Aquaculture harvesting manager to aquaculture husbandry manager
An aquaculture harvesting manager already meets 31% of what the aquaculture husbandry manager role asks for. The move turns on 26 required skills not yet in the profile.
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1 How much of what an aquaculture husbandry manager is expected to do is already part of an aquaculture harvesting manager’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 husbandry manager role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An aquaculture husbandry manager role treats 13 of its required skills as things an aquaculture harvesting manager already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- animal welfare legislation
- biosecurity
- collaborate with animal related professionals
- control aquatic production environment
- develop stock health programmes
- ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety
What stands in the way is 26 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 17 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An aquaculture husbandry manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an aquaculture harvesting manager background worth leading with.
- already held develop stock health programmes management skills
- already held ensure cage safety requirements are followed assisting and caring
- already held fish harvesting methods agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
- already held ensure compliance with aquaculture standards communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held fish grading agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
- already held conduct fish mortality studies information skills
All 17 carried skills, including the 13 the aquaculture husbandry manager role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 43 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.
- still to learn aquaculture cultivation equipment required
- still to learn aquaculture production planning software required
- still to learn effect of water currents required
- still to learn escapee contingency plans required
- still to learn husbandry and harvesting effects on aquatic resources required
- still to learn rates of growth assessment required
- optional, not held code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries optional
- still to learn assess cage water quality required
- still to learn calculate aquatic resources growth rate required
- still to learn identify risks in aquaculture facilities required
- still to learn monitor fish mortality rates required
- still to learn monitor the use of resources in production required
- still to learn interpret scientific data to assess water quality required
- optional, not held evaluate training optional
- still to learn develop fish health and welfare management plans required
- still to learn supervise pest and disease control required
- still to learn supervise waste disposal required
- still to learn supervise waste water treatments required
- optional, not held develop outreach training plans optional
- optional, not held identify training needs optional
- still to learn implement fin fish feeding regimes required
- still to learn manage aquatic resources stock production required
- still to learn plan aquatic resources feeding regimes required
- still to learn handle veterinary emergencies required
- optional, not held perform diving interventions optional
- still to learn maintain aquaculture equipment required
- still to learn manage water flows and catchments required
- still to learn monitor feeding systems required
- optional, not held check diving equipment optional
- optional, not held maintain diving equipment optional
- still to learn implement contingency plans for escapees required
- still to learn write work-related reports required
- optional, not held provide on-site training in aquaculture facilities optional
- optional, not held communicate by telephone optional
- optional, not held critique the dive with the dive team optional
- optional, not held deliver online training optional
- optional, not held speak different languages optional
3 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an aquaculture husbandry manager role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 aquaculture cultivation equipment study this
- 02 aquaculture production planning software study this
- 03 assess cage water quality 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 17 skills that carry over
- already held animal welfare legislation knowledge
- already held biosecurity knowledge
- already held collaborate with animal related professionals skill
- already held control aquatic production environment skill
- already held develop stock health programmes skill
- already held ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety skill
- already held ensure cage safety requirements are followed skill
- already held ensure compliance with aquaculture standards skill
- already held fish biology knowledge
- already held fish grading knowledge
- already held fish harvesting methods knowledge
- already held fish welfare regulations knowledge
- already held fishing industry knowledge
- already held communicate verbal instructions skill
- already held conduct fish mortality studies skill
- already held train employees skill
- already held use communication devices skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn incidents and accidents recording required
- optional, not held diving operation requirements optional
- optional, not held operate small craft optional
- optional, not held prepare for small craft operation optional
- optional, not held operate an emergency communication system optional
- optional, not held have computer literacy optional
17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held check diving equipment optional
- optional, not held develop outreach training plans optional
- optional, not held operate small craft optional
- optional, not held prepare for small craft operation optional
- optional, not held provide on-site training in aquaculture facilities optional
- optional, not held code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries optional
- optional, not held communicate by telephone optional
- optional, not held critique the dive with the dive team optional
- optional, not held deliver online training optional
- optional, not held diving operation requirements optional
- optional, not held evaluate training optional
- optional, not held have computer literacy optional
- optional, not held identify training needs optional
- optional, not held maintain diving equipment optional
- optional, not held operate an emergency communication system optional
- optional, not held perform diving interventions optional
- optional, not held speak different languages optional
34 held skills the aquaculture husbandry manager role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role apply animal hygiene practices skill
- not needed by the target role apply fish harvest methods skill
- not needed by the target role assist in general veterinary medical procedures skill
- not needed by the target role carry out fish disease prevention measures skill
- not needed by the target role carry out preparations for fish disease specialist skill
- not needed by the target role collect dead fish skill
- not needed by the target role collect live fish skill
- not needed by the target role communicate in an outdoor setting skill
- not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
- not needed by the target role develop management plans to reduce risks in aquaculture skill
- not needed by the target role estimate harvest costs skill
- not needed by the target role fish anatomy knowledge
- not needed by the target role fish identification and classification knowledge
- not needed by the target role handle fish harvesting waste skill
- 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 identify legal requirements skill
- not needed by the target role inspect aquaculture equipment skill
- not needed by the target role maintain fish harvesting equipment skill
- not needed by the target role maintain grading equipment skill
- not needed by the target role observe abnormal fish behaviour skill
- not needed by the target role organise sale of live products skill
- not needed by the target role oversee harvest process skill
- not needed by the target role perform fish grading operations skill
- not needed by the target role prepare health certificates for fishery products skill
- not needed by the target role prevent work accidents skill
- not needed by the target role screen live fish deformities skill
- not needed by the target role set up fish harvesting equipment skill
- not needed by the target role solve operational transport problems skill
- not needed by the target role supply veterinary medicine skill
- not needed by the target role support veterinary diagnostic procedures skill
- not needed by the target role transport fish skill
- not needed by the target role work in inclement conditions skill
- not needed by the target role work in outdoor conditions 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 aquaculture cultivation equipment required
- still to learn aquaculture production planning software required
- still to learn effect of water currents required
- still to learn escapee contingency plans required
- still to learn husbandry and harvesting effects on aquatic resources required
- still to learn incidents and accidents recording required
- still to learn rates of growth assessment required
- optional, not held code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries optional
- optional, not held diving operation requirements optional
Other moves recorded from aquaculture harvesting manager
Common questions about this move
Can an aquaculture harvesting manager become an aquaculture husbandry manager?
Yes, and it is a career change move. An aquaculture harvesting manager already covers 31% of what an aquaculture husbandry manager is expected to do: 17 skills carry over, 13 of which the aquaculture husbandry manager role treats as required.
What skills does an aquaculture harvesting manager need to become an aquaculture husbandry manager?
26 required skills are missing, plus 17 optional ones. They fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary. The single most important is aquaculture cultivation equipment.
How hard is the move from aquaculture harvesting manager to aquaculture husbandry manager?
Its learning distance is 78 out of 100, which is the career change 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.