Table 1Transition record

garden labourertogroundsman/groundswoman

A garden labourer already meets 58% of what the groundsman/groundswoman role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

From garden labourer

58%

Overlap1

To groundsman/groundswoman

28 Skills carried over

13 Required, not held

55 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 55

This move: 55 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the groundsman/groundswoman role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the garden labourer 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 28 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A groundsman/groundswoman role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a garden labourer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held maintain turf management equipment constructing
already held prepare sites for planting of grass handling and moving
already held operate turf management equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held prepare the ground handling and moving
already held turf management agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
already held maintain turf and grass handling and moving

All 28 carried skills, including the 18 the groundsman/groundswoman role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 21 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 constructing 3 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held construct greens and grounds required
required, not held prepare site for construction required
required, not held maintain irrigation systems required

optional, not held manage rainwater optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held plan sports areas required
required, not held prepare building site required

optional, not held implement plans for the management of sports turf areas optional
optional, not held communicate with customers optional

03 information skills 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held estimate consumption of water required
required, not held monitor water quality required

optional, not held report pollution incidents optional
optional, not held use technical documentation optional

04 handling and moving 2 required

required, not held spray pesticides required
required, not held maintain landscape site required

05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held principles of landscape construction required

optional, not held rainwater management optional

06 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held perform pest control required

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a groundsman/groundswoman 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 28 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held ecology knowledge
already held execute disease and pest control activities skill
already held handling chemical products for soil and plants skill
already held horticulture principles knowledge
already held maintain turf and grass skill
already held maintain turf management equipment skill
already held operate turf management equipment skill
already held perform weed control operations skill
already held pest control in plants knowledge
already held plant disease control knowledge
already held plant species knowledge
already held prepare sites for planting of grass skill
already held prepare the ground skill
already held soil structure knowledge
already held transport physical resources within the work area skill
already held turf management knowledge
already held use gardening equipment skill
already held watering principles knowledge
already held grow plants skill
already held nurse plants skill
already held nurse trees skill
already held plant green plants skill
already held prepare planting area skill
already held propagate plants skill
already held prune hedges and trees skill
already held prune plants skill
already held pruning techniques knowledge
already held pruning types knowledge

The 4 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry required

08 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required

required, not held water chemistry analysis required

09 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 1 supplementary

optional, not held crop production principles optional

10 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held manage time in landscaping optional

8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held implement plans for the management of sports turf areas optional
optional, not held crop production principles optional
optional, not held manage rainwater optional
optional, not held manage time in landscaping optional
optional, not held rainwater management optional
optional, not held report pollution incidents optional
optional, not held communicate with customers optional
optional, not held use technical documentation optional

22 held skills the groundsman/groundswoman role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role assist in interior plant projects skill
not needed by the target role build fences skill
not needed by the target role build garden masonry skill
not needed by the target role create garden areas skill
not needed by the target role de-limb trees skill
not needed by the target role establish green roof skill
not needed by the target role establish vertical gardens skill
not needed by the target role greenhouse types knowledge
not needed by the target role herbicides sprayers knowledge
not needed by the target role landscaping materials knowledge
not needed by the target role lawn care knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain gardening equipment skill
not needed by the target role maintain ground skill
not needed by the target role maintain plant health skill
not needed by the target role maintain plant soil nutrition skill
not needed by the target role maintain plants' growth skill
not needed by the target role maintain the greenhouse skill
not needed by the target role operate hand pruning equipment skill
not needed by the target role plant according to guidelines skill
not needed by the target role plant propagation knowledge
not needed by the target role provide lawn care skill
not needed by the target role work in outdoor conditions skill

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 principles of landscape construction required
required, not held water chemistry analysis required
required, not held environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry required
optional, not held crop production principles optional
optional, not held rainwater management optional

Index

Other moves recorded from garden labourer

Full index of moves from garden labourer

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.