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

kitchen assistanttofish cook

A kitchen assistant already meets 54% of what the fish cook role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From kitchen assistant
54%
Overlap1
To fish cook
18 Skills carried over
7 Required, not held
48.9 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

54%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

48.9/ 100

1 Share of the fish cook role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the kitchen assistant 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 fish cook role treats 9 of its required skills as things a kitchen assistant already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • comply with food safety and hygiene
  • ensure cleanliness of food preparation area
  • handover the food preparation area
  • maintain a safe, hygienic and secure working environment
  • maintain kitchen equipment at correct temperature
  • receive kitchen supplies

What stands in the way is 7 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 18 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A fish cook role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a kitchen assistant background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held comply with standard portion sizes assisting and caring
  • already held prepare dairy products for use in a dish assisting and caring
  • already held prepare egg products for use in a dish assisting and caring
  • already held prepare saucier products for use in a dish assisting and caring
  • already held prepare vegetable products for use in a dish assisting and caring
  • already held receive kitchen supplies management skills

All 18 carried skills, including the 9 the fish cook role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 16 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 assisting and caring 5 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held cook seafood required
  • required, not held slice fish required
  • required, not held use cooking techniques required
  • required, not held use culinary finishing techniques required
  • required, not held use reheating techniques required
  • optional, not held cook sauce products optional
  • optional, not held prepare salad dressings optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held order supplies required
  • optional, not held advise customers on seafood choices optional
  • optional, not held plan menus optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
03 handling and moving 1 required
  • required, not held store raw food materials required
04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held seafood processing optional
05 information skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held control of expenses optional
06 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held fish anatomy optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a fish cook 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 18 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held comply with food safety and hygiene skill
  • already held ensure cleanliness of food preparation area skill
  • already held handover the food preparation area skill
  • already held maintain a safe, hygienic and secure working environment skill
  • already held maintain kitchen equipment at correct temperature skill
  • already held receive kitchen supplies skill
  • already held use food cutting tools skill
  • already held use food preparation techniques skill
  • already held work in a hospitality team skill
  • already held check deliveries on receipt skill
  • already held comply with standard portion sizes skill
  • already held cook vegetable products skill
  • already held handle chemical cleaning agents skill
  • already held prepare dairy products for use in a dish skill
  • already held prepare egg products for use in a dish skill
  • already held prepare saucier products for use in a dish skill
  • already held prepare vegetable products for use in a dish skill
  • already held store kitchen supplies skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held execute chilling processes to food products optional
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held advise customers on seafood choices optional
  • optional, not held cook sauce products optional
  • optional, not held execute chilling processes to food products optional
  • optional, not held fish anatomy optional
  • optional, not held plan menus optional
  • optional, not held prepare salad dressings optional
  • optional, not held seafood processing optional
  • optional, not held control of expenses optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
13 held skills the fish cook role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role carry out stock rotation skill
  • not needed by the target role clean kitchen equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role clean surfaces skill
  • not needed by the target role design indicators for food waste reduction skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain customer service skill
  • not needed by the target role manage waste skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor kitchen supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor stock level skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare bakery products skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare meat products for use in a dish skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare sandwiches skill
  • not needed by the target role report on possible equipment hazards skill
  • not needed by the target role work according to recipe skill
2 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 fish anatomy optional
  • optional, not held seafood processing optional
Index

Other moves recorded from kitchen assistant

Full index of moves from kitchen assistant

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.