Aquaculture harvesting manager to water-based aquaculture worker
An aquaculture harvesting manager already meets 30% of what the water-based aquaculture worker role asks for. The move turns on 27 required skills not yet in the profile.
78.4/ 100
1 How much of what a water-based aquaculture worker 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 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 9 of its required skills as things an aquaculture harvesting manager already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- carry out fish disease prevention measures
- carry out preparations for fish disease specialist
- collect dead fish
- collect live fish
- fish welfare regulations
- harvest aquatic resources
What stands in the way is 27 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 21 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 harvesting manager background worth leading with.
- already held collect live fish handling and moving
- already held transport fish handling and moving
- already held maintain fish harvesting equipment constructing
- already held apply fish harvest methods handling and moving
- already held handle harvested fish handling and moving
- already held harvest aquatic resources handling and moving
All 21 carried skills, including the 9 the water-based aquaculture worker role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 36 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 fish samples for diagnosis 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 preserve fish samples for diagnosis required
- still to learn stock fish required
- optional, not held collect broodstock optional
- optional, not held perform diving interventions optional
- still to learn assess cage water quality required
- still to learn collect growth rate information required
- still to learn measure the impact of specific aquaculture activity required
- still to learn measure water flow required
- still to learn measure water quality parameters required
- still to learn collect biological data required
- optional, not held monitor fish mortality rates optional
- still to learn operate fish capture equipment required
- still to learn operate small craft required
- still to learn prepare for small craft operation required
- still to learn transfer fish required
- still to learn swim required
- still to learn work in a fishery team required
- optional, not held communicate by telephone optional
- optional, not held maintain internal communication systems optional
- still to learn operation of lifting gears required
- still to learn operation of transport equipment required
- 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 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 21 skills that carry over
- already held carry out fish disease prevention measures skill
- already held carry out preparations for fish disease specialist skill
- already held collect dead fish skill
- already held collect live fish skill
- already held fish welfare regulations knowledge
- already held harvest aquatic resources skill
- already held observe abnormal fish behaviour skill
- already held perform fish grading operations skill
- already held transport fish skill
- already held animal welfare legislation knowledge
- already held apply fish harvest methods skill
- already held communicate in an outdoor setting skill
- already held fish anatomy knowledge
- already held fish biology knowledge
- already held fish identification and classification knowledge
- already held fishing industry knowledge
- already held handle harvested fish skill
- already held maintain fish harvesting equipment 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 rope manipulation required
- optional, not held check diving equipment optional
- optional, not held maintain diving equipment optional
- optional, not held fishing gear optional
- optional, not held environmental legislation optional
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held check diving equipment optional
- optional, not held collect broodstock optional
- optional, not held fishing gear optional
- optional, not held monitor fish mortality rates optional
- optional, not held communicate by telephone optional
- optional, not held environmental legislation optional
- optional, not held maintain diving equipment optional
- optional, not held maintain internal communication systems optional
- optional, not held perform diving interventions optional
30 held skills the water-based aquaculture worker role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role apply animal hygiene practices skill
- not needed by the target role assist in general veterinary medical procedures skill
- not needed by the target role biosecurity knowledge
- not needed by the target role collaborate with animal related professionals skill
- not needed by the target role communicate verbal instructions skill
- not needed by the target role communicate with customers 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 develop management plans to reduce risks in aquaculture skill
- not needed by the target role develop stock health programmes skill
- not needed by the target role ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety skill
- not needed by the target role ensure cage safety requirements are followed skill
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with aquaculture standards skill
- not needed by the target role estimate harvest costs skill
- not needed by the target role fish grading knowledge
- not needed by the target role fish harvesting methods knowledge
- not needed by the target role handle fish harvesting waste 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 grading equipment 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 prepare health certificates for fishery products skill
- not needed by the target role prevent work accidents 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 train employees skill
- not needed by the target role work in inclement conditions skill
- not needed by the target role work in outdoor conditions 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 operation of lifting gears required
- still to learn operation of transport equipment required
- still to learn rope manipulation required
- still to learn pedagogy required
- optional, not held fishing gear optional
- optional, not held environmental legislation optional
Other moves recorded from aquaculture harvesting manager
Common questions about this move
Can an aquaculture harvesting manager become a water-based aquaculture worker?
Yes, and it is a career change move. An aquaculture harvesting manager already covers 30% of what a water-based aquaculture worker is expected to do: 21 skills carry over, 9 of which the water-based aquaculture worker role treats as required.
What skills does an aquaculture harvesting manager need to become a water-based aquaculture worker?
27 required skills are missing, plus 9 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 harvesting manager to water-based aquaculture worker?
Its learning distance is 78.4 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.