vineyard supervisortovineyard worker
A vineyard supervisor already meets 45% of what the vineyard worker role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.
45%
56.2/ 100
1 Share of the vineyard worker role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the vineyard supervisor 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 this move works
A vineyard worker role treats 8 of its required skills as things a vineyard supervisor already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- drive agricultural machines
- harvest grapes
- manage data
- personal protective equipment
- plant vine yards
- sustainable manufacturing
What stands in the way is 6 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A vineyard worker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a vineyard supervisor background worth leading with.
- already held harvest grapes handling and moving
- already held plant vine yards handling and moving
- already held tend vines handling and moving
- already held viticulture agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
- already held sustainable manufacturing engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held drive agricultural machines working with machinery and specialised equipment
All 11 carried skills, including the 8 the vineyard worker role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 20 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.
- required, not held manage canopy required
- required, not held operate hand pruning equipment required
- required, not held participate in vine maintenance required
- optional, not held sanitise winery area optional
- optional, not held grow plants optional
- optional, not held maintain tanks for viticulture optional
- optional, not held propagate plants optional
- optional, not held assist bottling optional
- required, not held produce sustainable products required
- optional, not held manage environmental impact optional
- optional, not held manage environmental impact of operations optional
- required, not held execute fertilisation required
- optional, not held operate wine pumps optional
- optional, not held tend press operation optional
- required, not held perform trellis repairs required
- optional, not held integrated pest management optional
- optional, not held organic farming optional
- optional, not held present the farm facilities optional
- optional, not held provide agri-touristic services optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a vineyard worker role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 execute fertilisation skill · sector specific
- 02 manage canopy skill · sector specific
- 03 operate hand pruning equipment skill · sector specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 11 skills that carry over
- already held drive agricultural machines skill
- already held harvest grapes skill
- already held manage data skill
- already held personal protective equipment knowledge
- already held plant vine yards skill
- already held sustainable manufacturing knowledge
- already held tend vines skill
- already held viticulture knowledge
- already held agronomy knowledge
- already held execute disease and pest control activities skill
- already held fertilisation principles knowledge
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held assign duties to agriculture workers optional
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held operate wine pumps optional
- optional, not held sanitise winery area optional
- optional, not held assign duties to agriculture workers optional
- optional, not held grow plants optional
- optional, not held integrated pest management optional
- optional, not held maintain tanks for viticulture optional
- optional, not held organic farming optional
- optional, not held present the farm facilities optional
- optional, not held propagate plants optional
- optional, not held provide agri-touristic services optional
- optional, not held tend press operation optional
- optional, not held assist bottling optional
- optional, not held manage environmental impact optional
- optional, not held manage environmental impact of operations optional
39 held skills the vineyard worker role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise on sustainability solutions skill
- not needed by the target role conduct field work skill
- not needed by the target role control grape quality skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate operational activities skill
- not needed by the target role develop grape growing techniques 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 evaluate employees work skill
- not needed by the target role evaluate vineyard problems skill
- not needed by the target role evaluate vineyard quality skill
- not needed by the target role leadership principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role maintain a safe, hygienic and secure working environment skill
- not needed by the target role maintain ground skill
- not needed by the target role maintain vineyard machinery skill
- not needed by the target role manage agricultural staff skill
- not needed by the target role manage cellar operations skill
- not needed by the target role manage grape harvest skill
- not needed by the target role manage pest and weed control skill
- not needed by the target role manage teamwork skill
- not needed by the target role manage technical aspects of vineyard production skill
- not needed by the target role manage wine production skill
- not needed by the target role monitor daily work skill
- not needed by the target role monitor grapes skill
- not needed by the target role monitor winemaking process skill
- not needed by the target role operate agricultural machinery skill
- not needed by the target role organise wine cellar skill
- not needed by the target role oversee vineyard floor activities skill
- not needed by the target role participate in vine preparation skill
- not needed by the target role pest control in plants knowledge
- not needed by the target role plant disease control knowledge
- not needed by the target role plant harvest methods knowledge
- not needed by the target role prepare equipment for harvest skill
- not needed by the target role recruit employees skill
- not needed by the target role supervise horticultural crews skill
- not needed by the target role supervise hygiene procedures in agricultural settings skill
- not needed by the target role variety of grapes knowledge
- not needed by the target role wine characteristics knowledge
- not needed by the target role winery production process knowledge
- not needed by the target role work in outdoor conditions skill
2 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- optional, not held integrated pest management optional
- optional, not held organic farming optional
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.