Table 1Transition record

health and safety engineertofire prevention and protection engineer

A health and safety engineer already meets 72% of what the fire prevention and protection engineer role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.

From health and safety engineer

72%

Overlap1

To fire prevention and protection engineer

27 Skills carried over

3 Required, not held

32.9 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 32.9

This move: 32.9 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the fire prevention and protection engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the health and safety engineer 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 27 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A fire prevention and protection engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a health and safety engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held conduct fire tests information skills
already held fire protection engineering services
already held determine fire risks information skills
already held conduct fire safety inspections assisting and caring
already held develop material testing procedures information skills
already held advise architects communication, collaboration and creativity

All 27 carried skills, including the 12 the fire prevention and protection engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 14 missing skills fall into 7 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 assisting and caring 2 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held prevent fire in a performance environment required
required, not held operate fire extinguishers required

optional, not held contain fires optional
optional, not held act as contact person during equipment incident optional
optional, not held perform first fire intervention optional
optional, not held use different types of fire extinguishers optional

02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required

required, not held technical drawings required

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 supplementary

optional, not held teach fire fighting principles optional
optional, not held prevent fires on board optional
optional, not held educate public on fire safety optional

04 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held install firestops optional

05 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary

optional, not held computer simulation optional

06 information skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held record test data optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a fire prevention and protection engineer 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 27 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held adjust engineering designs skill
already held approve engineering design skill
already held conduct fire tests skill
already held engineering principles knowledge
already held engineering processes knowledge
already held environmental legislation knowledge
already held fire prevention procedures knowledge
already held fire protection engineering knowledge
already held fire safety regulations knowledge
already held fire-fighting systems knowledge
already held perform scientific research skill
already held safety engineering knowledge
already held advise architects skill
already held advise on construction materials skill
already held advise on safety improvements skill
already held chemistry knowledge
already held civil engineering knowledge
already held conduct fire safety inspections skill
already held design principles knowledge
already held determine fire risks skill
already held develop material testing procedures skill
already held draft design specifications skill
already held perform laboratory tests skill
already held physics knowledge
already held properties of textile materials knowledge
already held test safety strategies skill
already held thermodynamics knowledge

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held organise fire station optional

11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held install firestops optional
optional, not held organise fire station optional
optional, not held teach fire fighting principles optional
optional, not held contain fires optional
optional, not held prevent fires on board optional
optional, not held act as contact person during equipment incident optional
optional, not held computer simulation optional
optional, not held educate public on fire safety optional
optional, not held perform first fire intervention optional
optional, not held record test data optional
optional, not held use different types of fire extinguishers optional

35 held skills the fire prevention and protection engineer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role accept own accountability skill
not needed by the target role adhere to OHSAS 18001 skill
not needed by the target role adhere to health well-being and safety skill
not needed by the target role adhere to standards of national and international safety programmes skill
not needed by the target role apply knowledge of human behaviour skill
not needed by the target role assess ergonomics of the workplace skill
not needed by the target role assessment of risks and threats knowledge
not needed by the target role carry out environmental audits skill
not needed by the target role conduct workplace audits skill
not needed by the target role design safety equipment skill
not needed by the target role design strategies for nuclear emergencies skill
not needed by the target role draw up risk assessment skill
not needed by the target role educate employees on occupational hazards skill
not needed by the target role ergonomics knowledge
not needed by the target role evaluate industrial hygiene skill
not needed by the target role follow nuclear plant safety precautions skill
not needed by the target role follow up on safety breaches skill
not needed by the target role health and safety regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role human factors regarding safety knowledge
not needed by the target role install safety devices skill
not needed by the target role instruct employees on radiation protection skill
not needed by the target role investigate occupational injuries skill
not needed by the target role monitor employee's health skill
not needed by the target role monitor work site skill
not needed by the target role nuclear energy knowledge
not needed by the target role plan health and safety procedures skill
not needed by the target role prevent health and safety problems skill
not needed by the target role quality assurance procedures knowledge
not needed by the target role radiation protection knowledge
not needed by the target role respond to nuclear emergencies skill
not needed by the target role scientific literature knowledge
not needed by the target role set safety and security standards skill
not needed by the target role thermohydraulics knowledge
not needed by the target role undertake inspections skill
not needed by the target role write inspection reports skill

2 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 technical drawings required
optional, not held computer simulation optional

Index

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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.