Table 1Transition record

aquaculture husbandry workertoaquaculture husbandry technician

A aquaculture husbandry worker already meets 30% of what the aquaculture husbandry technician role asks for. The move turns on 25 required skills not yet in the profile.

From aquaculture husbandry worker

30%

Overlap1

To aquaculture husbandry technician

18 Skills carried over

25 Required, not held

77.7 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

30%

Learning distance A rebuild

77.7/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the aquaculture husbandry technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the aquaculture husbandry 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.

Why

Why this move works

A aquaculture husbandry technician role treats 10 of its required skills as things a aquaculture husbandry worker already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

assist with vaccination procedures
carry out maintenance of aquaculture equipment
carry out preparations for fish disease specialist
collect broodstock
identity aquaculture species
measure the impact of specific aquaculture activity

What stands in the way is 25 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 18 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A aquaculture husbandry technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a aquaculture husbandry worker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held assist with vaccination procedures assisting and caring
already held use aquaculture heavy equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held carry out maintenance of aquaculture equipment constructing
already held measure the impact of specific aquaculture activity information skills
already held identity aquaculture species handling and moving
already held collect dead fish handling and moving

All 18 carried skills, including the 10 the aquaculture husbandry technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 37 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 handling and moving 8 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held rear food fish required
required, not held apply fish treatments required
required, not held implement fin fish feeding regimes required
required, not held monitor aquaculture feeding behaviour required
required, not held monitor aquaculture stock health standards required
required, not held preserve fish samples for diagnosis required
required, not held control aquatic production environment required
required, not held treat fish diseases required

optional, not held perform diving interventions optional

02 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 5 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held aquaculture cultivation equipment 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

optional, not held escapee contingency plans optional

03 information skills 4 required

required, not held calculate aquatic resources growth rate required
required, not held identify risks in aquaculture facilities required
required, not held inspect aquaculture equipment required
required, not held maintain technical equipment required

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held ensure compliance with aquaculture standards required
required, not held swim required

optional, not held implement contingency plans for escapees optional
optional, not held provide on-site training in aquaculture facilities optional
optional, not held cooperate with colleagues optional
optional, not held critique the dive with the dive team optional
optional, not held speak different languages optional
optional, not held train employees optional

05 assisting and caring 2 required

required, not held ensure cage safety requirements are followed required
required, not held ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety required

06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required

required, not held operate small craft required
required, not held prepare for small craft operation required

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a aquaculture husbandry 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 18 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held assist with vaccination procedures skill
already held carry out maintenance of aquaculture equipment skill
already held carry out preparations for fish disease specialist skill
already held collect broodstock skill
already held identity aquaculture species skill
already held measure the impact of specific aquaculture activity skill
already held monitor fish mortality rates skill
already held monitor water quality skill
already held perform fish grading operations skill
already held use aquaculture heavy equipment skill
already held collect dead fish skill
already held communicate in an outdoor setting skill
already held communicate verbal instructions skill
already held maintain diving equipment skill
already held monitor larval growth skill
already held work in inclement conditions skill
already held work in outdoor conditions skill
already held work in shifts skill

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 constructing 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held monitor feeding systems required

optional, not held check diving equipment optional

08 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required

required, not held fish biology required

09 management skills 3 supplementary

optional, not held lead a team optional
optional, not held make independent operating decisions optional
optional, not held make time-critical decisions optional

12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held check diving equipment optional
optional, not held escapee contingency plans optional
optional, not held implement contingency plans for escapees optional
optional, not held provide on-site training in aquaculture facilities optional
optional, not held cooperate with colleagues optional
optional, not held critique the dive with the dive team optional
optional, not held lead a team optional
optional, not held make independent operating decisions optional
optional, not held make time-critical decisions optional
optional, not held perform diving interventions optional
optional, not held speak different languages optional
optional, not held train employees optional

37 held skills the aquaculture husbandry technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role biosecurity knowledge
not needed by the target role carry out feeding operations skill
not needed by the target role clean aquaculture stock units skill
not needed by the target role collect biological data skill
not needed by the target role collect fish samples for diagnosis skill
not needed by the target role collect growth rate information skill
not needed by the target role communicate by telephone skill
not needed by the target role extinguish fires skill
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 incidents and accidents recording knowledge
not needed by the target role load equipment skill
not needed by the target role maintain aquaculture containers skill
not needed by the target role maintain aquaculture ponds skill
not needed by the target role maintain aquaculture water quality skill
not needed by the target role maintain aquaculture water quality in hatcheries skill
not needed by the target role manure aquaculture ponds skill
not needed by the target role measure water flow skill
not needed by the target role monitor fish health status skill
not needed by the target role operate biological filtration skill
not needed by the target role operate fish capture equipment skill
not needed by the target role operate forklift skill
not needed by the target role operation of transport equipment knowledge
not needed by the target role prepare fish holding units skill
not needed by the target role report harvested fish production skill
not needed by the target role report pollution incidents skill
not needed by the target role report to the team leader skill
not needed by the target role rope manipulation knowledge
not needed by the target role screen live fish deformities skill
not needed by the target role stock fish 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 unload equipment skill
not needed by the target role use communication devices skill
not needed by the target role use oxygenation equipment skill
not needed by the target role use water disinfection equipment skill
not needed by the target role work in a fishery team 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 cultivation equipment required
required, not held aquaculture production planning software required
required, not held computerised feeding systems required
required, not held fish biology required
required, not held fish grading required
required, not held rates of growth assessment required
optional, not held escapee contingency plans optional

Index

Other moves recorded from aquaculture husbandry worker

Full index of moves from aquaculture husbandry 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.