Table 1Transition record

landscape designertogroundsman/groundswoman

A landscape designer already meets 23% of what the groundsman/groundswoman role asks for. The move turns on 23 required skills not yet in the profile.

From landscape designer

23%

Overlap1

To groundsman/groundswoman

10 Skills carried over

23 Required, not held

82.3 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

23%

Learning distance A rebuild

82.3/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the groundsman/groundswoman role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the landscape designer 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 groundsman/groundswoman role treats 8 of its required skills as things a landscape designer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

ecology
horticulture principles
perform pest control
perform weed control operations
pest control in plants
plant disease control

What stands in the way is 23 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 10 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 landscape designer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held principles of landscape construction engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held manage rainwater constructing
already held rainwater management engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held perform pest control assisting and caring
already held perform weed control operations handling and moving
already held horticulture principles agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary

All 10 carried skills, including the 8 the groundsman/groundswoman role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 39 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 handling and moving 8 required, 8 supplementary

required, not held maintain turf and grass required
required, not held prepare sites for planting of grass required
required, not held prepare the ground required
required, not held spray pesticides required
required, not held transport physical resources within the work area required
required, not held use gardening equipment required
required, not held handling chemical products for soil and plants required
required, not held maintain landscape site required

optional, not held grow plants optional
optional, not held nurse plants optional
optional, not held nurse trees optional
optional, not held plant green plants optional
optional, not held prepare planting area optional
optional, not held propagate plants optional
optional, not held prune hedges and trees optional
optional, not held prune plants optional

02 constructing 4 required

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

03 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 3 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held soil structure required
required, not held turf management required
required, not held watering principles required

optional, not held crop production principles optional
optional, not held pruning techniques optional
optional, not held pruning types optional

04 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

05 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

06 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held execute disease and pest control activities 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 10 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held ecology knowledge
already held horticulture principles knowledge
already held perform pest control 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 principles of landscape construction knowledge
already held manage rainwater skill
already held rainwater management 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 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required

required, not held operate turf management equipment required

10 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held manage time in landscaping optional

16 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 grow plants optional
optional, not held manage time in landscaping optional
optional, not held nurse plants optional
optional, not held nurse trees optional
optional, not held plant green plants optional
optional, not held prepare planting area optional
optional, not held propagate plants optional
optional, not held prune hedges and trees optional
optional, not held prune plants optional
optional, not held pruning techniques optional
optional, not held pruning types optional
optional, not held report pollution incidents optional
optional, not held communicate with customers optional
optional, not held use technical documentation optional

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

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise supervisors skill
not needed by the target role agronomy knowledge
not needed by the target role botany knowledge
not needed by the target role building codes knowledge
not needed by the target role characteristics of plants knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct public presentations skill
not needed by the target role create landscape designs skill
not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
not needed by the target role design principles knowledge
not needed by the target role develop architectural plans skill
not needed by the target role environmental design knowledge
not needed by the target role forest ecology knowledge
not needed by the target role green building practices knowledge
not needed by the target role green building standards knowledge
not needed by the target role green logistics knowledge
not needed by the target role horticultural design knowledge
not needed by the target role inspect project regulations skill
not needed by the target role keep task records skill
not needed by the target role landscape analysis knowledge
not needed by the target role landscape architectural instruments knowledge
not needed by the target role landscape architecture knowledge
not needed by the target role landscaping materials knowledge
not needed by the target role lead hard landscape projects skill
not needed by the target role make decisions regarding landscaping skill
not needed by the target role make drawings skill
not needed by the target role manage landscape design projects skill
not needed by the target role perform studies and field investigation skill
not needed by the target role review construction plans authorisations skill
not needed by the target role surveying methods knowledge
not needed by the target role topography knowledge
not needed by the target role work independently in landscaping skill

8 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 soil structure required
required, not held turf management required
required, not held water chemistry analysis required
required, not held watering principles required
required, not held environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry required
optional, not held crop production principles optional
optional, not held pruning techniques optional
optional, not held pruning types optional

Index

Other moves recorded from landscape designer

Full index of moves from landscape designer

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.