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

water-based aquaculture techniciantoaquaculture cage technician

A water-based aquaculture technician already meets 38% of what the aquaculture cage technician role asks for. The move turns on 23 required skills not yet in the profile.

From water-based aquaculture technician
38%
Overlap1
To aquaculture cage technician
20 Skills carried over
23 Required, not held
73.1 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

38%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

73.1/ 100

1 Share of the aquaculture cage technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the water-based aquaculture technician 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 aquaculture cage technician role treats 15 of its required skills as things a water-based aquaculture technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply fish treatments
  • assess cage water quality
  • carry out feeding operations
  • carry out preparations for fish disease specialist
  • control aquatic production environment
  • fish grading

What stands in the way is 23 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 20 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A aquaculture cage technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a water-based aquaculture technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held rates of growth assessment agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
  • already held apply fish treatments handling and moving
  • already held assess cage water quality information skills
  • already held carry out feeding operations handling and moving
  • already held monitor aquaculture feeding behaviour handling and moving
  • already held observe abnormal fish behaviour information skills

All 20 carried skills, including the 15 the aquaculture cage technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 36 missing skills fall into 12 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 information skills 8 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held identify common aquatic species diseases required
  • required, not held measure water flow required
  • required, not held measure water quality parameters required
  • required, not held monitor fish health status required
  • required, not held monitor fish mortality rates required
  • required, not held monitor larval growth required
  • required, not held perform water chemistry analysis required
  • required, not held perform water treatments required
  • optional, not held conduct fish mortality studies optional
  • optional, not held maintain ropes optional
  • optional, not held undertake continuous professional development in fishery operations optional
02 constructing 5 required
  • required, not held carry out maintenance on cage equipment and machinery required
  • required, not held supervise cage net systems required
  • required, not held check diving equipment required
  • required, not held maintain grading equipment required
  • required, not held monitor feeding systems required
03 handling and moving 4 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held implement fin fish feeding regimes required
  • required, not held carry out fish disease prevention measures required
  • required, not held manage waste required
  • required, not held perform diving interventions required
  • optional, not held handle harvested fish optional
  • optional, not held harvest aquatic resources optional
  • optional, not held maintain cage nets optional
04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held maintain aquaculture cage equipment required
  • required, not held use water disinfection equipment required
  • optional, not held set up fish harvesting equipment optional
  • optional, not held operate an emergency communication system optional
05 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 1 required
  • required, not held effect of water currents required
06 health and welfare 1 required
  • required, not held pests and diseases required

6 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a aquaculture cage technician 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 20 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply fish treatments skill
  • already held assess cage water quality skill
  • already held carry out feeding operations skill
  • already held carry out preparations for fish disease specialist skill
  • already held control aquatic production environment skill
  • already held fish grading knowledge
  • already held maintain diving equipment skill
  • already held monitor aquaculture feeding behaviour skill
  • already held observe abnormal fish behaviour skill
  • already held operate small craft skill
  • already held prepare for small craft operation skill
  • already held preserve fish samples for diagnosis skill
  • already held rates of growth assessment knowledge
  • already held screen live fish deformities skill
  • already held swim skill
  • already held collect broodstock skill
  • already held ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety skill
  • already held perform fish grading operations skill
  • already held use communication devices skill
  • already held use different communication channels skill
The 6 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required
  • required, not held fish biology required
08 services 1 required
  • required, not held operation of lifting gears required
09 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held maintain internal communication systems optional
  • optional, not held speak different languages optional
10 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held rope manipulation optional
11 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held make time-critical decisions optional
12 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held have computer literacy optional
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held conduct fish mortality studies optional
  • optional, not held handle harvested fish optional
  • optional, not held harvest aquatic resources optional
  • optional, not held maintain cage nets optional
  • optional, not held maintain ropes optional
  • optional, not held rope manipulation optional
  • optional, not held set up fish harvesting equipment optional
  • optional, not held undertake continuous professional development in fishery operations optional
  • optional, not held have computer literacy optional
  • optional, not held maintain internal communication systems optional
  • optional, not held make time-critical decisions optional
  • optional, not held operate an emergency communication system optional
  • optional, not held speak different languages optional
21 held skills the aquaculture cage technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role animal welfare legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role aquaculture production planning software knowledge
  • not needed by the target role calculate aquatic resources growth rate skill
  • not needed by the target role carry out maintenance of aquaculture equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate in an outdoor setting skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate verbal instructions skill
  • not needed by the target role computerised feeding systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role develop aquaculture strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role fish anatomy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role incidents and accidents recording knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain incident reporting records skill
  • not needed by the target role manage time in fishery operations skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor growth rates of cultivated fish species skill
  • not needed by the target role observe fish disease symptoms skill
  • not needed by the target role organise shellfish depuration skill
  • not needed by the target role report live online skill
  • not needed by the target role report pollution incidents skill
  • not needed by the target role report to the team leader skill
  • not needed by the target role work in inclement conditions skill
  • not needed by the target role work in outdoor conditions skill
  • not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill
5 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 effect of water currents required
  • required, not held fish biology required
  • required, not held operation of lifting gears required
  • required, not held pests and diseases required
  • optional, not held rope manipulation optional
Index

Other moves recorded from water-based aquaculture technician

Full index of moves from water-based aquaculture technician

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.