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

pesticides sprayertogroundsman/groundswoman

A pesticides sprayer already meets 19% of what the groundsman/groundswoman role asks for. The move turns on 24 required skills not yet in the profile.

From pesticides sprayer
19%
Overlap1
To groundsman/groundswoman
7 Skills carried over
24 Required, not held
85.5 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

19%

Learning distance A rebuild

85.5/ 100

1 Share of the groundsman/groundswoman role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the pesticides sprayer 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 7 of its required skills as things a pesticides sprayer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • handling chemical products for soil and plants
  • horticulture principles
  • perform pest control
  • perform weed control operations
  • pest control in plants
  • plant disease control

What stands in the way is 24 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 7 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 pesticides sprayer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held spray pesticides handling and moving
  • already held handling chemical products for soil and plants handling and moving
  • 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
  • already held plant disease control agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary

All 7 carried skills, including the 7 the groundsman/groundswoman role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 42 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 handling and moving 6 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 transport physical resources within the work area required
  • required, not held use gardening equipment 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, 1 supplementary
  • 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
  • optional, not held manage rainwater optional
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 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 3 required
  • required, not held plant species required
  • required, not held water chemistry analysis required
  • required, not held ecology required
05 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
06 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

5 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 7 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held handling chemical products for soil and plants skill
  • 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 spray pesticides skill
The 5 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held principles of landscape construction required
  • optional, not held rainwater management optional
08 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held execute disease and pest control activities required
09 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry required
10 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required
  • required, not held operate turf management equipment required
11 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held manage time in landscaping optional
18 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 rainwater 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 rainwater management optional
  • optional, not held report pollution incidents optional
  • optional, not held communicate with customers optional
  • optional, not held use technical documentation optional
36 held skills the groundsman/groundswoman role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role European pesticide legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role act reliably skill
  • not needed by the target role adapt to different weather conditions skill
  • not needed by the target role agricultural chemicals knowledge
  • not needed by the target role chemical products knowledge
  • not needed by the target role clean equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role complete report sheets of activity skill
  • not needed by the target role cooperate with colleagues skill
  • not needed by the target role drive vehicles skill
  • not needed by the target role floriculture knowledge
  • not needed by the target role health, safety and hygiene legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role herbicides knowledge
  • not needed by the target role herbicides sprayers knowledge
  • not needed by the target role integrated pest management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role lawn care knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain ground skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain inventory of pesticides skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain professional administration skill
  • not needed by the target role manage a small-to-medium business skill
  • not needed by the target role manage pest and weed control skill
  • not needed by the target role mix chemicals skill
  • not needed by the target role perform safety inspections on spraying equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role pesticides knowledge
  • not needed by the target role pesticides sprayers knowledge
  • not needed by the target role phytosanitary measures knowledge
  • not needed by the target role plant care products knowledge
  • not needed by the target role provide technical expertise skill
  • not needed by the target role safe use of pesticides knowledge
  • not needed by the target role select hazard control skill
  • not needed by the target role use hand tools for forestry work skill
  • not needed by the target role use personal protection equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role use pest detection sensors skill
  • not needed by the target role vegetation control skill
  • not needed by the target role work in outdoor conditions skill
  • not needed by the target role work safely with chemicals skill
  • not needed by the target role work with respect for own safety 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 plant species required
  • required, not held principles of landscape construction required
  • 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 ecology 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
  • optional, not held rainwater management optional
Index

Other moves recorded from pesticides sprayer

Full index of moves from pesticides sprayer

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.