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

non-destructive testing specialisttofire 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.

From non-destructive testing specialist
31%
Overlap1
To fire safety tester
6 Skills carried over
8 Required, not held
64.1 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

31%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

64.1/ 100

1 Share of the fire safety tester role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the non-destructive testing specialist 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 fire safety tester role treats 6 of its required skills as things a non-destructive testing specialist already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • 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

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.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • 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

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 24 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 services 4 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held fire prevention procedures required
  • required, not held fire safety regulations required
  • required, not held fire-fighting systems required
  • required, not held health and safety regulations required
  • optional, not held fire protection engineering optional
02 assisting and caring 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held 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
03 information skills 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held 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
04 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held organise fire drills required
05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required
  • required, not held perform laboratory tests required
06 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 supplementary
  • 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

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.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 6 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • 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
Skill to acquire Tier
07 business, administration and law 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held pyrotechnic articles legislation optional
  • optional, not held quality assurance procedures optional
08 constructing 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held inspect fire equipment optional
09 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held electricity optional
16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • 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
Skill Type
  • 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held fire prevention procedures required
  • required, not held fire safety regulations required
  • required, not held fire-fighting systems required
  • required, not held 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
Index

Other moves recorded from non-destructive testing specialist

Full index of moves from non-destructive testing specialist

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.