Aquaculture harvesting worker to aquaculture husbandry worker
An aquaculture harvesting worker already meets 38% of what the aquaculture husbandry worker role asks for. The move turns on 25 required skills not yet in the profile.
72.9/ 100
1 How much of what an aquaculture husbandry worker 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 husbandry worker role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An aquaculture husbandry worker role treats 14 of its required skills as things an aquaculture harvesting worker already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- biosecurity
- carry out preparations for fish disease specialist
- collect broodstock
- collect dead fish
- follow hygienic practices in fishery operations
- follow safety precautions in fishery operations
What stands in the way is 25 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 23 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An aquaculture husbandry worker 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 transport fish handling and moving
- already held follow hygienic practices in fishery operations assisting and caring
- already held follow safety precautions in fishery operations assisting and caring
- already held operation of transport equipment services
- already held identity aquaculture species handling and moving
- already held measure water flow information skills
All 23 carried skills, including the 14 the aquaculture husbandry worker role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 32 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 clean aquaculture stock units required
- still to learn maintain aquaculture ponds required
- still to learn manure aquaculture ponds required
- still to learn carry out feeding operations required
- still to learn collect fish samples for diagnosis required
- still to learn maintain aquaculture containers required
- still to learn maintain aquaculture water quality in hatcheries required
- still to learn prepare fish holding units required
- still to learn stock fish required
- still to learn unload equipment required
- still to learn load equipment required
- still to learn collect growth rate information required
- still to learn measure the impact of specific aquaculture activity required
- still to learn monitor fish health status required
- still to learn monitor larval growth required
- still to learn collect biological data required
- still to learn monitor water quality required
- optional, not held report harvested fish production optional
- optional, not held report pollution incidents optional
- still to learn operate biological filtration required
- still to learn maintain aquaculture water quality required
- still to learn use aquaculture heavy equipment required
- still to learn use oxygenation equipment required
- still to learn use water disinfection equipment required
- still to learn operate forklift required
- still to learn assist with vaccination procedures required
- optional, not held extinguish fires optional
- still to learn carry out maintenance of aquaculture equipment required
- optional, not held maintain diving equipment optional
- optional, not held communicate in an outdoor setting optional
- optional, not held work in a fishery team optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an aquaculture husbandry worker role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 clean aquaculture stock units practise this
- 02 maintain aquaculture ponds practise this
- 03 manure aquaculture ponds 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 23 skills that carry over
- 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 follow hygienic practices in fishery operations skill
- already held follow safety precautions in fishery operations skill
- already held identity aquaculture species skill
- already held measure water flow skill
- already held operate fish capture equipment skill
- already held perform fish grading operations skill
- already held rope manipulation knowledge
- already held screen live fish deformities skill
- already held transport fish skill
- already held work in shifts skill
- already held communicate by telephone skill
- already held communicate verbal instructions skill
- already held monitor fish mortality rates skill
- already held operation of transport equipment knowledge
- already held report to the team leader skill
- already held undertake continuous professional development in fishery operations 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 incidents and accidents recording optional
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held communicate in an outdoor setting optional
- optional, not held incidents and accidents recording optional
- optional, not held report harvested fish production optional
- optional, not held report pollution incidents optional
- optional, not held work in a fishery team optional
- optional, not held extinguish fires optional
- optional, not held maintain diving equipment optional
17 held skills the aquaculture husbandry worker role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role apply fish harvest methods skill
- not needed by the target role cooperate with colleagues skill
- 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 fishing industry 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 implement fin fish feeding regimes skill
- not needed by the target role maintain fish harvesting equipment skill
- not needed by the target role measure water quality parameters skill
- not needed by the target role monitor aquaculture feeding behaviour skill
- not needed by the target role operate small craft skill
- not needed by the target role prepare for small craft operation skill
- not needed by the target role set up fish harvesting equipment skill
- not needed by the target role swim skill
1 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- 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 husbandry worker?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An aquaculture harvesting worker already covers 38% of what an aquaculture husbandry worker is expected to do: 23 skills carry over, 14 of which the aquaculture husbandry worker role treats as required.
What skills does an aquaculture harvesting worker need to become an aquaculture husbandry worker?
25 required skills are missing, plus 7 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by handling and moving. The single most important is clean aquaculture stock units.
How hard is the move from aquaculture harvesting worker to aquaculture husbandry worker?
Its learning distance is 72.9 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.