Table 1Transition record

livestock workertoequine yard manager

A livestock worker already meets 26% of what the equine yard manager role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From livestock worker

26%

Overlap1

To equine yard manager

12 Skills carried over

12 Required, not held

75.2 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

26%

Learning distance A rebuild

75.2/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the equine yard manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the livestock worker 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 equine yard manager role treats 4 of its required skills as things a livestock worker already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

biology
breed stock
control livestock disease
maintain the farm

What stands in the way is 12 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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A equine yard manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a livestock worker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held control livestock disease handling and moving
already held maintain the farm constructing
already held breed stock handling and moving
already held equine dental diseases agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
already held maintain pastures handling and moving
already held train horses handling and moving

All 12 carried skills, including the 4 the equine yard manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 33 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 business, administration and law 4 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held agricultural business management required
required, not held animal welfare legislation required
required, not held customer relationship management required
required, not held project management principles required

optional, not held budgetary principles optional

02 handling and moving 2 required, 8 supplementary

required, not held manage livestock required
required, not held select livestock required

optional, not held assess equid footcare requirements optional
optional, not held attach horseshoes optional
optional, not held carry out post hoof-trimming activities optional
optional, not held clean stalls optional
optional, not held make farrier tools and supplies optional
optional, not held prepare equid hooves optional
optional, not held provide care for horses optional
optional, not held teach young horses optional

03 management skills 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held manage agricultural staff required
required, not held work independently in agriculture required

optional, not held manage horse events optional
optional, not held make independent operating decisions optional
optional, not held manage production enterprise optional

04 information skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held keep task records required

optional, not held analyse animal locomotion optional
optional, not held carry out work related calculations in agriculture optional

05 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held livestock species required

optional, not held breed-specific behaviour of horses optional

06 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held supervise hygiene procedures in agricultural settings required

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a equine yard manager 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 12 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held biology knowledge
already held breed stock skill
already held control livestock disease skill
already held maintain the farm skill
already held agritourism knowledge
already held assist animal birth skill
already held equine dental diseases knowledge
already held maintain pastures skill
already held operate agricultural machinery skill
already held order supplies skill
already held present the farm facilities skill
already held train horses skill

The 4 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 health and welfare 1 required

required, not held biosecurity required

08 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 2 supplementary

optional, not held livestock reproduction optional
optional, not held young horses training optional

09 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 supplementary

optional, not held purchase bloodstock optional
optional, not held negotiate price optional

10 services 2 supplementary

optional, not held safe horseback riding principles optional
optional, not held transportation vehicles for horses optional

21 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held purchase bloodstock optional
optional, not held analyse animal locomotion optional
optional, not held assess equid footcare requirements optional
optional, not held attach horseshoes optional
optional, not held breed-specific behaviour of horses optional
optional, not held budgetary principles optional
optional, not held carry out post hoof-trimming activities optional
optional, not held carry out work related calculations in agriculture optional
optional, not held clean stalls optional
optional, not held livestock reproduction optional
optional, not held make farrier tools and supplies optional
optional, not held manage horse events optional
optional, not held prepare equid hooves optional
optional, not held provide care for horses optional
optional, not held safe horseback riding principles optional
optional, not held teach young horses optional
optional, not held transportation vehicles for horses optional
optional, not held young horses training optional
optional, not held make independent operating decisions optional
optional, not held manage production enterprise optional
optional, not held negotiate price optional

39 held skills the equine yard manager role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role agronomical production principles knowledge
not needed by the target role animal nutrition knowledge
not needed by the target role arrange tables skill
not needed by the target role breed ducks skill
not needed by the target role breed goats skill
not needed by the target role breed ostriches skill
not needed by the target role breed rabbits skill
not needed by the target role breed snails skill
not needed by the target role clean rooms skill
not needed by the target role computerised feeding systems knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct shearing of wool skill
not needed by the target role cut pig's teeth skill
not needed by the target role direct the preparation of food skill
not needed by the target role dock pig's tail skill
not needed by the target role handle feathers skill
not needed by the target role handle pigs skill
not needed by the target role harvest crop skill
not needed by the target role install irrigation systems skill
not needed by the target role livestock feeding knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain farm equipment skill
not needed by the target role maintain linen operation skill
not needed by the target role manage crop production skill
not needed by the target role manage farm supplies skill
not needed by the target role manage grain storage skill
not needed by the target role manage the health and welfare of livestock skill
not needed by the target role milk animals skill
not needed by the target role monitor crops skill
not needed by the target role monitor the production of eggs skill
not needed by the target role operate dairy farms skill
not needed by the target role perform farm equipment hygiene skill
not needed by the target role perform milk control skill
not needed by the target role process dairy farm products skill
not needed by the target role process harvested honey skill
not needed by the target role raise hens skill
not needed by the target role recycle livestock manure skill
not needed by the target role serve food in table service skill
not needed by the target role skin animals skill
not needed by the target role slaughter animals skill
not needed by the target role store raw food materials skill

12 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 agricultural business management required
required, not held livestock species required
required, not held animal welfare legislation required
required, not held biosecurity required
required, not held customer relationship management required
required, not held project management principles required
optional, not held breed-specific behaviour of horses optional
optional, not held budgetary principles optional
optional, not held livestock reproduction optional
optional, not held safe horseback riding principles optional
optional, not held transportation vehicles for horses optional
optional, not held young horses training optional

Index

Other moves recorded from livestock worker

Full index of moves from livestock worker

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.