Aquaculture cage technician to water-based aquaculture worker
An aquaculture cage technician already meets 41% of what the water-based aquaculture worker role asks for. The move turns on 22 required skills not yet in the profile.
70.3/ 100
1 How much of what a water-based aquaculture 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 water-based aquaculture worker role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A water-based aquaculture worker role treats 14 of its required skills as things an aquaculture cage technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- assess cage water quality
- carry out fish disease prevention measures
- carry out preparations for fish disease specialist
- harvest aquatic resources
- measure water flow
- measure water quality parameters
What stands in the way is 22 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 25 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A water-based aquaculture 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 operation of lifting gears services
- already held handle harvested fish handling and moving
- already held assess cage water quality information skills
- 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
All 25 carried skills, including the 14 the water-based aquaculture worker role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 32 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 depurate shellfish required
- still to learn maintain shellfish depuration equipment required
- still to learn carry out fish transportation required
- still to learn collect dead fish required
- still to learn collect fish samples for diagnosis required
- still to learn collect live fish required
- still to learn maintain waterbased aquaculture facilities required
- still to learn monitor aquaculture stock health standards required
- still to learn operate hatchery trays required
- still to learn prepare fish holding units required
- still to learn prepare fish treatment facilities required
- still to learn stock fish required
- still to learn transport fish required
- optional, not held apply fish harvest methods optional
- still to learn collect growth rate information required
- still to learn measure the impact of specific aquaculture activity required
- still to learn collect biological data required
- still to learn operate fish capture equipment required
- still to learn transfer fish required
- still to learn fish welfare regulations required
- optional, not held fishing gear optional
- optional, not held fishing industry optional
- still to learn work in a fishery team required
- optional, not held communicate in an outdoor setting optional
- optional, not held communicate by telephone optional
- still to learn pedagogy required
4 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a water-based aquaculture worker role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 depurate shellfish practise this
- 02 maintain shellfish depuration equipment practise this
- 03 carry out fish transportation 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 25 skills that carry over
- already held assess cage water quality skill
- already held carry out fish disease prevention measures skill
- already held carry out preparations for fish disease specialist skill
- already held harvest aquatic resources skill
- already held measure water flow skill
- already held measure water quality parameters skill
- already held observe abnormal fish behaviour skill
- already held operate small craft skill
- already held operation of lifting gears knowledge
- 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 rope manipulation knowledge
- already held swim skill
- already held check diving equipment skill
- already held collect broodstock skill
- already held fish biology knowledge
- already held handle harvested fish skill
- already held maintain diving equipment skill
- already held maintain internal communication systems skill
- already held monitor fish mortality rates skill
- already held perform diving interventions skill
- already held screen live fish deformities skill
- already held set up fish harvesting equipment skill
- already held use communication devices skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn operation of transport equipment required
- optional, not held animal welfare legislation optional
- optional, not held environmental legislation optional
- optional, not held fish anatomy optional
- optional, not held fish identification and classification optional
- optional, not held maintain fish harvesting equipment optional
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held apply fish harvest methods optional
- optional, not held communicate in an outdoor setting optional
- optional, not held fish anatomy optional
- optional, not held fishing gear optional
- optional, not held maintain fish harvesting equipment optional
- optional, not held animal welfare legislation optional
- optional, not held communicate by telephone optional
- optional, not held environmental legislation optional
- optional, not held fish identification and classification optional
- optional, not held fishing industry optional
31 held skills the water-based aquaculture worker role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role apply fish treatments 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 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 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 grading 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 monitor aquaculture feeding behaviour 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 operate an emergency communication system 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 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 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
9 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 operation of transport equipment required
- still to learn fish welfare regulations required
- still to learn pedagogy required
- optional, not held fish anatomy optional
- optional, not held fishing gear optional
- optional, not held animal welfare legislation optional
- optional, not held environmental legislation 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 a water-based aquaculture worker?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An aquaculture cage technician already covers 41% of what a water-based aquaculture worker is expected to do: 25 skills carry over, 14 of which the water-based aquaculture worker role treats as required.
What skills does an aquaculture cage technician need to become a water-based aquaculture worker?
22 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 depurate shellfish.
How hard is the move from aquaculture cage technician to water-based aquaculture worker?
Its learning distance is 70.3 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.