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

fire safety testertofire commissioner

A fire safety tester already meets 37% of what the fire commissioner role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From fire safety tester
37%
Overlap1
To fire commissioner
9 Skills carried over
10 Required, not held
60.8 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

37%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

60.8/ 100

1 Share of the fire commissioner role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the fire safety tester 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 commissioner role treats 7 of its required skills as things a fire safety tester already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • conduct fire safety inspections
  • educate public on fire safety
  • fire prevention procedures
  • fire safety regulations
  • inspect fire equipment
  • 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 commissioner role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a fire safety tester background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held inspect fire equipment constructing
  • already held fire protection engineering services
  • already held conduct fire safety inspections assisting and caring
  • already held organise fire drills management skills
  • already held educate public on fire safety communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held fire prevention procedures services

All 9 carried skills, including the 7 the fire commissioner role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 19 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 management skills 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held implement fire safety management plans required
  • required, not held ensure equipment availability required
  • required, not held manage budgets required
  • optional, not held coordinate fire fighting optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held communicate health and safety measures required
  • required, not held conduct public presentations required
  • optional, not held advise on government policy compliance optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held building codes required
  • optional, not held building materials industry optional
  • optional, not held construction methods optional
  • optional, not held mechanical systems optional
04 business, administration and law 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held personnel management required
  • optional, not held business knowledge optional
  • optional, not held legal research optional
05 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held manage major incidents required
06 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held perform maintenance on fire alarm systems required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a fire commissioner 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 conduct fire safety inspections skill
  • already held educate public on fire safety skill
  • already held fire prevention procedures knowledge
  • already held fire safety regulations knowledge
  • already held inspect fire equipment skill
  • already held organise fire drills skill
  • already held perform risk analysis skill
  • already held fire protection engineering knowledge
  • already held fire-fighting systems knowledge
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required
  • required, not held government policy required
08 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held environmental policy optional
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held business knowledge optional
  • optional, not held advise on government policy compliance optional
  • optional, not held building materials industry optional
  • optional, not held construction methods optional
  • optional, not held coordinate fire fighting optional
  • optional, not held environmental policy optional
  • optional, not held legal research optional
  • optional, not held mechanical systems optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
21 held skills the fire commissioner 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 advise architects skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on safety improvements skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct fire tests skill
  • not needed by the target role determine fire risks skill
  • not needed by the target role develop material testing procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role electricity knowledge
  • not needed by the target role health and safety regulations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain safety systems skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain test equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role manage health and safety standards skill
  • not needed by the target role operate fire extinguishers skill
  • not needed by the target role perform laboratory tests skill
  • not needed by the target role pyrotechnic articles legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role quality assurance procedures knowledge
  • not needed by the target role record test data skill
  • not needed by the target role report test findings skill
  • not needed by the target role test safety strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role use testing equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role wear appropriate protective gear skill
  • not needed by the target role write inspection reports skill
9 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 building codes required
  • required, not held government policy required
  • required, not held personnel management required
  • optional, not held business knowledge optional
  • optional, not held building materials industry optional
  • optional, not held construction methods optional
  • optional, not held environmental policy optional
  • optional, not held legal research optional
  • optional, not held mechanical systems optional
Index

Other moves recorded from fire safety tester

Full index of moves from fire safety tester

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.