Table 1Transition record

farm milk controllertocatcher

A farm milk controller already meets 28% of what the catcher role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From farm milk controller

28%

Overlap1

To catcher

3 Skills carried over

5 Required, not held

59 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

28%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

59/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the catcher role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the farm milk controller 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 catcher role treats 2 of its required skills as things a farm milk controller already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

animal welfare
animal welfare legislation

What stands in the way is 5 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 3 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A catcher role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a farm milk controller background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held livestock species natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held animal welfare agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
already held animal welfare legislation business, administration and law

All 3 carried skills, including the 2 the catcher role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 8 missing skills fall into 3 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 4 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held apply animal hygiene practices required
required, not held control animal movement required
required, not held handle poultry required
required, not held load animals for transportation required

optional, not held breed ducks optional
optional, not held raise hens optional

02 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 1 required

required, not held livestock farming systems required

03 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held assist with vaccination procedures optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a catcher 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 3 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held animal welfare knowledge
already held animal welfare legislation knowledge
already held livestock species knowledge

3 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held breed ducks optional
optional, not held raise hens optional
optional, not held assist with vaccination procedures optional

24 held skills the catcher role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on livestock productivity skill
not needed by the target role analyse milk control test results skill
not needed by the target role analyse samples of food and beverages skill
not needed by the target role animal species knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct public presentations skill
not needed by the target role consultation methods knowledge
not needed by the target role customer relationship management knowledge
not needed by the target role dairy animal production knowledge
not needed by the target role establish customer rapport skill
not needed by the target role genetic selection programme knowledge
not needed by the target role livestock feeding knowledge
not needed by the target role livestock reproduction knowledge
not needed by the target role livestock selection principles knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain relationship with customers skill
not needed by the target role milking operations knowledge
not needed by the target role perform milk control tests skill
not needed by the target role prepare milk samples skill
not needed by the target role protect health and safety when handling animals skill
not needed by the target role provide advice to farmers skill
not needed by the target role quality criteria for livestock feed production knowledge
not needed by the target role regulations for hygiene in feeding animals knowledge
not needed by the target role select livestock skill
not needed by the target role supervise hygiene procedures in agricultural settings skill
not needed by the target role train employees skill

1 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 livestock farming systems required

Index

Other moves recorded from farm milk controller

Full index of moves from farm milk controller

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.