Table 1Transition record

animal feed nutritionisttobotanicals specialist

A animal feed nutritionist already meets 33% of what the botanicals specialist role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From animal feed nutritionist

33%

Overlap1

To botanicals specialist

6 Skills carried over

8 Required, not held

61.1 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 61.1

This move: 61.1 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the botanicals specialist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the animal feed nutritionist 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 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A botanicals specialist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a animal feed nutritionist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held effects of pesticides in food raw materials engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held laboratory-based sciences engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held analyse work-related written reports information skills
already held apply GMP assisting and caring
already held apply HACCP assisting and caring
already held apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages assisting and caring

All 6 carried skills, including the 4 the botanicals specialist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 12 missing skills fall into 6 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 3 required

required, not held analyse samples of food and beverages required
required, not held examine production samples required
required, not held perform sensory evaluation of food products required

02 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held botany required
required, not held variety of botanicals required

optional, not held percolation optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held create beverage recipes with botanicals required

optional, not held conduct extensive international travel optional
optional, not held write routine reports optional

04 handling and moving 1 required

required, not held collect samples for analysis required

05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required

required, not held tend botanical milling machines required

06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary

optional, not held ingredient threats optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a botanicals specialist 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 6 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply GMP skill
already held apply HACCP skill
already held apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages skill
already held laboratory-based sciences knowledge
already held analyse work-related written reports skill
already held effects of pesticides in food raw materials knowledge

4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held ingredient threats optional
optional, not held conduct extensive international travel optional
optional, not held percolation optional
optional, not held write routine reports optional

26 held skills the botanicals specialist role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role act reliably skill
not needed by the target role animal feed ingredients knowledge
not needed by the target role communicate commercial and technical issues in foreign languages skill
not needed by the target role communicate technicalities with clients skill
not needed by the target role customize diets to animals skill
not needed by the target role develop animal feeds skill
not needed by the target role ensure correct goods labelling skill
not needed by the target role ensure no harmful effects on feed additives skill
not needed by the target role evaluate nutritional value of feeds skill
not needed by the target role feed additives knowledge
not needed by the target role follow an environmental friendly policy while processing food skill
not needed by the target role follow hygienic procedures during food processing skill
not needed by the target role food authentication techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role food legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role handle documentation for prepared animal feeds skill
not needed by the target role have computer literacy skill
not needed by the target role identify nutritional properties of food skill
not needed by the target role infections in food knowledge
not needed by the target role liaise with colleagues skill
not needed by the target role liaise with managers skill
not needed by the target role maintain updated professional knowledge skill
not needed by the target role manage the reception of raw materials for animal feeds skill
not needed by the target role prepared animal feeds knowledge
not needed by the target role prepared animal feeds contamination hazards knowledge
not needed by the target role regulations for hygiene in feeding animals knowledge
not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill

4 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 botany required
required, not held variety of botanicals required
optional, not held ingredient threats optional
optional, not held percolation optional

Index

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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.