Table 1Transition record

landscape gardenertolandscape designer

A landscape gardener already meets 41% of what the landscape designer role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From landscape gardener

41%

Overlap1

To landscape designer

17 Skills carried over

12 Required, not held

64.8 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 64.8

This move: 64.8 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the landscape designer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the landscape gardener 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 17 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A landscape designer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a landscape gardener background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held make decisions regarding landscaping management skills
already held manage landscape design projects management skills
already held lead hard landscape projects management skills
already held manage rainwater constructing
already held principles of landscape construction engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held rainwater management engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 17 carried skills, including the 8 the landscape designer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 24 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 6 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held environmental design required
required, not held landscape architectural instruments required
required, not held landscape architecture required
required, not held surveying methods required
required, not held topography required
required, not held landscape analysis required

optional, not held green building practices optional
optional, not held green building standards optional
optional, not held building codes optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held make drawings required
required, not held advise supervisors required
required, not held create landscape designs required

optional, not held work independently in landscaping optional
optional, not held conduct public presentations optional
optional, not held create solutions to problems optional

03 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held perform studies and field investigation required
required, not held review construction plans authorisations required

optional, not held keep task records optional

04 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held inspect project regulations required

05 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 3 supplementary

optional, not held botany optional
optional, not held characteristics of plants optional
optional, not held forest ecology optional

06 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 1 supplementary

optional, not held horticultural design optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a landscape designer 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 17 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held design principles knowledge
already held develop architectural plans skill
already held ecology knowledge
already held manage landscape design projects skill
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 agronomy knowledge
already held horticulture principles knowledge
already held landscaping materials knowledge
already held lead hard landscape projects skill
already held make decisions regarding landscaping skill
already held manage rainwater skill
already held plant species knowledge
already held principles of landscape construction knowledge
already held rainwater management knowledge

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held green logistics optional

12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held work independently in landscaping optional
optional, not held botany optional
optional, not held green building practices optional
optional, not held green building standards optional
optional, not held horticultural design optional
optional, not held building codes optional
optional, not held characteristics of plants optional
optional, not held conduct public presentations optional
optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
optional, not held forest ecology optional
optional, not held green logistics optional
optional, not held keep task records optional

37 held skills the landscape designer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role assist in interior plant projects skill
not needed by the target role build fences skill
not needed by the target role build garden masonry skill
not needed by the target role create garden areas skill
not needed by the target role crop production principles knowledge
not needed by the target role de-limb trees skill
not needed by the target role environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry knowledge
not needed by the target role establish green roof skill
not needed by the target role establish vertical gardens skill
not needed by the target role execute disease and pest control activities skill
not needed by the target role grow plants skill
not needed by the target role handling chemical products for soil and plants skill
not needed by the target role herbicides sprayers knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain ground skill
not needed by the target role maintain landscape site skill
not needed by the target role manage agricultural staff skill
not needed by the target role manage time in landscaping skill
not needed by the target role nurse plants skill
not needed by the target role nurse trees skill
not needed by the target role operate landscaping equipment skill
not needed by the target role organic farming knowledge
not needed by the target role plant green plants skill
not needed by the target role prepare flower arrangements skill
not needed by the target role prepare planting area skill
not needed by the target role prepare site for construction skill
not needed by the target role prepare the ground skill
not needed by the target role propagate plants skill
not needed by the target role prune hedges and trees skill
not needed by the target role prune plants skill
not needed by the target role pruning techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role pruning types knowledge
not needed by the target role put up signs skill
not needed by the target role supervise landscape projects skill
not needed by the target role transport physical resources within the work area skill
not needed by the target role use gardening equipment skill
not needed by the target role work in a landscape team skill
not needed by the target role work in outdoor conditions skill

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

required, not held environmental design required
required, not held landscape architectural instruments required
required, not held landscape architecture required
required, not held surveying methods required
required, not held topography required
required, not held landscape analysis required
optional, not held botany optional
optional, not held green building practices optional
optional, not held green building standards optional
optional, not held horticultural design optional
optional, not held building codes optional
optional, not held characteristics of plants optional
optional, not held forest ecology optional
optional, not held green logistics 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.