Career Overlap Transition record
RecordMove

Aquaculture cage mooring worker to water-based aquaculture technician

An aquaculture cage mooring worker already meets 33% of what the water-based aquaculture technician role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional
From aquaculture cage mooring worker
33 % overlap
Distant match
To water-based aquaculture technician
12 You already bring
14 Still to learn
41 Skills in the target role2
Learning distance Substantial retraining

71.8/ 100

1 How much of what a water-based aquaculture technician is expected to do is already part of an aquaculture cage mooring worker’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the water-based aquaculture technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A water-based aquaculture technician role treats 8 of its required skills as things an aquaculture cage mooring worker already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

  • apply fish treatments
  • assess cage water quality
  • fish grading
  • monitor aquaculture feeding behaviour
  • operate small craft
  • perform fish grading operations

What stands in the way is 14 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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A water-based aquaculture technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an aquaculture cage mooring worker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held apply fish treatments handling and moving
  • already held assess cage water quality information skills
  • already held monitor aquaculture feeding behaviour handling and moving
  • already held fish grading agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
  • already held prepare for small craft operation working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held operate small craft working with machinery and specialised equipment

All 12 carried skills, including the 8 the water-based aquaculture technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 29 missing skills fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.

Skill to pick up Tier
01 handling and moving 6 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn observe fish disease symptoms required
  • still to learn carry out feeding operations required
  • still to learn carry out preparations for fish disease specialist required
  • still to learn monitor growth rates of cultivated fish species required
  • still to learn preserve fish samples for diagnosis required
  • still to learn control aquatic production environment required
  • optional, not held screen live fish deformities optional
02 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 3 required
  • still to learn aquaculture production planning software required
  • still to learn computerised feeding systems required
  • still to learn rates of growth assessment required
03 information skills 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • still to learn calculate aquatic resources growth rate required
  • still to learn observe abnormal fish behaviour required
  • optional, not held report pollution incidents optional
  • optional, not held maintain incident reporting records optional
04 management skills 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • still to learn organise shellfish depuration required
  • optional, not held manage time in fishery operations optional
  • optional, not held develop aquaculture strategies optional
05 business, administration and law 1 required
  • still to learn animal welfare legislation required
06 constructing 1 required
  • still to learn carry out maintenance of aquaculture equipment required

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a water-based aquaculture 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 12 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply fish treatments skill
  • already held assess cage water quality skill
  • already held fish grading knowledge
  • already held monitor aquaculture feeding behaviour skill
  • already held operate small craft skill
  • already held perform fish grading operations skill
  • already held prepare for small craft operation skill
  • already held swim skill
  • already held collect broodstock skill
  • already held fish anatomy knowledge
  • already held maintain diving equipment skill
  • already held report to the team leader skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
Skill to pick up Tier
07 communication, collaboration and creativity 5 supplementary
  • optional, not held communicate in an outdoor setting optional
  • optional, not held report live online optional
  • optional, not held communicate verbal instructions optional
  • optional, not held use different communication channels optional
  • optional, not held write work-related reports optional
08 assisting and caring 3 supplementary
  • 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
09 services 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held incidents and accidents recording optional
10 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use communication devices optional
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to pick up Tier
  • optional, not held communicate in an outdoor setting optional
  • optional, not held incidents and accidents recording optional
  • optional, not held manage time in fishery operations optional
  • optional, not held report live online optional
  • optional, not held report pollution incidents optional
  • optional, not held screen live fish deformities optional
  • optional, not held communicate verbal instructions optional
  • optional, not held develop aquaculture strategies optional
  • optional, not held ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety optional
  • optional, not held maintain incident reporting records optional
  • optional, not held use communication devices optional
  • optional, not held use different communication channels optional
  • optional, not held work in inclement conditions optional
  • optional, not held work in outdoor conditions optional
  • optional, not held write work-related reports optional
52 held skills the water-based aquaculture technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role Global Maritime Distress and Safety System knowledge
  • not needed by the target role act with a high level of safety awareness skill
  • not needed by the target role apply fish harvest methods skill
  • not needed by the target role assist cage net changing skill
  • not needed by the target role carry out fish transportation skill
  • not needed by the target role check diving equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role clean fish cage skill
  • not needed by the target role collect aquatic resources skill
  • not needed by the target role collect biological data skill
  • not needed by the target role collect dead fish skill
  • not needed by the target role collect fish samples for diagnosis skill
  • not needed by the target role collect growth rate information skill
  • not needed by the target role collect live fish skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate using the global maritime distress and safety system skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct on board safety inspections skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct water navigation skill
  • not needed by the target role cooperate with colleagues skill
  • not needed by the target role fish biology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role fish identification and classification knowledge
  • not needed by the target role fish welfare regulations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role fishing industry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role follow procedures in the event of an alarm skill
  • not needed by the target role handle fish harvesting waste skill
  • not needed by the target role harvest aquatic resources skill
  • not needed by the target role health and safety in the workplace knowledge
  • not needed by the target role health and safety measures in transportation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role health and safety regulations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role identify common aquatic species diseases skill
  • not needed by the target role identify support mechanisms to develop your professional practice skill
  • not needed by the target role keep time accurately skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain aquaculture cage equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain cage nets skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain nets skill
  • not needed by the target role make time-critical decisions skill
  • not needed by the target role manage personal professional development skill
  • not needed by the target role manage spat collection equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role maritime meteorology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role monitor treated fish skill
  • not needed by the target role operate emergency equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role perform diving interventions skill

12 further entries not listed here

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 pick up Tier
  • still to learn aquaculture production planning software required
  • still to learn computerised feeding systems required
  • still to learn rates of growth assessment required
  • still to learn animal welfare legislation required
  • optional, not held incidents and accidents recording optional
Index

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FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can an aquaculture cage mooring worker become a water-based aquaculture technician?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. An aquaculture cage mooring worker already covers 33% of what a water-based aquaculture technician is expected to do: 12 skills carry over, 8 of which the water-based aquaculture technician role treats as required.

What skills does an aquaculture cage mooring worker need to become a water-based aquaculture technician?

14 required skills are missing, plus 15 optional ones. They fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by handling and moving. The single most important is observe fish disease symptoms.

How hard is the move from aquaculture cage mooring worker to water-based aquaculture technician?

Its learning distance is 71.8 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

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.