farm milk controllertopig breeder
A farm milk controller already meets 15% of what the pig breeder role asks for. The move turns on 25 required skills not yet in the profile.
15%
86.9/ 100
1 Share of the pig breeder 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 this move works
A pig breeder role treats 5 of its required skills as things a farm milk controller already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- animal welfare legislation
- livestock feeding
- livestock reproduction
- livestock species
- select livestock
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 · What you already bring
Of the 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A pig breeder 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.
- already held livestock feeding agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
- already held select livestock handling and moving
- already held livestock reproduction agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
- 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 6 carried skills, including the 5 the pig breeder role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 37 missing skills fall into 6 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.
- required, not held breed pigs required
- required, not held administer drugs to facilitate breeding required
- required, not held administer treatment to animals required
- required, not held apply animal hygiene practices required
- required, not held assist animal birth required
- required, not held assist in transportation of animals required
- required, not held care for juvenile animals required
- required, not held control animal movement required
- required, not held dispose of dead animals required
- required, not held feed livestock required
- required, not held handle pigs required
- required, not held maintain animal accommodation hygienic required
- required, not held manage livestock required
- required, not held manage the health and welfare of livestock required
- required, not held monitor livestock required
- required, not held provide first aid to animals required
- required, not held provide nutrition to animals required
- optional, not held assess animal behaviour optional
- optional, not held implement exercise activities for animals optional
- optional, not held maintain welfare of animals during transportation optional
- optional, not held train livestock and captive animals optional
- optional, not held work with veterinarians optional
- required, not held create animal records required
- required, not held manage animal biosecurity required
- required, not held maintain professional records required
- required, not held monitor the welfare of animals required
- optional, not held assess animal nutrition optional
- optional, not held assess management of animals optional
- required, not held signs of animal illness required
- required, not held animal nutrition required
- optional, not held computerised feeding systems optional
- required, not held operate farm equipment required
- optional, not held maintain equipment optional
- required, not held health and safety regulations required
- optional, not held advise customers on appropriate pet care optional
- optional, not held advise on animal purchase optional
- optional, not held advise on animal welfare optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a pig breeder role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 breed pigs skill · occupation specific
- 02 administer drugs to facilitate breeding skill · sector specific
- 03 administer treatment to animals skill · sector specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 6 skills that carry over
- already held animal welfare legislation knowledge
- already held livestock feeding knowledge
- already held livestock reproduction knowledge
- already held livestock species knowledge
- already held select livestock skill
- already held animal welfare knowledge
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held advise customers on appropriate pet care optional
- optional, not held advise on animal purchase optional
- optional, not held advise on animal welfare optional
- optional, not held assess animal behaviour optional
- optional, not held assess animal nutrition optional
- optional, not held assess management of animals optional
- optional, not held computerised feeding systems optional
- optional, not held implement exercise activities for animals optional
- optional, not held maintain welfare of animals during transportation optional
- optional, not held train livestock and captive animals optional
- optional, not held work with veterinarians optional
- optional, not held maintain equipment optional
21 held skills the pig breeder role does not ask for
- 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 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 supervise hygiene procedures in agricultural settings skill
- not needed by the target role train employees skill
4 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held signs of animal illness required
- required, not held animal nutrition required
- required, not held health and safety regulations required
- optional, not held computerised feeding systems optional
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.