Table 1Transition record

groundsman/groundswomantogarden labourer

A groundsman/groundswoman already meets 62% of what the garden labourer role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From groundsman/groundswoman

62%

Overlap1

To garden labourer

28 Skills carried over

8 Required, not held

48.8 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 48.8

This move: 48.8 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the garden labourer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the groundsman/groundswoman 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 garden labourer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a groundsman/groundswoman background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held prepare sites for planting of grass handling and moving
already held maintain turf management equipment constructing
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 17 the garden labourer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 22 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 5 required, 6 supplementary

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 operate hand pruning equipment required

optional, not held assist in interior plant projects optional
optional, not held create garden areas optional
optional, not held de-limb trees optional
optional, not held establish vertical gardens optional
optional, not held maintain the greenhouse optional
optional, not held provide lawn care optional

02 assisting and caring 2 required

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

03 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held plant propagation required

optional, not held greenhouse types optional
optional, not held landscaping materials optional

04 constructing 3 supplementary

optional, not held build fences optional
optional, not held build garden masonry optional
optional, not held maintain gardening equipment optional

05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary

optional, not held establish green roof optional

06 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held herbicides sprayers 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 28 skills that carry over

Skill Type

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

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held lawn care optional

14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held assist in interior plant projects optional
optional, not held build fences optional
optional, not held build garden masonry optional
optional, not held create garden areas optional
optional, not held de-limb trees 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 landscaping materials optional
optional, not held lawn care optional
optional, not held maintain the greenhouse optional
optional, not held provide lawn care optional
optional, not held maintain gardening equipment optional

21 held skills the garden labourer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
not needed by the target role construct greens and grounds skill
not needed by the target role crop production principles knowledge
not needed by the target role environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry knowledge
not needed by the target role estimate consumption of water skill
not needed by the target role implement plans for the management of sports turf areas skill
not needed by the target role maintain irrigation systems skill
not needed by the target role maintain landscape site skill
not needed by the target role manage rainwater skill
not needed by the target role manage time in landscaping skill
not needed by the target role monitor water quality skill
not needed by the target role perform pest control skill
not needed by the target role plan sports areas skill
not needed by the target role prepare building site skill
not needed by the target role prepare site for construction skill
not needed by the target role principles of landscape construction knowledge
not needed by the target role rainwater management knowledge
not needed by the target role report pollution incidents skill
not needed by the target role spray pesticides skill
not needed by the target role use technical documentation skill
not needed by the target role water chemistry analysis knowledge

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 plant propagation required
optional, not held greenhouse types optional
optional, not held herbicides sprayers optional
optional, not held landscaping materials optional
optional, not held lawn care optional

Index

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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.