Aquaculture harvesting technician to aquaculture harvesting worker
An aquaculture harvesting technician already meets 68% of what the aquaculture harvesting worker role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.
39.7/ 100
1 How much of what an aquaculture harvesting worker is expected to do is already part of an aquaculture harvesting 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 aquaculture harvesting worker role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An aquaculture harvesting worker role treats 15 of its required skills as things an aquaculture harvesting technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- apply fish harvest methods
- biosecurity
- carry out preparations for fish disease specialist
- collect dead fish
- fish welfare regulations
- handle fish harvesting waste
What stands in the way is 7 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 27 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An aquaculture harvesting worker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an aquaculture harvesting technician background worth leading with.
- already held handle fish harvesting waste 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
- already held identity aquaculture species handling and moving
All 27 carried skills, including the 15 the aquaculture harvesting worker role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 13 missing skills fall into 7 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 measure water flow required
- still to learn measure water quality parameters required
- optional, not held report to the team leader optional
- optional, not held undertake continuous professional development in fishery operations optional
- still to learn follow hygienic practices in fishery operations required
- still to learn follow safety precautions in fishery operations required
- still to learn work in shifts required
- optional, not held cooperate with colleagues optional
- still to learn transport fish required
- optional, not held implement fin fish feeding regimes optional
- still to learn rope manipulation required
- optional, not held fishing industry optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an aquaculture harvesting worker role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 follow hygienic practices in fishery operations practise this
- 02 follow safety precautions in fishery operations practise this
- 03 measure water flow 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 27 skills that carry over
- already held apply fish harvest methods skill
- already held biosecurity knowledge
- already held carry out preparations for fish disease specialist skill
- already held collect dead fish skill
- already held fish welfare regulations knowledge
- already held handle fish harvesting waste skill
- already held handle harvested fish skill
- already held harvest aquatic resources skill
- already held identity aquaculture species skill
- already held maintain fish harvesting equipment skill
- already held monitor fish mortality rates skill
- already held operate fish capture equipment skill
- already held perform fish grading operations skill
- already held screen live fish deformities skill
- already held set up fish harvesting equipment skill
- already held collect broodstock skill
- already held communicate by telephone skill
- already held communicate verbal instructions skill
- already held fish harvesting methods knowledge
- already held fish identification and classification knowledge
- already held monitor aquaculture feeding behaviour skill
- already held operate small craft skill
- already held prepare for small craft operation skill
- already held swim skill
- already held use communication devices skill
- already held work in inclement conditions skill
- already held work in outdoor conditions skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held operation of transport equipment optional
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held implement fin fish feeding regimes optional
- optional, not held operation of transport equipment optional
- optional, not held report to the team leader optional
- optional, not held undertake continuous professional development in fishery operations optional
- optional, not held cooperate with colleagues optional
- optional, not held fishing industry optional
30 held skills the aquaculture harvesting worker role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role apply fish treatments skill
- not needed by the target role calculate aquatic resources growth rate skill
- not needed by the target role carry out fish disease prevention measures skill
- not needed by the target role carry out fish transportation skill
- not needed by the target role collect growth rate information 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 control aquatic production environment skill
- not needed by the target role ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety 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 extinguish fires skill
- not needed by the target role fighting fires at aquaculture facilities knowledge
- not needed by the target role fire-fighting systems 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 incidents and accidents recording knowledge
- not needed by the target role lead a team 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 manage teamwork skill
- not needed by the target role monitor fish health status skill
- not needed by the target role monitor growth rates of cultivated fish species skill
- not needed by the target role monitor live fish collection skill
- not needed by the target role monitor treated fish skill
- not needed by the target role observe abnormal fish behaviour skill
- not needed by the target role prepare fish treatment facilities skill
- not needed by the target role prepare health certificates for fishery products skill
- not needed by the target role report harvested fish production skill
- not needed by the target role speak different languages skill
3 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 rope manipulation required
- optional, not held operation of transport equipment optional
- optional, not held fishing industry optional
Other moves recorded from aquaculture harvesting technician
Common questions about this move
Can an aquaculture harvesting technician become an aquaculture harvesting worker?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. An aquaculture harvesting technician already covers 68% of what an aquaculture harvesting worker is expected to do: 27 skills carry over, 15 of which the aquaculture harvesting worker role treats as required.
What skills does an aquaculture harvesting technician need to become an aquaculture harvesting worker?
7 required skills are missing, plus 6 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is follow hygienic practices in fishery operations.
How hard is the move from aquaculture harvesting technician to aquaculture harvesting worker?
Its learning distance is 39.7 out of 100, which is the moderate 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.