Aquaculture harvesting technician to aquaculture husbandry technician
An aquaculture harvesting technician already meets 42% of what the aquaculture husbandry technician role asks for. The move turns on 20 required skills not yet in the profile.
69.3/ 100
1 How much of what an aquaculture husbandry technician 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 husbandry technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An aquaculture husbandry technician 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 treatments
- calculate aquatic resources growth rate
- carry out preparations for fish disease specialist
- collect broodstock
- control aquatic production environment
- ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety
What stands in the way is 20 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 22 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An aquaculture husbandry technician 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 calculate aquatic resources growth rate information skills
- already held apply fish treatments handling and moving
- already held identity aquaculture species handling and moving
- already held ensure compliance with aquaculture standards communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held monitor aquaculture feeding behaviour handling and moving
- already held collect dead fish handling and moving
All 22 carried skills, including the 15 the aquaculture husbandry technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 33 missing skills fall into 8 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 computerised feeding systems required
- still to learn fish grading required
- still to learn rates of growth assessment required
- optional, not held escapee contingency plans optional
- still to learn rear food fish required
- still to learn implement fin fish feeding regimes required
- still to learn monitor aquaculture stock health standards required
- still to learn preserve fish samples for diagnosis required
- still to learn treat fish diseases required
- optional, not held perform diving interventions optional
- still to learn identify risks in aquaculture facilities required
- still to learn inspect aquaculture equipment required
- still to learn measure the impact of specific aquaculture activity required
- still to learn maintain technical equipment required
- still to learn monitor water quality required
- optional, not held monitor larval growth optional
- still to learn carry out maintenance of aquaculture equipment 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 assist with vaccination procedures required
- still to learn ensure cage safety requirements are followed required
- still to learn use aquaculture heavy equipment required
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an aquaculture husbandry technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 rear food fish practise this
- 02 aquaculture cultivation equipment study this
- 03 aquaculture production planning software study this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 22 skills that carry over
- already held apply fish treatments skill
- already held calculate aquatic resources growth rate skill
- already held carry out preparations for fish disease specialist skill
- already held collect broodstock skill
- already held control aquatic production environment skill
- already held ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety skill
- already held ensure compliance with aquaculture standards skill
- already held fish biology knowledge
- already held identity aquaculture species skill
- already held monitor aquaculture feeding behaviour skill
- already held monitor fish mortality rates skill
- already held operate small craft skill
- already held perform fish grading operations skill
- already held prepare for small craft operation skill
- already held swim skill
- already held collect dead fish skill
- already held communicate in an outdoor setting skill
- already held communicate verbal instructions skill
- already held lead a team skill
- already held speak different languages skill
- already held work in inclement conditions skill
- already held work in outdoor conditions skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held implement contingency plans for escapees optional
- optional, not held provide on-site training in aquaculture facilities optional
- optional, not held cooperate with colleagues optional
- optional, not held critique the dive with the dive team optional
- optional, not held train employees optional
- optional, not held work in shifts optional
- optional, not held make independent operating decisions optional
- optional, not held make time-critical decisions optional
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held check diving equipment optional
- optional, not held escapee contingency plans optional
- optional, not held implement contingency plans for escapees optional
- optional, not held monitor larval growth optional
- optional, not held provide on-site training in aquaculture facilities optional
- optional, not held cooperate with colleagues optional
- optional, not held critique the dive with the dive team optional
- optional, not held maintain diving equipment optional
- optional, not held make independent operating decisions optional
- optional, not held make time-critical decisions optional
- optional, not held perform diving interventions optional
- optional, not held train employees optional
- optional, not held work in shifts optional
35 held skills the aquaculture husbandry technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role apply fish harvest methods skill
- not needed by the target role biosecurity knowledge
- 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 by telephone skill
- not needed by the target role communicate with customers 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 harvesting methods knowledge
- not needed by the target role fish identification and classification knowledge
- not needed by the target role fish welfare regulations 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 incidents and accidents recording knowledge
- 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 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 operate fish capture equipment 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 screen live fish deformities skill
- not needed by the target role set up fish harvesting equipment skill
- not needed by the target role use communication devices 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 aquaculture cultivation equipment required
- still to learn aquaculture production planning software required
- still to learn computerised feeding systems required
- still to learn fish grading required
- still to learn rates of growth assessment required
- optional, not held escapee contingency plans optional
Other moves recorded from aquaculture harvesting technician
Common questions about this move
Can an aquaculture harvesting technician become an aquaculture husbandry technician?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An aquaculture harvesting technician already covers 42% of what an aquaculture husbandry technician is expected to do: 22 skills carry over, 15 of which the aquaculture husbandry technician role treats as required.
What skills does an aquaculture harvesting technician need to become an aquaculture husbandry technician?
20 required skills are missing, plus 13 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary. The single most important is rear food fish.
How hard is the move from aquaculture harvesting technician to aquaculture husbandry technician?
Its learning distance is 69.3 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.