Aquaculture cage technician to aquaculture harvesting worker
An aquaculture cage technician already meets 45% of what the aquaculture harvesting worker role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.
60.3/ 100
1 How much of what an aquaculture harvesting worker 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 worker role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An aquaculture harvesting worker role treats 10 of its required skills as things an aquaculture cage technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- carry out preparations for fish disease specialist
- handle harvested fish
- harvest aquatic resources
- measure water flow
- measure water quality parameters
- monitor fish mortality rates
What stands in the way is 12 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 18 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An aquaculture harvesting worker 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 handle harvested fish handling and moving
- already held harvest aquatic resources handling and moving
- already held measure water flow information skills
- already held set up fish harvesting equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held implement fin fish feeding regimes handling and moving
- already held rope manipulation engineering, manufacturing and construction
All 18 carried skills, including the 10 the aquaculture harvesting worker role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 22 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.
- 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 transport fish required
- still to learn follow hygienic practices in fishery operations required
- still to learn follow safety precautions in fishery operations required
- optional, not held work in inclement conditions optional
- optional, not held work in outdoor conditions optional
- still to learn work in shifts required
- optional, not held communicate by telephone optional
- optional, not held communicate verbal instructions optional
- optional, not held cooperate with colleagues optional
- still to learn fish welfare regulations required
- optional, not held fish harvesting methods optional
- optional, not held fishing industry optional
- still to learn maintain fish harvesting equipment required
- still to learn biosecurity required
4 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an aquaculture harvesting worker 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 follow hygienic practices in fishery operations 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 18 skills that carry over
- already held carry out preparations for fish disease specialist skill
- already held handle harvested fish skill
- already held harvest aquatic resources skill
- already held measure water flow skill
- already held measure water quality parameters skill
- already held monitor fish mortality rates skill
- already held perform fish grading operations skill
- already held rope manipulation knowledge
- already held screen live fish deformities skill
- already held set up fish harvesting equipment skill
- already held collect broodstock skill
- already held implement fin fish feeding regimes skill
- already held monitor aquaculture feeding behaviour skill
- already held operate small craft skill
- already held prepare for small craft operation skill
- already held swim skill
- already held undertake continuous professional development in fishery operations skill
- already held use communication devices skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn operate fish capture equipment required
- optional, not held report to the team leader optional
- optional, not held fish identification and classification optional
- optional, not held operation of transport equipment optional
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held fish harvesting methods optional
- optional, not held operation of transport equipment optional
- optional, not held report to the team leader optional
- optional, not held communicate by telephone optional
- optional, not held communicate verbal instructions optional
- optional, not held cooperate with colleagues optional
- optional, not held fish identification and classification optional
- optional, not held fishing industry optional
- optional, not held work in inclement conditions optional
- optional, not held work in outdoor conditions optional
38 held skills the aquaculture harvesting worker role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role apply fish treatments skill
- 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 fish disease prevention measures 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 control aquatic production environment skill
- not needed by the target role effect of water currents knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety skill
- not needed by the target role fish biology 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 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 grading equipment skill
- not needed by the target role maintain internal communication systems 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 monitor feeding systems skill
- not needed by the target role monitor fish health status skill
- not needed by the target role monitor larval growth skill
- not needed by the target role observe abnormal fish behaviour 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 speak different languages skill
- not needed by the target role supervise cage net systems skill
- not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
- not needed by the target role use water disinfection equipment skill
6 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 biosecurity required
- still to learn fish welfare regulations required
- optional, not held fish harvesting methods optional
- optional, not held operation of transport equipment optional
- optional, not held fish identification and classification optional
- optional, not held fishing industry optional
Common questions about this move
Can an aquaculture cage technician become an aquaculture harvesting worker?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An aquaculture cage technician already covers 45% of what an aquaculture harvesting worker is expected to do: 18 skills carry over, 10 of which the aquaculture harvesting worker role treats as required.
What skills does an aquaculture cage technician need to become an aquaculture harvesting worker?
12 required skills are missing, plus 10 optional ones. They fall into 10 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 worker?
Its learning distance is 60.3 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.