RecordMove

Aquaculture environmental analyst to natural resources consultant

An aquaculture environmental analyst already meets 25% of what the natural resources consultant role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional

From aquaculture environmental analyst

Distant match

To natural resources consultant

8 You already bring

11 Still to learn

39 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance Substantial retraining

73.7/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what a natural resources consultant is expected to do is already part of an aquaculture environmental analyst’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 natural resources consultant role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A natural resources consultant role treats 5 of its required skills as things an aquaculture environmental analyst already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

assess environmental impact
develop environmental policy
ecosystem management
environmental policy
habitat restoration

What stands in the way is 11 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 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A natural resources consultant role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an aquaculture environmental analyst background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held ecosystem management business, administration and law
already held carry out environmental audits assisting and caring
already held develop environmental policy management skills
already held habitat restoration natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held environmental policy natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held ecology natural sciences, mathematics and statistics

All 8 carried skills, including the 5 the natural resources consultant role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 31 missing skills fall into 9 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 information skills 5 required, 2 supplementary

still to learn manage land resources permits required
still to learn monitor nature conservation required
still to learn analyse ecological data required
still to learn conduct ecological research required
still to learn conduct environmental site assessments required

optional, not held analyse fish samples for diagnosis optional
optional, not held monitor manufacturing impact optional

02 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 required, 5 supplementary

still to learn coastal management required
still to learn natural areas maintenance required

optional, not held botany optional
optional, not held hydrology optional
optional, not held wildlife optional
optional, not held animal species optional
optional, not held biology optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 4 supplementary

still to learn advise on nature conservation required
still to learn advise on environmental remediation required

optional, not held educate people about nature optional
optional, not held liaise with managers optional
optional, not held promote sustainability optional
optional, not held use consulting techniques optional

04 assisting and caring 2 required, 2 supplementary

still to learn conserve natural resources required
still to learn ensure compliance with environmental legislation required

optional, not held manage environmental impact optional
optional, not held manage habitats optional

05 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 2 supplementary

optional, not held reforestation optional
optional, not held fisheries management optional

06 management skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held manage forests optional
optional, not held perform project management optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a natural resources consultant 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 8 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held assess environmental impact skill
already held develop environmental policy skill
already held ecosystem management knowledge
already held environmental policy knowledge
already held habitat restoration knowledge
already held carry out environmental audits skill
already held ecology knowledge
already held environmental legislation knowledge

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to pick up Tier

07 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held corporate social responsibility optional

08 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary

optional, not held environmental engineering optional

09 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held administer treatments to fish optional

20 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

optional, not held analyse fish samples for diagnosis optional
optional, not held botany optional
optional, not held corporate social responsibility optional
optional, not held educate people about nature optional
optional, not held hydrology optional
optional, not held manage forests optional
optional, not held reforestation optional
optional, not held wildlife optional
optional, not held administer treatments to fish optional
optional, not held animal species optional
optional, not held biology optional
optional, not held environmental engineering optional
optional, not held fisheries management optional
optional, not held liaise with managers optional
optional, not held manage environmental impact optional
optional, not held manage habitats optional
optional, not held monitor manufacturing impact optional
optional, not held perform project management optional
optional, not held promote sustainability optional
optional, not held use consulting techniques optional

36 held skills the natural resources consultant role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on environmental risk management systems skill
not needed by the target role analyse environmental data skill
not needed by the target role analyse work-related written reports skill
not needed by the target role animal welfare legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role aquaculture legal documents knowledge
not needed by the target role assess contamination skill
not needed by the target role assess environmental impact in aquaculture operations skill
not needed by the target role assess environmental plans against financial costs skill
not needed by the target role carry out feeding operations skill
not needed by the target role carry out training in environmental matters skill
not needed by the target role communicate verbal instructions skill
not needed by the target role coordinate environmental efforts skill
not needed by the target role create training materials skill
not needed by the target role deliver online training skill
not needed by the target role develop outreach training plans skill
not needed by the target role ensure the safety of endangered species and protected areas skill
not needed by the target role environmental design knowledge
not needed by the target role environmental economics knowledge
not needed by the target role fish anatomy knowledge
not needed by the target role fish biology knowledge
not needed by the target role grow cultures used in monitoring experiments skill
not needed by the target role identify training needs skill
not needed by the target role measure the impact of specific aquaculture activity skill
not needed by the target role monitor legislation developments skill
not needed by the target role monitor the farm environmental management plan skill
not needed by the target role perform environmental investigations skill
not needed by the target role pollution legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role pollution prevention knowledge
not needed by the target role prevent marine pollution skill
not needed by the target role promote environmental awareness skill
not needed by the target role provide on-site training in aquaculture facilities skill
not needed by the target role report on environmental issues skill
not needed by the target role speak different languages skill
not needed by the target role train employees skill
not needed by the target role use communication devices skill
not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill

11 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 coastal management required
still to learn natural areas maintenance required
optional, not held botany optional
optional, not held corporate social responsibility optional
optional, not held hydrology optional
optional, not held reforestation optional
optional, not held wildlife optional
optional, not held animal species optional
optional, not held biology optional
optional, not held environmental engineering optional
optional, not held fisheries management optional

Index

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FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can an aquaculture environmental analyst become a natural resources consultant?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. An aquaculture environmental analyst already covers 25% of what a natural resources consultant is expected to do: 8 skills carry over, 5 of which the natural resources consultant role treats as required.

What skills does an aquaculture environmental analyst need to become a natural resources consultant?

11 required skills are missing, plus 20 optional ones. They fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is advise on nature conservation.

How hard is the move from aquaculture environmental analyst to natural resources consultant?

Its learning distance is 73.7 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.