Table 1Transition record

countryside officertogarden labourer

A countryside officer already meets 27% of what the garden labourer role asks for. The move turns on 18 required skills not yet in the profile.

From countryside officer

27%

Overlap1

To garden labourer

13 Skills carried over

18 Required, not held

78.3 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

27%

Learning distance A rebuild

78.3/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the garden labourer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the countryside officer 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 garden labourer role treats 7 of its required skills as things a countryside officer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

maintain turf and grass
operate turf management equipment
pest control in plants
plant green plants
plant species
prepare planting area

What stands in the way is 18 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 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A garden labourer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a countryside officer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held operate turf management equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held maintain turf and grass handling and moving
already held build fences constructing
already held build garden masonry constructing
already held plant green plants handling and moving
already held perform weed control operations handling and moving

All 13 carried skills, including the 7 the garden labourer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 37 missing skills fall into 7 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 14 required, 7 supplementary

required, not held grow plants required
required, not held maintain ground required
required, not held maintain plant health required
required, not held maintain plant soil nutrition required
required, not held maintain plants' growth required
required, not held nurse plants required
required, not held operate hand pruning equipment required
required, not held prepare sites for planting of grass required
required, not held prepare the ground required
required, not held propagate plants required
required, not held prune hedges and trees required
required, not held prune plants required
required, not held use gardening equipment required
required, not held handling chemical products for soil and plants required

optional, not held assist in interior plant projects optional
optional, not held create garden areas optional
optional, not held establish vertical gardens optional
optional, not held maintain the greenhouse optional
optional, not held nurse trees optional
optional, not held provide lawn care optional
optional, not held transport physical resources within the work area optional

02 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 2 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held plant propagation required
required, not held watering principles required

optional, not held greenhouse types optional
optional, not held horticulture principles optional
optional, not held landscaping materials optional
optional, not held pruning techniques optional
optional, not held pruning types optional
optional, not held turf management optional

03 assisting and caring 2 required

required, not held plant according to guidelines required
required, not held work in outdoor conditions required

04 constructing 2 supplementary

optional, not held maintain turf management equipment optional
optional, not held maintain gardening equipment optional

05 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 supplementary

optional, not held herbicides sprayers optional
optional, not held ecology optional

06 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary

optional, not held establish green roof optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a garden labourer 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 maintain turf and grass skill
already held operate turf management equipment skill
already held pest control in plants knowledge
already held plant green plants skill
already held plant species knowledge
already held prepare planting area skill
already held soil structure knowledge
already held build fences skill
already held build garden masonry skill
already held de-limb trees skill
already held execute disease and pest control activities skill
already held perform weed control operations skill
already held plant disease control knowledge

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held lawn care optional

19 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held assist in interior plant projects optional
optional, not held create garden areas optional
optional, not held establish green roof optional
optional, not held establish vertical gardens optional
optional, not held greenhouse types optional
optional, not held herbicides sprayers optional
optional, not held horticulture principles optional
optional, not held landscaping materials optional
optional, not held lawn care optional
optional, not held maintain the greenhouse optional
optional, not held maintain turf management equipment optional
optional, not held nurse trees optional
optional, not held provide lawn care optional
optional, not held pruning techniques optional
optional, not held pruning types optional
optional, not held transport physical resources within the work area optional
optional, not held turf management optional
optional, not held ecology optional
optional, not held maintain gardening equipment optional

35 held skills the garden labourer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on fertiliser and herbicide skill
not needed by the target role animal species knowledge
not needed by the target role apply forest legislation skill
not needed by the target role characteristics of plants knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct land surveys skill
not needed by the target role conserve natural resources skill
not needed by the target role develop forestry strategies skill
not needed by the target role develop natural areas works programmes skill
not needed by the target role ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety skill
not needed by the target role environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry knowledge
not needed by the target role estimate costs in farm skill
not needed by the target role fire-fighting systems knowledge
not needed by the target role forest ecology knowledge
not needed by the target role harvest crop skill
not needed by the target role identify plants characteristics skill
not needed by the target role lead a team in forestry services skill
not needed by the target role maintain technical equipment skill
not needed by the target role make independent operating decisions skill
not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
not needed by the target role manage crop production skill
not needed by the target role manage staff skill
not needed by the target role manage time in forestry skill
not needed by the target role manage waste skill
not needed by the target role manage waste rock skill
not needed by the target role minimize risks in tree operations skill
not needed by the target role natural areas maintenance knowledge
not needed by the target role operate horticulture equipment skill
not needed by the target role perform outdoor cleaning activities skill
not needed by the target role perform pest control skill
not needed by the target role plant harvest methods knowledge
not needed by the target role read maps skill
not needed by the target role seed the ground skill
not needed by the target role support volunteers skill
not needed by the target role sustainable forest management knowledge
not needed by the target role waste management knowledge

11 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 plant propagation required
required, not held watering principles required
optional, not held greenhouse types optional
optional, not held herbicides sprayers optional
optional, not held horticulture principles optional
optional, not held landscaping materials optional
optional, not held lawn care optional
optional, not held pruning techniques optional
optional, not held pruning types optional
optional, not held turf management optional
optional, not held ecology optional

Index

Other moves recorded from countryside officer

Full index of moves from countryside officer

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.