Table 1Transition record

aquaculture harvesting workertowater-based aquaculture technician

A aquaculture harvesting worker already meets 29% of what the water-based aquaculture technician role asks for. The move turns on 16 required skills not yet in the profile.

From aquaculture harvesting worker

29%

Overlap1

To water-based aquaculture technician

13 Skills carried over

16 Required, not held

74.6 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 74.6

This move: 74.6 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the water-based aquaculture technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the aquaculture harvesting worker 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 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A water-based aquaculture technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a aquaculture harvesting worker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held monitor aquaculture feeding behaviour handling and moving
already held carry out preparations for fish disease specialist handling and moving
already held prepare for small craft operation working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held operate small craft working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held perform fish grading operations handling and moving
already held report to the team leader information skills

All 13 carried skills, including the 6 the water-based aquaculture technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 28 missing skills fall into 10 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 handling and moving 6 required

required, not held observe fish disease symptoms required
required, not held apply fish treatments required
required, not held carry out feeding operations required
required, not held monitor growth rates of cultivated fish species required
required, not held preserve fish samples for diagnosis required
required, not held control aquatic production environment required

02 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 4 required

required, not held aquaculture production planning software required
required, not held computerised feeding systems required
required, not held fish grading required
required, not held rates of growth assessment required

03 information skills 3 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held assess cage water quality required
required, not held calculate aquatic resources growth rate required
required, not held observe abnormal fish behaviour required

optional, not held report pollution incidents optional
optional, not held maintain incident reporting records optional

04 management skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held organise shellfish depuration required

optional, not held manage time in fishery operations optional
optional, not held develop aquaculture strategies optional

05 constructing 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held carry out maintenance of aquaculture equipment required

optional, not held maintain diving equipment optional

06 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held animal welfare legislation required

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a water-based aquaculture 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 13 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held carry out preparations for fish disease specialist skill
already held monitor aquaculture feeding behaviour skill
already held operate small craft skill
already held perform fish grading operations skill
already held prepare for small craft operation skill
already held swim skill
already held collect broodstock skill
already held communicate verbal instructions skill
already held report to the team leader skill
already held screen live fish deformities skill
already held use communication devices skill
already held work in inclement conditions skill
already held work in outdoor conditions skill

The 4 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 supplementary

optional, not held communicate in an outdoor setting optional
optional, not held report live online optional
optional, not held use different communication channels optional
optional, not held write work-related reports optional

08 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety optional

09 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held fish anatomy optional

10 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held incidents and accidents recording optional

12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held communicate in an outdoor setting optional
optional, not held fish anatomy optional
optional, not held incidents and accidents recording optional
optional, not held manage time in fishery operations optional
optional, not held report live online optional
optional, not held report pollution incidents optional
optional, not held develop aquaculture strategies optional
optional, not held ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety optional
optional, not held maintain diving equipment optional
optional, not held maintain incident reporting records optional
optional, not held use different communication channels optional
optional, not held write work-related reports optional

27 held skills the water-based aquaculture technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role apply fish harvest methods skill
not needed by the target role biosecurity knowledge
not needed by the target role collect dead fish skill
not needed by the target role communicate by telephone skill
not needed by the target role cooperate with colleagues skill
not needed by the target role fish harvesting methods knowledge
not needed by the target role fish identification and classification knowledge
not needed by the target role fish welfare regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role fishing industry knowledge
not needed by the target role follow hygienic practices in fishery operations skill
not needed by the target role follow safety precautions in fishery operations skill
not needed by the target role handle fish harvesting waste skill
not needed by the target role handle harvested fish skill
not needed by the target role harvest aquatic resources skill
not needed by the target role identity aquaculture species skill
not needed by the target role implement fin fish feeding regimes skill
not needed by the target role maintain fish harvesting equipment skill
not needed by the target role measure water flow skill
not needed by the target role measure water quality parameters skill
not needed by the target role monitor fish mortality rates skill
not needed by the target role operate fish capture equipment skill
not needed by the target role operation of transport equipment knowledge
not needed by the target role rope manipulation knowledge
not needed by the target role set up fish harvesting equipment skill
not needed by the target role transport fish skill
not needed by the target role undertake continuous professional development in fishery operations skill
not needed by the target role work in shifts skill

7 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 aquaculture production planning software required
required, not held computerised feeding systems required
required, not held fish grading required
required, not held rates of growth assessment required
required, not held animal welfare legislation required
optional, not held fish anatomy optional
optional, not held incidents and accidents recording optional

Index

Other moves recorded from aquaculture harvesting worker

Full index of moves from aquaculture harvesting worker

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.