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A fire service vehicle operator already meets 56% of what the firefighter role asks for. The move turns on 2 required skills not yet in the profile.
56%
53.8/ 100
1 Share of the firefighter role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the fire service vehicle operator 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 this move works
A firefighter role treats 16 of its required skills as things a fire service vehicle operator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- ensure public safety and security
- evacuate people from buildings
- extinguish fires
- fire prevention procedures
- fire safety regulations
- fire-fighting systems
What stands in the way is 2 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 27 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A firefighter role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a fire service vehicle operator background worth leading with.
- already held drive firetruck under emergency conditions working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held contain fires assisting and caring
- already held evacuate people from buildings assisting and caring
- already held operate emergency equipment handling and moving
- already held manage emergency care situations management skills
- already held organise fire drills management skills
All 27 carried skills, including the 16 the firefighter role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 41 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.
- required, not held apply first response required
- optional, not held rescue in road accidents optional
- optional, not held assist people in contaminated areas optional
- optional, not held work safely with chemicals optional
- optional, not held avoid contamination optional
- optional, not held evacuate people from heights optional
- required, not held implement fire safety management plans required
- optional, not held manage factory operations optional
- optional, not held manage personal professional development optional
- optional, not held ensure vessel security optional
- optional, not held investigate maritime accidents optional
- optional, not held maintain logbooks optional
- optional, not held prevent marine pollution optional
- optional, not held assess contamination optional
- optional, not held assess impact of industrial activities optional
- optional, not held assess risk factors optional
- optional, not held industrial tools optional
- optional, not held mechanics of vessels optional
- optional, not held types of maritime vessels optional
- optional, not held vessel electrical system optional
- optional, not held industrial engineering optional
- optional, not held handle flammable substances optional
- optional, not held climb trees optional
- optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional
- optional, not held monitor disposal of radioactive substances optional
- optional, not held work with chemicals optional
- optional, not held install vessel's safety equipment optional
- optional, not held operate emergency vehicle optional
- optional, not held operate marine machinery systems optional
- optional, not held monitor chemical process condition optional
- optional, not held operate marine communication systems optional
5 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 2 entries a firefighter role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 implement fire safety management plans skill · sector specific
- 02 apply first response skill · cross sector
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 27 skills that carry over
- already held ensure public safety and security skill
- already held evacuate people from buildings skill
- already held extinguish fires skill
- already held fire prevention procedures knowledge
- already held fire safety regulations knowledge
- already held fire-fighting systems knowledge
- already held first aid knowledge
- already held health and safety regulations knowledge
- already held hydraulics knowledge
- already held manage emergency care situations skill
- already held manage major incidents skill
- already held perform search and rescue missions skill
- already held provide first aid skill
- already held select hazard control skill
- already held use different types of fire extinguishers skill
- already held work as a team in a hazardous environment skill
- already held contain fires skill
- already held drive firetruck under emergency conditions skill
- already held educate public on fire safety skill
- already held maintain safety systems skill
- already held operate emergency equipment skill
- already held organise fire drills skill
- already held perform minor repairs to equipment skill
- already held perform risk analysis skill
- already held relay messages through radio and telephone systems skill
- already held use different communication channels skill
- already held use geographic information systems skill
The 5 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held pollution legislation optional
- optional, not held pyrotechnic articles legislation optional
- optional, not held assist community optional
- optional, not held liaise with industrial professionals optional
- optional, not held perform preventive maintenance on fire fighting vehicles optional
- optional, not held inspect industrial equipment optional
- optional, not held regulations on substances optional
- optional, not held environmental policy optional
- optional, not held dock operations optional
- optional, not held navy operations optional
39 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held assist community optional
- optional, not held rescue in road accidents optional
- optional, not held assist people in contaminated areas optional
- optional, not held dock operations optional
- optional, not held ensure vessel security optional
- optional, not held handle flammable substances optional
- optional, not held industrial tools optional
- optional, not held install vessel's safety equipment optional
- optional, not held investigate maritime accidents optional
- optional, not held maintain logbooks optional
- optional, not held manage factory operations optional
- optional, not held mechanics of vessels optional
- optional, not held navy operations optional
- optional, not held operate emergency vehicle optional
- optional, not held operate marine machinery systems optional
- optional, not held perform preventive maintenance on fire fighting vehicles optional
- optional, not held pollution legislation optional
- optional, not held prevent marine pollution optional
- optional, not held regulations on substances optional
- optional, not held types of maritime vessels optional
- optional, not held vessel electrical system optional
- optional, not held work safely with chemicals optional
- optional, not held assess contamination optional
- optional, not held assess impact of industrial activities optional
- optional, not held assess risk factors optional
- optional, not held avoid contamination optional
- optional, not held climb trees optional
- optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional
- optional, not held environmental policy optional
- optional, not held evacuate people from heights optional
- optional, not held industrial engineering optional
- optional, not held inspect industrial equipment optional
- optional, not held liaise with industrial professionals optional
- optional, not held manage personal professional development optional
- optional, not held monitor chemical process condition optional
- optional, not held monitor disposal of radioactive substances optional
- optional, not held operate marine communication systems optional
- optional, not held pyrotechnic articles legislation optional
- optional, not held work with chemicals optional
5 held skills the firefighter role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role apply advanced driving techniques skill
- not needed by the target role drive vehicles skill
- not needed by the target role operate specialised equipment in emergency skill
- not needed by the target role react calmly in stressful situations skill
- not needed by the target role tolerate stress skill
11 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- optional, not held dock operations optional
- optional, not held industrial tools optional
- optional, not held mechanics of vessels optional
- optional, not held navy operations optional
- optional, not held pollution legislation optional
- optional, not held regulations on substances optional
- optional, not held types of maritime vessels optional
- optional, not held vessel electrical system optional
- optional, not held environmental policy optional
- optional, not held industrial engineering optional
- optional, not held pyrotechnic articles legislation optional
Other moves recorded from fire service vehicle operator
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.