Table 1Transition record

firefighter instructortochief fire officer

A firefighter instructor already meets 64% of what the chief fire officer role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From firefighter instructor

64%

Overlap1

To chief fire officer

20 Skills carried over

4 Required, not held

37.8 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 37.8

This move: 37.8 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the chief fire officer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the firefighter instructor 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 20 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A chief fire officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a firefighter instructor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held coordinate with other emergency services communication, collaboration and creativity
already held implement fire safety management plans management skills
already held manage emergency care situations management skills
already held pyrotechnic articles legislation business, administration and law
already held work as a team in a hazardous environment communication, collaboration and creativity
already held educate public on fire safety communication, collaboration and creativity

All 20 carried skills, including the 12 the chief fire officer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 16 missing skills fall into 5 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, 4 supplementary

required, not held organise fire drills required
required, not held lead a team required
required, not held manage staff required

optional, not held assess employees' capability levels optional
optional, not held coordinate rescue missions optional
optional, not held manage budgets optional
optional, not held recruit employees optional

02 health and welfare 1 required

required, not held first response required

03 assisting and caring 4 supplementary

optional, not held apply first response optional
optional, not held operate fire extinguishers optional
optional, not held select hazard control optional
optional, not held supervise worker safety optional

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 supplementary

optional, not held conduct public presentations optional
optional, not held maintain operational communications optional
optional, not held train employees optional

05 information skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held manage security equipment optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a chief fire officer 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 20 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held ensure public safety and security 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 implement fire safety management plans skill
already held manage emergency care situations skill
already held manage major incidents skill
already held pyrotechnic articles legislation knowledge
already held use different types of fire extinguishers skill
already held use geographic information systems skill
already held work as a team in a hazardous environment skill
already held coordinate with other emergency services skill
already held educate public on fire safety skill
already held environmental policy knowledge
already held hydraulics knowledge
already held perform risk analysis skill
already held plan health and safety procedures skill
already held pollution legislation knowledge
already held test safety strategies skill

12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held apply first response optional
optional, not held assess employees' capability levels optional
optional, not held conduct public presentations optional
optional, not held coordinate rescue missions optional
optional, not held maintain operational communications optional
optional, not held manage budgets optional
optional, not held manage security equipment optional
optional, not held operate fire extinguishers optional
optional, not held recruit employees optional
optional, not held select hazard control optional
optional, not held supervise worker safety optional
optional, not held train employees optional

20 held skills the chief fire officer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adult education knowledge
not needed by the target role apply intercultural teaching strategies skill
not needed by the target role assess students skill
not needed by the target role assist students in their learning skill
not needed by the target role climb trees skill
not needed by the target role educate on emergency management skill
not needed by the target role ensure student welfare skill
not needed by the target role evacuate people from buildings skill
not needed by the target role guarantee students' safety skill
not needed by the target role maintain safety systems skill
not needed by the target role manage resources for educational purposes skill
not needed by the target role perform classroom management skill
not needed by the target role perform preventive maintenance on fire fighting vehicles skill
not needed by the target role perform search and rescue missions skill
not needed by the target role provide advice on breaches of regulation skill
not needed by the target role provide first aid skill
not needed by the target role provide lesson materials skill
not needed by the target role relay messages through radio and telephone systems skill
not needed by the target role safely instruct about fitness skill
not needed by the target role teach fire fighting principles skill

1 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 first response required

Index

Other moves recorded from firefighter instructor

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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.