Aquaculture cage technician to aquaculture harvesting technician
An aquaculture cage technician already meets 44% of what the aquaculture harvesting technician role asks for. The move turns on 20 required skills not yet in the profile.
67.5/ 100
1 How much of what an aquaculture harvesting technician is expected to do is already part of an aquaculture cage technician’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 aquaculture harvesting technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An aquaculture harvesting technician role treats 18 of its required skills as things an aquaculture cage technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- apply fish treatments
- carry out fish disease prevention measures
- carry out preparations for fish disease specialist
- collect broodstock
- control aquatic production environment
- fish biology
What stands in the way is 20 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 23 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An aquaculture harvesting technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an aquaculture cage technician background worth leading with.
- already held maintain grading equipment constructing
- already held handle harvested fish handling and moving
- already held apply fish treatments handling and moving
- already held harvest aquatic resources handling and moving
- already held set up fish harvesting equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held monitor aquaculture feeding behaviour handling and moving
All 23 carried skills, including the 18 the aquaculture harvesting technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 34 missing skills fall into 11 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.
- still to learn apply fish harvest methods required
- still to learn collect dead fish required
- still to learn handle fish harvesting waste required
- still to learn identity aquaculture species required
- still to learn monitor live fish collection required
- still to learn monitor treated fish required
- still to learn prepare fish treatment facilities required
- optional, not held carry out fish transportation optional
- optional, not held monitor growth rates of cultivated fish species optional
- still to learn estimate harvest costs required
- still to learn prepare health certificates for fishery products required
- still to learn report harvested fish production required
- optional, not held calculate aquatic resources growth rate optional
- optional, not held collect growth rate information optional
- still to learn fighting fires at aquaculture facilities required
- still to learn fish harvesting methods required
- still to learn fish welfare regulations required
- still to learn ensure compliance with aquaculture standards required
- optional, not held communicate in an outdoor setting optional
- optional, not held communicate by telephone optional
- optional, not held communicate verbal instructions optional
- optional, not held communicate with customers optional
- still to learn extinguish fires required
- optional, not held work in inclement conditions optional
- optional, not held work in outdoor conditions optional
- still to learn fish identification and classification required
- optional, not held fish anatomy optional
5 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an aquaculture harvesting technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 apply fish harvest methods practise this
- 02 collect dead fish practise this
- 03 ensure compliance with aquaculture standards practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 23 skills that carry over
- already held apply fish treatments 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 control aquatic production environment skill
- already held fish biology knowledge
- already held handle harvested fish skill
- already held harvest aquatic resources skill
- already held maintain grading equipment skill
- already held monitor aquaculture feeding behaviour skill
- already held monitor fish health status skill
- already held monitor fish mortality rates skill
- already held observe abnormal fish 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 set up fish harvesting equipment skill
- already held swim skill
- already held ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety skill
- already held maintain internal communication systems skill
- already held screen live fish deformities skill
- already held speak different languages skill
- already held use communication devices skill
The 5 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn fire-fighting systems required
- optional, not held incidents and accidents recording optional
- still to learn maintain fish harvesting equipment required
- still to learn biosecurity required
- still to learn operate fish capture equipment required
- optional, not held manage teamwork optional
- optional, not held lead a team optional
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held calculate aquatic resources growth rate optional
- optional, not held carry out fish transportation optional
- optional, not held collect growth rate information optional
- optional, not held communicate in an outdoor setting optional
- optional, not held fish anatomy 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 by telephone optional
- optional, not held communicate verbal instructions optional
- optional, not held communicate with customers optional
- optional, not held lead a team optional
- optional, not held work in inclement conditions optional
- optional, not held work in outdoor conditions optional
33 held skills the aquaculture harvesting technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role assess cage water quality skill
- not needed by the target role carry out feeding operations skill
- not needed by the target role carry out maintenance on cage equipment and machinery skill
- not needed by the target role check diving equipment skill
- not needed by the target role conduct fish mortality studies skill
- not needed by the target role effect of water currents knowledge
- not needed by the target role fish grading knowledge
- not needed by the target role have computer literacy skill
- not needed by the target role identify common aquatic species diseases skill
- not needed by the target role implement fin fish feeding regimes 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 diving equipment skill
- not needed by the target role maintain ropes skill
- not needed by the target role make time-critical decisions skill
- not needed by the target role manage waste 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 feeding systems skill
- not needed by the target role monitor larval growth skill
- not needed by the target role operate an emergency communication system skill
- not needed by the target role operation of lifting gears knowledge
- not needed by the target role perform diving interventions skill
- not needed by the target role perform water chemistry analysis skill
- not needed by the target role perform water treatments skill
- not needed by the target role pests and diseases knowledge
- not needed by the target role preserve fish samples for diagnosis skill
- not needed by the target role rates of growth assessment knowledge
- not needed by the target role rope manipulation knowledge
- not needed by the target role supervise cage net systems skill
- not needed by the target role undertake continuous professional development in fishery operations skill
- not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
- not needed by the target role use water disinfection equipment skill
8 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn fighting fires at aquaculture facilities required
- still to learn fish harvesting methods required
- still to learn biosecurity required
- still to learn fire-fighting systems required
- still to learn fish identification and classification required
- still to learn fish welfare regulations required
- optional, not held fish anatomy optional
- optional, not held incidents and accidents recording optional
Other moves recorded from aquaculture cage technician
Common questions about this move
Can an aquaculture cage technician become an aquaculture harvesting technician?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An aquaculture cage technician already covers 44% of what an aquaculture harvesting technician is expected to do: 23 skills carry over, 18 of which the aquaculture harvesting technician role treats as required.
What skills does an aquaculture cage technician need to become an aquaculture harvesting technician?
20 required skills are missing, plus 14 optional ones. They fall into 11 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by handling and moving. The single most important is apply fish harvest methods.
How hard is the move from aquaculture cage technician to aquaculture harvesting technician?
Its learning distance is 67.5 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.