Aquaculture harvesting worker to aquaculture harvesting technician
An aquaculture harvesting worker already meets 52% of what the aquaculture harvesting technician role asks for. The move turns on 17 required skills not yet in the profile.
61.3/ 100
1 How much of what an aquaculture harvesting technician is expected to do is already part of an aquaculture harvesting worker’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 technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An aquaculture harvesting technician role treats 21 of its required skills as things an aquaculture harvesting worker already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- apply fish harvest methods
- biosecurity
- carry out preparations for fish disease specialist
- collect broodstock
- collect dead fish
- fish harvesting methods
What stands in the way is 17 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 technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an aquaculture harvesting worker 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 fish harvesting methods agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
- already held harvest aquatic resources handling and moving
All 27 carried skills, including the 21 the aquaculture harvesting technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 30 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 apply fish treatments required
- still to learn monitor live fish collection required
- still to learn monitor treated fish required
- still to learn prepare fish treatment facilities required
- still to learn carry out fish disease prevention measures required
- still to learn control aquatic production environment required
- optional, not held carry out fish transportation optional
- optional, not held monitor growth rates of cultivated fish species optional
- still to learn estimate harvest costs required
- still to learn monitor fish health status required
- still to learn observe abnormal fish behaviour required
- still to learn prepare health certificates for fishery products required
- still to learn report harvested fish production required
- optional, not held calculate aquatic resources growth rate optional
- optional, not held collect growth rate information optional
- still to learn ensure compliance with aquaculture standards required
- optional, not held communicate in an outdoor setting optional
- optional, not held communicate with customers optional
- optional, not held maintain internal communication systems optional
- optional, not held speak different languages optional
- still to learn extinguish fires required
- optional, not held ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety optional
- still to learn fish biology required
- optional, not held fish anatomy optional
- still to learn fire-fighting systems required
- optional, not held incidents and accidents recording optional
3 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an aquaculture harvesting technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 apply fish treatments practise this
- 02 ensure compliance with aquaculture standards practise this
- 03 estimate harvest costs 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 broodstock skill
- already held collect dead fish skill
- already held fish harvesting methods knowledge
- already held fish identification and classification knowledge
- 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 aquaculture feeding behaviour skill
- already held monitor fish mortality rates skill
- already held operate fish capture equipment skill
- already held operate small craft skill
- already held perform fish grading operations skill
- already held prepare for small craft operation skill
- already held set up fish harvesting equipment skill
- already held swim skill
- already held communicate by telephone skill
- already held communicate verbal instructions skill
- 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 3 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn fighting fires at aquaculture facilities required
- still to learn maintain grading equipment required
- optional, not held manage teamwork optional
- optional, not held lead a team optional
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held calculate aquatic resources growth rate optional
- optional, not held carry out fish transportation optional
- optional, not held collect growth rate information optional
- optional, not held communicate in an outdoor setting optional
- optional, not held fish anatomy optional
- optional, not held incidents and accidents recording optional
- optional, not held manage teamwork optional
- optional, not held monitor growth rates of cultivated fish species optional
- optional, not held communicate with customers optional
- optional, not held ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety optional
- optional, not held lead a team optional
- optional, not held maintain internal communication systems optional
- optional, not held speak different languages optional
13 held skills the aquaculture harvesting technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role cooperate with colleagues skill
- not needed by the target role fishing industry knowledge
- not needed by the target role follow hygienic practices in fishery operations skill
- not needed by the target role follow safety precautions in fishery operations skill
- not needed by the target role implement fin fish feeding regimes skill
- not needed by the target role measure water flow skill
- not needed by the target role measure water quality parameters skill
- not needed by the target role operation of transport equipment knowledge
- not needed by the target role report to the team leader skill
- not needed by the target role rope manipulation knowledge
- not needed by the target role transport fish skill
- not needed by the target role undertake continuous professional development in fishery operations skill
- not needed by the target role work in shifts 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.
- still to learn fighting fires at aquaculture facilities required
- still to learn fish biology required
- still to learn fire-fighting systems required
- optional, not held fish anatomy optional
- optional, not held incidents and accidents recording optional
Other moves recorded from aquaculture harvesting worker
Common questions about this move
Can an aquaculture harvesting worker become an aquaculture harvesting technician?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An aquaculture harvesting worker already covers 52% of what an aquaculture harvesting technician is expected to do: 27 skills carry over, 21 of which the aquaculture harvesting technician role treats as required.
What skills does an aquaculture harvesting worker need to become an aquaculture harvesting technician?
17 required skills are missing, plus 13 optional ones. They fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by handling and moving. The single most important is apply fish treatments.
How hard is the move from aquaculture harvesting worker to aquaculture harvesting technician?
Its learning distance is 61.3 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.