Table 1Transition record

agronomic crop production team leadertohorticulture production manager

A agronomic crop production team leader already meets 63% of what the horticulture production manager role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From agronomic crop production team leader

63%

Overlap1

To horticulture production manager

45 Skills carried over

12 Required, not held

54.6 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 54.6

This move: 54.6 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the horticulture production manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the agronomic crop production team leader 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 45 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A horticulture production manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a agronomic crop production team leader background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held promote farm products communication, collaboration and creativity
already held ensure soil fertility handling and moving
already held manage agritourism activities management skills
already held maintain plant soil nutrition handling and moving
already held perform on-farm product processing working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held maintain plant health handling and moving

All 45 carried skills, including the 30 the horticulture production manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 37 missing skills fall into 10 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, 1 supplementary

required, not held greenhouse types required
required, not held horticulture principles required
required, not held pruning techniques required
required, not held pruning types required

optional, not held e-agriculture optional

02 management skills 4 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held coordinate greenhouse environment required
required, not held create soil and plant improvement programmes required
required, not held develop agricultural production plans required
required, not held make independent operating decisions required

optional, not held recruit personnel optional

03 business, administration and law 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held budgetary principles required
required, not held quality criteria for storage facilities required

optional, not held agricultural business management optional
optional, not held customer relationship management optional

04 handling and moving 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held prune plants required

optional, not held pick orders of agricultural products optional
optional, not held select adequate packaging for food products optional
optional, not held use gardening equipment optional
optional, not held handle veterinary emergencies optional

05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held operate horticulture equipment required

optional, not held drive agricultural machines optional

06 communication, collaboration and creativity 10 supplementary

optional, not held advise on plant fertilizer optional
optional, not held create flower arrangements optional
optional, not held food plant design optional
optional, not held implement landscaping projects optional
optional, not held negotiate sales contracts optional
optional, not held place orders for flower products optional
optional, not held prepare flower arrangements optional
optional, not held present the farm facilities optional
optional, not held sell flowers optional
optional, not held advise customers on types of flowers optional

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a horticulture production manager 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 45 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held crop production principles knowledge
already held ensure soil fertility skill
already held environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry knowledge
already held execute disease and pest control activities skill
already held fertilisation principles knowledge
already held grow plants skill
already held harvest crop skill
already held health and safety regulations knowledge
already held leadership principles knowledge
already held maintain plant health skill
already held maintain plant soil nutrition skill
already held maintain storage facilities skill
already held manage crop production skill
already held manage production enterprise skill
already held monitor fields skill
already held optimise production skill
already held pest control in plants knowledge
already held plant disease control knowledge
already held plant harvest methods knowledge
already held plant propagation knowledge
already held plant species knowledge
already held project management principles knowledge
already held propagate plants skill
already held soil structure knowledge
already held store crops skill
already held store products skill
already held supervise hygiene procedures in agricultural settings skill
already held types of storage facilities knowledge
already held use agricultural information systems and databases skill
already held watering principles knowledge
already held agritourism knowledge
already held agronomical production principles knowledge
already held agronomy knowledge
already held apply sustainable tillage techniques skill
already held assign duties to agriculture workers skill
already held ecology knowledge
already held execute fertilisation skill
already held maintain technical equipment skill
already held manage agricultural staff skill
already held manage agritourism activities skill
already held organic farming knowledge
already held perform on-farm product processing skill
already held prepare planting area skill
already held promote farm products skill
already held provide agri-touristic services skill

The 4 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 information skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held ensure quality control in packaging optional
optional, not held keep task records optional

08 services 2 supplementary

optional, not held food safety principles optional
optional, not held food safety standards optional

09 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held direct the preparation of food optional

10 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary

optional, not held food legislation optional

25 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held advise on plant fertilizer optional
optional, not held agricultural business management optional
optional, not held create flower arrangements optional
optional, not held drive agricultural machines optional
optional, not held e-agriculture optional
optional, not held ensure quality control in packaging optional
optional, not held food legislation optional
optional, not held food plant design optional
optional, not held food safety principles optional
optional, not held food safety standards optional
optional, not held implement landscaping projects optional
optional, not held negotiate sales contracts optional
optional, not held pick orders of agricultural products optional
optional, not held place orders for flower products optional
optional, not held prepare flower arrangements optional
optional, not held present the farm facilities optional
optional, not held select adequate packaging for food products optional
optional, not held sell flowers optional
optional, not held use gardening equipment optional
optional, not held advise customers on types of flowers optional
optional, not held customer relationship management optional
optional, not held direct the preparation of food optional
optional, not held handle veterinary emergencies optional
optional, not held keep task records optional
optional, not held recruit personnel optional

11 held skills the horticulture production manager role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role agroecology knowledge
not needed by the target role agroforestry knowledge
not needed by the target role apply alternate wetting and drying techniques skill
not needed by the target role conservation agriculture knowledge
not needed by the target role irrigate soil skill
not needed by the target role irrigation systems knowledge
not needed by the target role manage contracts skill
not needed by the target role manage crop rotation skill
not needed by the target role operate agricultural machinery skill
not needed by the target role prepare equipment for harvest skill
not needed by the target role technical equipment for crop production knowledge

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 budgetary principles required
required, not held greenhouse types required
required, not held horticulture principles required
required, not held pruning techniques required
required, not held pruning types required
required, not held quality criteria for storage facilities required
optional, not held agricultural business management optional
optional, not held e-agriculture optional
optional, not held food legislation optional
optional, not held food safety principles optional
optional, not held food safety standards optional
optional, not held customer relationship management optional

Index

Other moves recorded from agronomic crop production team leader

Full index of moves from agronomic crop production team leader

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.