Table 1Transition record

groundsman/groundswomantohorticulture production team leader

A groundsman/groundswoman already meets 30% of what the horticulture production team leader role asks for. The move turns on 25 required skills not yet in the profile.

From groundsman/groundswoman

30%

Overlap1

To horticulture production team leader

19 Skills carried over

25 Required, not held

80.4 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

30%

Learning distance A rebuild

80.4/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 Share of the horticulture production team leader 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.

Why

Why this move works

A horticulture production team leader role treats 16 of its required skills as things a groundsman/groundswoman already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

crop production principles
environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry
execute disease and pest control activities
grow plants
horticulture principles
nurse plants

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

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 19 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A horticulture production team leader 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 prune hedges and trees handling and moving
already held prune plants handling and moving
already held pruning techniques agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
already held pruning types agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
already held nurse plants handling and moving
already held watering principles agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary

All 19 carried skills, including the 16 the horticulture production team leader role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 69 missing skills fall into 13 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 7 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held ensure soil fertility required
required, not held harvest crop required
required, not held maintain the greenhouse required
required, not held monitor fields required
required, not held store crops required
required, not held store products required
required, not held maintain storage facilities required

optional, not held apply sustainable tillage techniques optional
optional, not held pick orders of agricultural products optional
optional, not held select adequate packaging for food products optional
optional, not held handle veterinary emergencies optional

02 management skills 5 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held supervise horticultural crews required
required, not held coordinate greenhouse environment required
required, not held create soil and plant improvement programmes required
required, not held optimise production required
required, not held make independent operating decisions required

optional, not held assign duties to agriculture workers optional
optional, not held develop agricultural production plans optional
optional, not held manage agricultural staff optional
optional, not held manage agritourism activities optional
optional, not held manage production enterprise optional
optional, not held recruit personnel optional

03 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 4 required, 7 supplementary

required, not held greenhouse types required
required, not held plant harvest methods required
required, not held plant propagation required
required, not held fertilisation principles required

optional, not held aeroponics optional
optional, not held agroecology optional
optional, not held e-agriculture optional
optional, not held hydroponics optional
optional, not held organic farming optional
optional, not held agronomical production principles optional
optional, not held agronomy optional

04 business, administration and law 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held quality criteria for storage facilities required
required, not held project management principles required

optional, not held agricultural business management optional
optional, not held budgetary principles optional
optional, not held customer relationship management optional

05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 12 supplementary

required, not held manage contracts required

optional, not held advise on plant fertilizer optional
optional, not held create flower arrangements optional
optional, not held food plant design optional
optional, not held implement landscaping projects optional
optional, not held negotiate sales contracts optional
optional, not held place orders for flower products optional
optional, not held prepare flower arrangements optional
optional, not held present the farm facilities optional
optional, not held promote farm products optional
optional, not held provide agri-touristic services optional
optional, not held sell flowers optional
optional, not held advise customers on types of flowers optional

06 information skills 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held use agricultural information systems and databases required

optional, not held carry out work related calculations in agriculture optional
optional, not held ensure quality control in packaging optional
optional, not held keep task records optional
optional, not held maintain technical equipment optional

7 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a horticulture production team leader 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 19 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held crop production principles knowledge
already held environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry knowledge
already held execute disease and pest control activities skill
already held grow plants skill
already held horticulture principles knowledge
already held nurse plants skill
already held pest control in plants knowledge
already held plant disease control knowledge
already held plant species knowledge
already held prepare planting area skill
already held propagate plants skill
already held prune plants skill
already held pruning techniques knowledge
already held pruning types knowledge
already held soil structure knowledge
already held watering principles knowledge
already held ecology knowledge
already held prune hedges and trees skill
already held use gardening equipment skill

The 7 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held operate horticulture equipment required

optional, not held drive agricultural machines optional
optional, not held execute fertilisation optional
optional, not held perform on-farm product processing optional

08 services 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held health and safety regulations required

optional, not held food safety principles optional
optional, not held agritourism optional

09 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held supervise hygiene procedures in agricultural settings required

optional, not held direct the preparation of food optional

10 generic programmes and qualifications 1 required

required, not held leadership principles required

11 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required

required, not held types of storage facilities required

12 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held maintain gardening equipment optional

13 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary

optional, not held food legislation optional

44 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held advise on plant fertilizer optional
optional, not held aeroponics optional
optional, not held agricultural business management optional
optional, not held agroecology optional
optional, not held apply sustainable tillage techniques optional
optional, not held assign duties to agriculture workers optional
optional, not held budgetary principles optional
optional, not held carry out work related calculations in agriculture optional
optional, not held create flower arrangements optional
optional, not held develop agricultural production plans optional
optional, not held drive agricultural machines optional
optional, not held e-agriculture optional
optional, not held ensure quality control in packaging optional
optional, not held execute fertilisation optional
optional, not held food legislation optional
optional, not held food plant design optional
optional, not held food safety principles optional
optional, not held hydroponics optional
optional, not held implement landscaping projects optional
optional, not held manage agricultural staff optional
optional, not held manage agritourism activities optional
optional, not held negotiate sales contracts optional
optional, not held organic farming optional
optional, not held perform on-farm product processing optional
optional, not held pick orders of agricultural products optional
optional, not held place orders for flower products optional
optional, not held prepare flower arrangements optional
optional, not held present the farm facilities optional
optional, not held promote farm products optional
optional, not held provide agri-touristic services optional
optional, not held select adequate packaging for food products optional
optional, not held sell flowers optional
optional, not held advise customers on types of flowers optional
optional, not held agritourism optional
optional, not held agronomical production principles optional
optional, not held agronomy optional
optional, not held customer relationship management optional
optional, not held direct the preparation of food optional
optional, not held handle veterinary emergencies optional
optional, not held keep task records optional

4 further entries not listed here

30 held skills the horticulture production team leader 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 estimate consumption of water skill
not needed by the target role handling chemical products for soil and plants 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 maintain turf and grass skill
not needed by the target role maintain turf management equipment 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 nurse trees skill
not needed by the target role operate turf management equipment skill
not needed by the target role perform pest control skill
not needed by the target role perform weed control operations skill
not needed by the target role plan sports areas skill
not needed by the target role plant green plants 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 prepare sites for planting of grass skill
not needed by the target role prepare the ground 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 transport physical resources within the work area skill
not needed by the target role turf management knowledge
not needed by the target role use technical documentation skill
not needed by the target role water chemistry analysis knowledge

22 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 greenhouse types required
required, not held plant harvest methods required
required, not held plant propagation required
required, not held quality criteria for storage facilities required
required, not held types of storage facilities required
required, not held fertilisation principles required
required, not held health and safety regulations required
required, not held leadership principles required
required, not held project management principles required
optional, not held aeroponics optional
optional, not held agricultural business management optional
optional, not held agroecology optional
optional, not held budgetary principles optional
optional, not held e-agriculture optional
optional, not held food legislation optional
optional, not held food safety principles optional
optional, not held hydroponics optional
optional, not held organic farming optional
optional, not held agritourism optional
optional, not held agronomical production principles optional
optional, not held agronomy optional
optional, not held customer relationship management optional

Index

Other moves recorded from groundsman/groundswoman

Full index of moves from groundsman/groundswoman

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.