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

food techniciantofood biotechnologist

A food technician already meets 51% of what the food biotechnologist role asks for. The move turns on 22 required skills not yet in the profile.

From food technician
51%
Overlap1
To food biotechnologist
36 Skills carried over
22 Required, not held
64.2 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

51%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

64.2/ 100

1 Share of the food biotechnologist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the food 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 food biotechnologist role treats 23 of its required skills as things a food technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • analyse samples of food and beverages
  • apply GMP
  • apply HACCP
  • apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages
  • ensure public safety and security
  • fermentation processes of beverages

What stands in the way is 22 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 36 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A food biotechnologist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a food technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held monitor processing conditions information skills
  • already held follow-up lab results information skills
  • already held food product ingredients engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held monitor developments used for food industry information skills
  • already held apply food technology principles communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held monitor the production line information skills

All 36 carried skills, including the 23 the food biotechnologist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 35 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 7 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held food authentication techniques required
  • required, not held food products composition required
  • required, not held food science required
  • required, not held food storage required
  • required, not held food toxicity required
  • required, not held ingredient threats required
  • required, not held infections in food required
  • optional, not held risks associated to physical, chemical, biological hazards in food and beverages optional
02 health and welfare 4 required
  • required, not held food allergies required
  • required, not held foodborne diseases required
  • required, not held biotechnology required
  • required, not held enzymatic processing required
03 management skills 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held lead process optimisation required
  • required, not held manage discarded products required
  • required, not held manage food manufacturing laboratory required
  • optional, not held develop standard operating procedures in the food chain optional
04 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held bioethics required
  • required, not held bioeconomy required
  • optional, not held statistics optional
05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required
  • required, not held detect microorganisms required
  • required, not held operate microscope required
06 information skills 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held keep up with innovations in food manufacturing required
  • optional, not held apply scientific methods optional
  • optional, not held collect briefing regarding products optional
  • optional, not held follow laboratory manuals optional
  • optional, not held keep up-to-date with regulations optional

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a food biotechnologist 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 36 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held analyse samples of food and beverages skill
  • already held apply GMP skill
  • already held apply HACCP skill
  • already held apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages skill
  • already held ensure public safety and security skill
  • already held fermentation processes of beverages knowledge
  • already held fermentation processes of food knowledge
  • already held follow-up lab results skill
  • already held food and beverage industry knowledge
  • already held food legislation knowledge
  • already held food preservation knowledge
  • already held food product ingredients knowledge
  • already held food safety principles knowledge
  • already held identify the factors causing changes in food during storage skill
  • already held laboratory-based sciences knowledge
  • already held legislation about animal origin products knowledge
  • already held molecular gastronomy knowledge
  • already held monitor developments used for food industry skill
  • already held monitor processing conditions skill
  • already held pathogenic microorganisms in food knowledge
  • already held perform food risk analysis skill
  • already held prepare visual data skill
  • already held quality assurance methodologies knowledge
  • already held adjust production schedule skill
  • already held analyse work-related written reports skill
  • already held apply food technology principles skill
  • already held be at ease in unsafe environments skill
  • already held check quality of products on the production line skill
  • already held develop new food products skill
  • already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production skill
  • already held ensure finished product meet requirements skill
  • already held food materials knowledge
  • already held monitor the production line skill
  • already held participate in the development of new food products skill
  • already held perform quality audits skill
  • already held write work-related reports skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held improve chemical processes required
  • optional, not held carry out training in environmental matters optional
08 handling and moving 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held perform microbiological analysis in food required
  • optional, not held apply preservation treatments optional
09 services 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held food fraud required
  • optional, not held food safety standards optional
10 assisting and caring 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held assess HACCP implementation in plants optional
  • optional, not held assess shelf life of food products optional
  • optional, not held carry out environmental audits optional
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held apply preservation treatments optional
  • optional, not held assess HACCP implementation in plants optional
  • optional, not held assess shelf life of food products optional
  • optional, not held develop standard operating procedures in the food chain optional
  • optional, not held food safety standards optional
  • optional, not held risks associated to physical, chemical, biological hazards in food and beverages optional
  • optional, not held apply scientific methods optional
  • optional, not held carry out environmental audits optional
  • optional, not held carry out training in environmental matters optional
  • optional, not held collect briefing regarding products optional
  • optional, not held follow laboratory manuals optional
  • optional, not held keep up-to-date with regulations optional
  • optional, not held statistics optional
44 held skills the food biotechnologist role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role administer ingredients in food production skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse packaging requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse production processes for improvement skill
  • not needed by the target role apply control process statistical methods skill
  • not needed by the target role assess the life cycle of resources skill
  • not needed by the target role assist in the development of standard operating procedures in the food chain skill
  • not needed by the target role calibrate laboratory equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role carry out checks of production plant equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role check quality of raw materials skill
  • not needed by the target role circular economy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role clean food and beverage machinery skill
  • not needed by the target role cleaning of reusable packaging knowledge
  • not needed by the target role combination of flavours knowledge
  • not needed by the target role combination of textures knowledge
  • not needed by the target role energy efficiency knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure full functioning of food plant machinery skill
  • not needed by the target role evaluate ingredient documentation from suppliers skill
  • not needed by the target role follow hygienic procedures during food processing skill
  • not needed by the target role food canning production line knowledge
  • not needed by the target role food ethics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role food waste monitoring systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role functional properties of foods knowledge
  • not needed by the target role handle delivery of raw materials skill
  • not needed by the target role investigate customer complaints of food products skill
  • not needed by the target role keep inventory of goods in production skill
  • not needed by the target role listen actively skill
  • not needed by the target role manage all process engineering activities skill
  • not needed by the target role manage corrective actions skill
  • not needed by the target role manage packaging material skill
  • not needed by the target role manage resources in food manufacturing skill
  • not needed by the target role mitigate waste of resources skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor coating specifications skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor freezing processes skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor ingredient storage skill
  • not needed by the target role operate automated process control skill
  • not needed by the target role plan shifts of employees skill
  • not needed by the target role processes of foods and beverages manufacturing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role promote ethical eating skill
  • not needed by the target role read engineering drawings skill
  • not needed by the target role schedule regular machine maintenance skill

4 further entries not listed here

17 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 bioethics required
  • required, not held food allergies required
  • required, not held food authentication techniques required
  • required, not held food fraud required
  • required, not held food products composition required
  • required, not held food science required
  • required, not held food storage required
  • required, not held food toxicity required
  • required, not held foodborne diseases required
  • required, not held ingredient threats required
  • required, not held bioeconomy required
  • required, not held biotechnology required
  • required, not held enzymatic processing required
  • required, not held infections in food required
  • optional, not held food safety standards optional
  • optional, not held risks associated to physical, chemical, biological hazards in food and beverages optional
  • optional, not held statistics optional
Index

Other moves recorded from food technician

Full index of moves from food technician

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.