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

industrial electriciantosecurity alarm technician

A industrial electrician already meets 54% of what the security alarm technician role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From industrial electrician
54%
Overlap1
To security alarm technician
19 Skills carried over
7 Required, not held
52.7 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

54%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

52.7/ 100

1 Share of the security alarm technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the industrial electrician 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 security alarm technician role treats 12 of its required skills as things a industrial electrician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • electrical wiring plans
  • electricity
  • electronics
  • follow health and safety procedures in construction
  • inspect construction supplies
  • inspect electrical supplies

What stands in the way is 7 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 19 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A security alarm technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a industrial electrician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held install circuit breakers working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held cut wall chases handling and moving
  • already held inspect electrical supplies constructing
  • already held test electronic units constructing
  • already held program firmware working with computers
  • already held install electrical and electronic equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment

All 19 carried skills, including the 12 the security alarm technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 22 missing skills fall into 9 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 constructing 2 required
  • required, not held perform test run required
  • required, not held test sensors required
02 working with computers 1 required, 7 supplementary
  • required, not held program home alarm systems required
  • optional, not held implement ICT security policies optional
  • optional, not held implement a firewall optional
  • optional, not held implement anti-virus software optional
  • optional, not held perform software unit testing optional
  • optional, not held manage closed-circuit television system optional
  • optional, not held perform ICT troubleshooting optional
  • optional, not held remove computer virus or malware from a computer optional
03 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held check compatibility of materials required
  • optional, not held keep personal administration optional
04 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required
  • required, not held security panels required
05 services 1 required
  • required, not held types of alarm systems required
06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required
  • required, not held wire security sensors required

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a security alarm technician 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 19 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held electrical wiring plans knowledge
  • already held electricity knowledge
  • already held electronics knowledge
  • already held follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
  • already held inspect construction supplies skill
  • already held inspect electrical supplies skill
  • already held install electrical and electronic equipment skill
  • already held replace defect components skill
  • already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
  • already held test electronic units skill
  • already held use measurement instruments skill
  • already held work ergonomically skill
  • already held automation technology knowledge
  • already held cut wall chases skill
  • already held electromechanics knowledge
  • already held install circuit breakers skill
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held program firmware skill
  • already held use safety equipment in construction skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held glass breakage sensors optional
  • optional, not held infrared sensors optional
  • optional, not held reed sensors optional
  • optional, not held smoke sensors optional
08 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held demonstrate products' features optional
  • optional, not held advise customers on new equipment optional
09 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held plan maintenance activities optional
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held glass breakage sensors optional
  • optional, not held infrared sensors optional
  • optional, not held reed sensors optional
  • optional, not held demonstrate products' features optional
  • optional, not held implement ICT security policies optional
  • optional, not held implement a firewall optional
  • optional, not held implement anti-virus software optional
  • optional, not held perform software unit testing optional
  • optional, not held smoke sensors optional
  • optional, not held advise customers on new equipment optional
  • optional, not held keep personal administration optional
  • optional, not held manage closed-circuit television system optional
  • optional, not held perform ICT troubleshooting optional
  • optional, not held plan maintenance activities optional
  • optional, not held remove computer virus or malware from a computer optional
28 held skills the security alarm technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role answer requests for quotation skill
  • not needed by the target role apply coating to electrical equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role assemble electrical components skill
  • not needed by the target role assemble electronic units skill
  • not needed by the target role building systems monitoring technology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electric generators knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electrical testing methods knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electrical wire accessories knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electricity consumption knowledge
  • not needed by the target role energy performance of buildings knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure safety in electrical power operations skill
  • not needed by the target role install electric switches skill
  • not needed by the target role install electricity sockets skill
  • not needed by the target role install lightning protection system skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain electrical equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role make electrical calculations skill
  • not needed by the target role order electrical supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role provide power connection from bus bars skill
  • not needed by the target role react to events in time-critical environments skill
  • not needed by the target role read electricity meter skill
  • not needed by the target role repair wiring skill
  • not needed by the target role solar panel mounting systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role solder electronics skill
  • not needed by the target role splice cable skill
  • not needed by the target role troubleshoot skill
  • not needed by the target role use precision tools skill
  • not needed by the target role use sander skill
  • not needed by the target role write inspection reports skill
6 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 types of alarm systems required
  • required, not held security panels required
  • optional, not held glass breakage sensors optional
  • optional, not held infrared sensors optional
  • optional, not held reed sensors optional
  • optional, not held smoke sensors optional
Index

Other moves recorded from industrial electrician

Full index of moves from industrial electrician

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.