Table 1Transition record

aquaculture harvesting techniciantowater-based aquaculture technician

A aquaculture harvesting technician already meets 51% of what the water-based aquaculture technician role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From aquaculture harvesting technician

51%

Overlap1

To water-based aquaculture technician

21 Skills carried over

11 Required, not held

57.3 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 57.3

This move: 57.3 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the water-based aquaculture technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the aquaculture harvesting technician profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

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 technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a aquaculture harvesting technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held calculate aquatic resources growth rate information skills
already held monitor growth rates of cultivated fish species handling and moving
already held apply fish treatments handling and moving
already held monitor aquaculture feeding behaviour handling and moving
already held observe abnormal fish behaviour information skills
already held carry out preparations for fish disease specialist handling and moving

All 21 carried skills, including the 11 the water-based aquaculture technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 20 missing skills fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 4 required

required, not held aquaculture production planning software required
required, not held computerised feeding systems required
required, not held fish grading required
required, not held rates of growth assessment required

02 handling and moving 3 required

required, not held observe fish disease symptoms required
required, not held carry out feeding operations required
required, not held preserve fish samples for diagnosis required

03 information skills 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held assess cage water quality required

optional, not held report pollution incidents optional
optional, not held report to the team leader optional
optional, not held maintain incident reporting records optional

04 management skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held organise shellfish depuration required

optional, not held manage time in fishery operations optional
optional, not held develop aquaculture strategies optional

05 constructing 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held carry out maintenance of aquaculture equipment required

optional, not held maintain diving equipment optional

06 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held animal welfare legislation required

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a water-based aquaculture technician 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 21 skills that carry over

Skill Type

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 control aquatic production environment skill
already held monitor aquaculture feeding behaviour skill
already held monitor growth rates of cultivated fish species skill
already held observe abnormal fish behaviour 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 broodstock skill
already held communicate in an outdoor setting skill
already held communicate verbal instructions skill
already held ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety skill
already held fish anatomy knowledge
already held incidents and accidents recording knowledge
already held screen live fish deformities 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

Skill to acquire Tier

07 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 supplementary

optional, not held report live online optional
optional, not held use different communication channels optional
optional, not held write work-related reports optional

9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held manage time in fishery operations optional
optional, not held report live online optional
optional, not held report pollution incidents optional
optional, not held report to the team leader optional
optional, not held develop aquaculture strategies optional
optional, not held maintain diving equipment optional
optional, not held maintain incident reporting records optional
optional, not held use different communication channels optional
optional, not held write work-related reports optional

36 held skills the water-based aquaculture technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

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 dead fish 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 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 biology 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 identity aquaculture species skill
not needed by the target role lead a team 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 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 fish mortality rates 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 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 set up fish harvesting equipment skill
not needed by the target role speak different languages skill

5 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 acquire Tier

required, not held aquaculture production planning software required
required, not held computerised feeding systems required
required, not held fish grading required
required, not held rates of growth assessment required
required, not held animal welfare legislation required

Index

Other moves recorded from aquaculture harvesting technician

Full index of moves from aquaculture harvesting technician

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.