Table 1Transition record

aquaculture cage techniciantowater-based aquaculture technician

A aquaculture cage technician already meets 56% of what the water-based aquaculture technician role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From aquaculture cage technician

56%

Overlap1

To water-based aquaculture technician

20 Skills carried over

8 Required, not held

52.1 Difficulty2

Career overlap Partial match

56%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

52.1/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the water-based aquaculture technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the aquaculture cage technician 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.

Why

Why this move works

A water-based aquaculture technician role treats 14 of its required skills as things a aquaculture cage technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

apply fish treatments
assess cage water quality
carry out feeding operations
carry out preparations for fish disease specialist
control aquatic production environment
fish grading

What stands in the way is 8 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 20 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 a aquaculture cage technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held rates of growth assessment agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
already held apply fish treatments handling and moving
already held assess cage water quality information skills
already held carry out feeding operations handling and moving
already held monitor aquaculture feeding behaviour handling and moving
already held observe abnormal fish behaviour information skills

All 20 carried skills, including the 14 the water-based aquaculture technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 21 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 2 required

required, not held aquaculture production planning software required
required, not held computerised feeding systems required

02 handling and moving 2 required

required, not held observe fish disease symptoms required
required, not held monitor growth rates of cultivated fish species required

03 information skills 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held calculate aquatic resources growth rate required

optional, not held report pollution incidents optional
optional, not held report to the team leader optional
optional, not held maintain incident reporting records optional

04 management skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held 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

required, not held animal welfare legislation required

06 constructing 1 required

required, not held 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 20 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply fish treatments skill
already held assess cage water quality skill
already held carry out feeding operations skill
already held carry out preparations for fish disease specialist skill
already held control aquatic production environment skill
already held fish grading knowledge
already held monitor aquaculture feeding behaviour 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 preserve fish samples for diagnosis skill
already held rates of growth assessment knowledge
already held swim skill
already held collect broodstock skill
already held ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety skill
already held maintain diving equipment skill
already held screen live fish deformities skill
already held use communication devices skill
already held use different communication channels skill

The 4 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 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 write work-related reports optional

08 assisting and caring 2 supplementary

optional, not held work in inclement conditions optional
optional, not held work in outdoor conditions optional

09 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held fish anatomy optional

10 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held incidents and accidents recording optional

13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

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 time in fishery operations optional
optional, not held report live online optional
optional, not held report pollution incidents optional
optional, not held report to the team leader optional
optional, not held communicate verbal instructions optional
optional, not held develop aquaculture strategies optional
optional, not held maintain incident reporting records 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

36 held skills the water-based aquaculture technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

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 effect of water currents knowledge
not needed by the target role fish biology knowledge
not needed by the target role handle harvested fish skill
not needed by the target role harvest aquatic resources skill
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 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 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 fish health status skill
not needed by the target role monitor fish mortality rates 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 rope manipulation knowledge
not needed by the target role set up fish harvesting equipment skill
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 undertake continuous professional development in fishery operations skill
not needed by the target role use water disinfection equipment skill

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 acquire Tier

required, not held aquaculture production planning software required
required, not held computerised feeding systems required
required, not held animal welfare legislation required
optional, not held fish anatomy optional
optional, not held incidents and accidents recording optional

Index

Other moves recorded from aquaculture cage technician

Full index of moves from aquaculture cage technician

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.