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

mixed farmertolivestock advisor

A mixed farmer already meets 29% of what the livestock advisor role asks for. The move turns on 17 required skills not yet in the profile.

From mixed farmer
29%
Overlap1
To livestock advisor
14 Skills carried over
17 Required, not held
75.4 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

29%

Learning distance A rebuild

75.4/ 100

1 Share of the livestock advisor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the mixed farmer 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 livestock advisor role treats 7 of its required skills as things a mixed farmer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • crop production principles
  • health and safety regulations
  • livestock farming systems
  • livestock reproduction
  • manage livestock
  • supervise hygiene procedures in agricultural settings

What stands in the way is 17 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 14 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A livestock advisor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a mixed farmer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held recycle livestock manure handling and moving
  • already held livestock farming systems agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
  • already held manage farm supplies communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held sustainable agricultural production principles agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
  • already held agricultural business management business, administration and law
  • already held manage livestock handling and moving

All 14 carried skills, including the 7 the livestock advisor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 33 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 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 4 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held livestock feeding required
  • required, not held livestock selection principles required
  • required, not held quality criteria for livestock feed production required
  • required, not held animal nutrition required
  • optional, not held computerised feeding systems optional
  • optional, not held organic farming optional
  • optional, not held turf management optional
02 business, administration and law 4 required
  • required, not held consultation methods required
  • required, not held animal welfare legislation required
  • required, not held customer relationship management required
  • required, not held marketing principles required
03 information skills 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held estimate costs in farm required
  • required, not held research livestock production required
  • required, not held use agricultural information systems and databases required
  • optional, not held manage animal biosecurity optional
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held advise on livestock productivity required
  • required, not held use different communication channels required
  • optional, not held develop personal skills optional
05 management skills 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held make decisions regarding livestock management required
  • optional, not held develop management plans optional
  • optional, not held manage agricultural staff optional
  • optional, not held manage brand assets optional
06 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held livestock species required
  • optional, not held ecology optional

5 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a livestock advisor 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 14 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held crop production principles knowledge
  • already held health and safety regulations knowledge
  • already held livestock farming systems knowledge
  • already held livestock reproduction knowledge
  • already held manage livestock skill
  • already held supervise hygiene procedures in agricultural settings skill
  • already held sustainable agricultural production principles knowledge
  • already held agricultural business management knowledge
  • already held agritourism knowledge
  • already held manage farm supplies skill
  • already held manage production enterprise skill
  • already held manage the health and welfare of livestock skill
  • already held operate farm equipment skill
  • already held recycle livestock manure skill
The 5 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held comply with agricultural code of practice required
08 health and welfare 1 required
  • required, not held biosecurity required
09 handling and moving 5 supplementary
  • optional, not held manage stable optional
  • optional, not held apply animal hygiene practices optional
  • optional, not held feed livestock optional
  • optional, not held monitor livestock optional
  • optional, not held select livestock optional
10 constructing 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held maintain farm equipment optional
11 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use milk control software optional
16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held manage stable optional
  • optional, not held apply animal hygiene practices optional
  • optional, not held computerised feeding systems optional
  • optional, not held develop management plans optional
  • optional, not held develop personal skills optional
  • optional, not held feed livestock optional
  • optional, not held maintain farm equipment optional
  • optional, not held manage agricultural staff optional
  • optional, not held manage animal biosecurity optional
  • optional, not held monitor livestock optional
  • optional, not held organic farming optional
  • optional, not held select livestock optional
  • optional, not held turf management optional
  • optional, not held use milk control software optional
  • optional, not held ecology optional
  • optional, not held manage brand assets optional
19 held skills the livestock advisor role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role agroecology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role agronomical production principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role apply sustainable tillage techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role assign duties to agriculture workers skill
  • not needed by the target role comply with farm regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role cultivate crops for biomass skill
  • not needed by the target role dairy animal production knowledge
  • not needed by the target role develop agricultural policies skill
  • not needed by the target role drive agricultural machines skill
  • not needed by the target role e-agriculture knowledge
  • not needed by the target role environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role handle poultry skill
  • not needed by the target role harvest crop skill
  • not needed by the target role liaise with crop growers skill
  • not needed by the target role manage crop production skill
  • not needed by the target role manage farm products skill
  • not needed by the target role market farm products skill
  • not needed by the target role move animals skill
  • not needed by the target role operate agricultural machinery 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 consultation methods required
  • required, not held livestock feeding required
  • required, not held livestock selection principles required
  • required, not held livestock species required
  • required, not held quality criteria for livestock feed production required
  • required, not held animal nutrition required
  • required, not held animal welfare legislation required
  • required, not held biosecurity required
  • required, not held customer relationship management required
  • required, not held marketing principles required
  • optional, not held computerised feeding systems optional
  • optional, not held organic farming optional
  • optional, not held turf management optional
  • optional, not held ecology optional
Index

Other moves recorded from mixed farmer

Full index of moves from mixed farmer

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.