, not held educate public on fire safety optional

02 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held advise on environmental risk management systems required
required, not held advise on risk management required

optional, not held identify risk of flooding optional

03 management skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held manage emergency procedures required

optional, not held develop strategy to solve problems optional
optional, not held ensure compliance with policies optional

04 assisting and caring 2 supplementary

optional, not held conduct fire safety inspections optional
optional, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation optional

05 business, administration and law 2 supplementary

optional, not held pollution legislation optional
optional, not held environmental legislation optional

06 health and welfare 2 supplementary

optional, not held first response optional
optional, not held operational tactics for emergency responses optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a emergency response coordinator 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 8 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held advise on safety improvements skill
already held estimate damage skill
already held perform risk analysis skill
already held test safety strategies skill
already held pollution prevention knowledge
already held undertake inspections skill
already held use different communication channels skill
already held write work-related reports skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held handle veterinary emergencies optional

08 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation optional

12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held first response optional
optional, not held pollution legislation optional
optional, not held conduct fire safety inspections optional
optional, not held develop strategy to solve problems optional
optional, not held educate public on fire safety optional
optional, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation optional
optional, not held ensure compliance with policies optional
optional, not held environmental legislation optional
optional, not held handle veterinary emergencies optional
optional, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation optional
optional, not held identify risk of flooding optional
optional, not held operational tactics for emergency responses optional

20 held skills the emergency response coordinator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role arrange equipment repairs skill
not needed by the target role environmental policy knowledge
not needed by the target role execute vehicle maintenance skill
not needed by the target role fire prevention procedures 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 habitat restoration knowledge
not needed by the target role handling of dangerous goods knowledge
not needed by the target role health and safety regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role hydraulics knowledge
not needed by the target role inspect fire equipment skill
not needed by the target role maintain safety systems skill
not needed by the target role operate fire extinguishers skill
not needed by the target role order equipment skill
not needed by the target role organise fire drills skill
not needed by the target role organise fire station skill
not needed by the target role perform minor repairs to equipment skill
not needed by the target role perform preventive maintenance on fire fighting vehicles skill
not needed by the target role pyrotechnic articles legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role use different types of fire extinguishers skill

5 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

optional, not held first response optional
optional, not held pollution legislation optional
optional, not held environmental legislation optional
optional, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation optional
optional, not held operational tactics for emergency responses optional

Index

Other moves recorded from fire protection technician

Full index of moves from fire protection technician

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.