Non-destructive testing specialist to fire safety tester
A non-destructive testing specialist already meets 31% of what the fire safety tester role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.
64.1/ 100
1 How much of what a fire safety tester is expected to do is already part of a non-destructive testing specialist’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the fire safety tester role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A fire safety tester role treats 6 of its required skills as things a non-destructive testing specialist already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- develop material testing procedures
- maintain test equipment
- record test data
- report test findings
- use testing equipment
- wear appropriate protective gear
What stands in the way is 8 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 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A fire safety tester role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a non-destructive testing specialist background worth leading with.
- already held develop material testing procedures information skills
- already held maintain test equipment constructing
- already held report test findings information skills
- already held use testing equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held record test data information skills
- already held wear appropriate protective gear assisting and caring
All 6 carried skills, including the 6 the fire safety tester role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 24 missing skills fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn fire prevention procedures required
- still to learn fire safety regulations required
- still to learn fire-fighting systems required
- still to learn health and safety regulations required
- optional, not held fire protection engineering optional
- still to learn operate fire extinguishers required
- optional, not held maintain safety systems optional
- optional, not held act as contact person during equipment incident optional
- optional, not held conduct fire safety inspections optional
- optional, not held manage health and safety standards optional
- still to learn conduct fire tests required
- optional, not held determine fire risks optional
- optional, not held perform risk analysis optional
- optional, not held test safety strategies optional
- still to learn organise fire drills required
- still to learn perform laboratory tests required
- optional, not held advise architects optional
- optional, not held advise on safety improvements optional
- optional, not held educate public on fire safety optional
- optional, not held write inspection reports optional
3 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a fire safety tester role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 organise fire drills practise this
- 02 conduct fire tests practise this
- 03 fire prevention procedures study this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 6 skills that carry over
- already held develop material testing procedures skill
- already held maintain test equipment skill
- already held record test data skill
- already held report test findings skill
- already held use testing equipment skill
- already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held pyrotechnic articles legislation optional
- optional, not held quality assurance procedures optional
- optional, not held inspect fire equipment optional
- optional, not held electricity optional
16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held maintain safety systems optional
- optional, not held act as contact person during equipment incident optional
- optional, not held advise architects optional
- optional, not held advise on safety improvements optional
- optional, not held conduct fire safety inspections optional
- optional, not held determine fire risks optional
- optional, not held educate public on fire safety optional
- optional, not held electricity optional
- optional, not held fire protection engineering optional
- optional, not held inspect fire equipment optional
- optional, not held manage health and safety standards optional
- optional, not held perform risk analysis optional
- optional, not held pyrotechnic articles legislation optional
- optional, not held quality assurance procedures optional
- optional, not held test safety strategies optional
- optional, not held write inspection reports optional
18 held skills the fire safety tester role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role analyse test data skill
- not needed by the target role assist scientific research skill
- not needed by the target role calibrate electronic instruments skill
- not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
- not needed by the target role engineering principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role examine civil structures skill
- not needed by the target role identify defects in concrete skill
- not needed by the target role keep records of work progress skill
- not needed by the target role lead inspections skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with engineers skill
- not needed by the target role make radiographic images skill
- not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
- not needed by the target role non-destructive testing knowledge
- not needed by the target role perform liquid penetrant tests skill
- not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
- not needed by the target role train employees skill
- not needed by the target role use non-destructive testing equipment skill
- not needed by the target role use ultrasonic equipment skill
8 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn fire prevention procedures required
- still to learn fire safety regulations required
- still to learn fire-fighting systems required
- still to learn health and safety regulations required
- optional, not held electricity optional
- optional, not held fire protection engineering optional
- optional, not held pyrotechnic articles legislation optional
- optional, not held quality assurance procedures optional
Other moves recorded from non-destructive testing specialist
Common questions about this move
Can a non-destructive testing specialist become a fire safety tester?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A non-destructive testing specialist already covers 31% of what a fire safety tester is expected to do: 6 skills carry over, 6 of which the fire safety tester role treats as required.
What skills does a non-destructive testing specialist need to become a fire safety tester?
8 required skills are missing, plus 16 optional ones. They fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by services. The single most important is organise fire drills.
How hard is the move from non-destructive testing specialist to fire safety tester?
Its learning distance is 64.1 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.