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

water-based aquaculture workertoaquaculture harvesting technician

A water-based aquaculture worker already meets 51% of what the aquaculture harvesting technician role asks for. The move turns on 18 required skills not yet in the profile.

From water-based aquaculture worker
51%
Overlap1
To aquaculture harvesting technician
28 Skills carried over
18 Required, not held
61.8 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

51%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

61.8/ 100

1 Share of the aquaculture harvesting technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the water-based aquaculture 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 aquaculture harvesting technician role treats 20 of its required skills as things a water-based aquaculture worker already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply fish harvest methods
  • carry out fish disease prevention measures
  • carry out preparations for fish disease specialist
  • collect broodstock
  • collect dead fish
  • fish biology

What stands in the way is 18 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 28 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A aquaculture harvesting technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a water-based aquaculture worker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held maintain fish harvesting equipment constructing
  • already held carry out fish transportation handling and moving
  • already held collect growth rate information information skills
  • already held apply fish harvest methods handling and moving
  • already held handle harvested fish handling and moving
  • already held prepare fish treatment facilities handling and moving

All 28 carried skills, including the 20 the aquaculture harvesting technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 29 missing skills fall into 9 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 7 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held apply fish treatments required
  • required, not held handle fish harvesting waste required
  • required, not held identity aquaculture species required
  • required, not held monitor aquaculture feeding behaviour required
  • required, not held monitor live fish collection required
  • required, not held monitor treated fish required
  • required, not held control aquatic production environment required
  • optional, not held monitor growth rates of cultivated fish species optional
02 information skills 4 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held estimate harvest costs required
  • required, not held monitor fish health status required
  • required, not held prepare health certificates for fishery products required
  • required, not held report harvested fish production required
  • optional, not held calculate aquatic resources growth rate optional
03 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 2 required
  • required, not held fighting fires at aquaculture facilities required
  • required, not held fish harvesting methods required
04 assisting and caring 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held extinguish fires required
  • optional, not held ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety optional
  • optional, not held work in inclement conditions optional
  • optional, not held work in outdoor conditions optional
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held ensure compliance with aquaculture standards required
  • optional, not held communicate verbal instructions optional
  • optional, not held communicate with customers optional
  • optional, not held speak different languages optional
06 services 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held fire-fighting systems required
  • optional, not held incidents and accidents recording optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a aquaculture harvesting 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 28 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply fish harvest methods skill
  • already held carry out fish disease prevention measures skill
  • already held carry out preparations for fish disease specialist skill
  • already held collect broodstock skill
  • already held collect dead fish skill
  • already held fish biology knowledge
  • already held fish identification and classification knowledge
  • already held fish welfare regulations knowledge
  • already held handle harvested fish skill
  • already held harvest aquatic resources skill
  • already held maintain fish harvesting equipment skill
  • already held monitor fish mortality rates skill
  • already held observe abnormal fish behaviour skill
  • already held operate fish capture equipment skill
  • already held operate small craft skill
  • already held perform fish grading operations skill
  • already held prepare fish treatment facilities skill
  • already held prepare for small craft operation skill
  • already held set up fish harvesting equipment skill
  • already held swim skill
  • already held carry out fish transportation skill
  • already held collect growth rate information skill
  • already held communicate by telephone skill
  • already held communicate in an outdoor setting skill
  • already held fish anatomy knowledge
  • already held maintain internal communication systems skill
  • already held screen live fish deformities skill
  • already held use communication devices skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held maintain grading equipment required
08 health and welfare 1 required
  • required, not held biosecurity required
09 management skills 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held manage teamwork optional
  • optional, not held lead a team optional
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held calculate aquatic resources growth rate optional
  • optional, not held incidents and accidents recording optional
  • optional, not held manage teamwork optional
  • optional, not held monitor growth rates of cultivated fish species optional
  • optional, not held communicate verbal instructions optional
  • optional, not held communicate with customers optional
  • optional, not held ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety optional
  • optional, not held lead a team optional
  • optional, not held speak different languages optional
  • optional, not held work in inclement conditions optional
  • optional, not held work in outdoor conditions optional
29 held skills the aquaculture harvesting technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role animal welfare legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role assess cage water quality skill
  • not needed by the target role check diving equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role collect biological data skill
  • not needed by the target role collect fish samples for diagnosis skill
  • not needed by the target role collect live fish skill
  • not needed by the target role depurate shellfish skill
  • not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role fishing gear knowledge
  • not needed by the target role fishing industry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain diving equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain shellfish depuration equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain waterbased aquaculture facilities skill
  • not needed by the target role measure the impact of specific aquaculture activity skill
  • not needed by the target role measure water flow skill
  • not needed by the target role measure water quality parameters skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor aquaculture stock health standards skill
  • not needed by the target role operate hatchery trays skill
  • not needed by the target role operation of lifting gears knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operation of transport equipment knowledge
  • not needed by the target role pedagogy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform diving interventions skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare fish holding units skill
  • not needed by the target role preserve fish samples for diagnosis skill
  • not needed by the target role rope manipulation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role stock fish skill
  • not needed by the target role transfer fish skill
  • not needed by the target role transport fish skill
  • not needed by the target role work in a fishery team 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 fighting fires at aquaculture facilities required
  • required, not held fish harvesting methods required
  • required, not held biosecurity required
  • required, not held fire-fighting systems required
  • optional, not held incidents and accidents recording optional
Index
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.