Table 1Transition record

groundsman/groundswomantohorticulture worker

A groundsman/groundswoman already meets 30% of what the horticulture worker role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From groundsman/groundswoman

30%

Overlap1

To horticulture worker

16 Skills carried over

10 Required, not held

75.5 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

30%

Learning distance A rebuild

75.5/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the horticulture worker 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 worker role treats 6 of its required skills as things a groundsman/groundswoman already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

grow plants
nurse plants
prepare planting area
propagate plants
prune plants
use gardening equipment

What stands in the way is 10 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 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A horticulture worker 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 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
already held propagate plants handling and moving

All 16 carried skills, including the 6 the horticulture worker role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 46 missing skills fall into 11 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 6 required, 5 supplementary

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 alternate wetting and drying techniques optional
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 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held drive agricultural machines required
required, not held execute fertilisation required

optional, not held process flower bulbs optional
optional, not held perform on-farm product processing optional

03 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

04 constructing 1 required

required, not held maintain gardening equipment required

05 communication, collaboration and creativity 10 supplementary

optional, not held advise on plant fertilizer optional
optional, not held create flower arrangements optional
optional, not held implement landscaping projects 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 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 9 supplementary

optional, not held aeroponics optional
optional, not held greenhouse types optional
optional, not held hydroponics optional
optional, not held integrated pest management optional
optional, not held organic farming optional
optional, not held plant harvest methods optional
optional, not held plant propagation optional
optional, not held agronomy optional
optional, not held fertilisation principles optional

5 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a horticulture worker 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 16 skills that carry over

Skill Type

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

The 5 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 information skills 3 supplementary

optional, not held carry out work related calculations in agriculture optional
optional, not held use agricultural information systems and databases optional
optional, not held keep task records optional

08 business, administration and law 2 supplementary

optional, not held quality criteria for storage facilities optional
optional, not held customer relationship management optional

09 services 2 supplementary

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

10 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary

optional, not held types of storage facilities optional

11 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held coordinate greenhouse environment optional

36 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held process flower bulbs optional
optional, not held advise on plant fertilizer optional
optional, not held aeroponics optional
optional, not held apply alternate wetting and drying techniques optional
optional, not held apply sustainable tillage techniques optional
optional, not held carry out work related calculations in agriculture optional
optional, not held coordinate greenhouse environment optional
optional, not held create flower arrangements optional
optional, not held food safety principles optional
optional, not held greenhouse types optional
optional, not held hydroponics optional
optional, not held implement landscaping projects optional
optional, not held integrated pest management 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 plant harvest methods optional
optional, not held plant propagation 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 quality criteria for storage facilities optional
optional, not held select adequate packaging for food products optional
optional, not held sell flowers optional
optional, not held types of storage facilities optional
optional, not held use agricultural information systems and databases optional
optional, not held advise customers on types of flowers optional
optional, not held agritourism 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 fertilisation principles optional
optional, not held handle veterinary emergencies optional
optional, not held keep task records optional

33 held skills the horticulture worker 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 ecology 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 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 prune hedges and trees skill
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

14 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

optional, not held aeroponics optional
optional, not held food safety principles optional
optional, not held greenhouse types optional
optional, not held hydroponics optional
optional, not held integrated pest management optional
optional, not held organic farming optional
optional, not held plant harvest methods optional
optional, not held plant propagation optional
optional, not held quality criteria for storage facilities optional
optional, not held types of storage facilities optional
optional, not held agritourism optional
optional, not held agronomy optional
optional, not held customer relationship management optional
optional, not held fertilisation principles 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.