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

aquaculture recirculation techniciantoaquaculture rearing technician

A aquaculture recirculation technician already meets 31% of what the aquaculture rearing technician role asks for. The move turns on 24 required skills not yet in the profile.

From aquaculture recirculation technician
31%
Overlap1
To aquaculture rearing technician
16 Skills carried over
24 Required, not held
77 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

31%

Learning distance A rebuild

77/ 100

1 Share of the aquaculture rearing technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the aquaculture recirculation technician 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 rearing technician role treats 10 of its required skills as things a aquaculture recirculation technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • carry out fish disease prevention measures
  • ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety
  • fish biology
  • monitor fish health status
  • monitor fish mortality rates
  • monitor water quality

What stands in the way is 24 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 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A aquaculture rearing technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a aquaculture recirculation technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held operate hatchery recirculation system working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held encourage teambuilding management skills
  • already held carry out fish disease prevention measures handling and moving
  • already held treat fish diseases handling and moving
  • already held preserve fish samples for diagnosis handling and moving
  • already held monitor fish health status information skills

All 16 carried skills, including the 10 the aquaculture rearing technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 34 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 12 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held handle larval weaning process required
  • required, not held carry out hatchery production processes required
  • required, not held condition broodstock required
  • required, not held cultivate plankton required
  • required, not held culture aquaculture hatchery stocks required
  • required, not held feed broodstock required
  • required, not held induce spawning and fertilisation on aquaculture species required
  • required, not held maintain aquaculture water quality in hatcheries required
  • required, not held maintain the production of juveniles at the nursery stage required
  • required, not held manage capture broodstock operations required
  • required, not held monitor hatchery production required
  • required, not held control aquatic production environment required
  • optional, not held carry out feeding operations optional
02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 required
  • required, not held use aquacultural heating equipment required
  • required, not held use oxygenation equipment required
  • required, not held use water disinfection equipment required
03 information skills 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held assess feeding behaviour of larvae required
  • required, not held maintain hatchery records required
  • optional, not held monitor larval growth optional
  • optional, not held seek innovation in current practices optional
04 constructing 2 required
  • required, not held maintain hatchery equipment required
  • required, not held maintain hatchery facilities required
05 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 required
  • required, not held plankton production required
  • required, not held fish identification and classification required
06 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held ensure compliance with aquaculture standards required
  • optional, not held create training materials optional
  • optional, not held work in shifts optional

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a aquaculture rearing 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 16 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held carry out fish disease prevention measures skill
  • already held ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety skill
  • already held fish biology knowledge
  • already held monitor fish health status skill
  • already held monitor fish mortality rates skill
  • already held monitor water quality skill
  • already held preserve fish samples for diagnosis skill
  • already held screen live fish deformities skill
  • already held treat fish diseases skill
  • already held write work-related reports skill
  • already held collect broodstock skill
  • already held encourage teambuilding skill
  • already held manage teamwork skill
  • already held operate hatchery recirculation system skill
  • already held provide on-site training in aquaculture facilities skill
  • already held use communication devices skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held aquaculture reproduction required
  • optional, not held fishing industry optional
08 health and welfare 1 required
  • required, not held biosecurity required
09 assisting and caring 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held work in inclement conditions optional
  • optional, not held work in outdoor conditions optional
10 management skills 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held manage staff optional
  • optional, not held supervise the work of staff on different shifts optional
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held carry out feeding operations optional
  • optional, not held monitor larval growth optional
  • optional, not held create training materials optional
  • optional, not held fishing industry optional
  • optional, not held manage staff optional
  • optional, not held seek innovation in current practices optional
  • optional, not held supervise the work of staff on different shifts optional
  • optional, not held work in inclement conditions optional
  • optional, not held work in outdoor conditions optional
  • optional, not held work in shifts optional
33 held skills the aquaculture rearing technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role animal welfare legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role apply fish treatments skill
  • not needed by the target role aquaponics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role aquatic resources biosecurity knowledge
  • not needed by the target role assessment of risks and threats knowledge
  • not needed by the target role collect biological data skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate verbal instructions skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct fish mortality studies skill
  • not needed by the target role cooperate with colleagues skill
  • not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
  • not needed by the target role develop strategy to solve problems skill
  • not needed by the target role draw up risk assessment skill
  • not needed by the target role fish welfare regulations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role identify risks in aquaculture facilities skill
  • not needed by the target role implement fin fish feeding regimes skill
  • not needed by the target role interpret scientific data to assess water quality skill
  • not needed by the target role lead a team skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain internal communication systems skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain recirculation systems skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain specified water characteristics skill
  • not needed by the target role make time-critical decisions skill
  • not needed by the target role measure water quality parameters skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor aquaculture feeding behaviour skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor growth rates of cultivated fish species skill
  • not needed by the target role observe abnormal fish behaviour skill
  • not needed by the target role operate control systems skill
  • not needed by the target role participate in the organisation of emergency drills skill
  • not needed by the target role perform water chemistry analysis skill
  • not needed by the target role recirculation systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role train employees skill
  • not needed by the target role use IT tools skill
  • not needed by the target role water chemistry analysis knowledge
  • not needed by the target role water reuse knowledge
5 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 plankton production required
  • required, not held aquaculture reproduction required
  • required, not held biosecurity required
  • required, not held fish identification and classification required
  • optional, not held fishing industry optional
Index
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.